Page 8 - All About History - Issue 29-15
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HISTORY IN PICTURES
FLOWER POWER
Taken at the height of the Vietnam War, this iconic
photograph shows a protester placing carnations into the
barrel of a National Guardsman rifle. The war was one of
the most controversial of the 20th century, with many
opposing what they believed to be an interference
into a civil war, as well as the use of chemical
weapons like napalm.
21 October 1967
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