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The boy who inherited a crumbling empire
In the twilight of Roman power, Valentinian III entered the world destined for a throne he would occupy as a child. His reign as Western Roman Emperor would stretch from 425 to 455, one of the longest in the West, yet it was dominated by civil wars among rival generals and relentless barbarian invasions that chipped away at Rome's dying authority.
A visionary who reimagined the stage
Born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Tyrone Guthrie would become one of the most influential theatrical directors of the twentieth century. His revolutionary approach to Shakespeare and modern drama reshaped stages across the English-speaking world, and his legacy lives on in the institutions he founded, including the Stratford Festival of Canada and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.