Today in history: Mark Twain, antiwar polemicist, is born in 1835
Twain was also active in the anti-imperialist movement around the turn of the 20th century, as the U.S. embarked on building a far-flung global sphere of influence.
Today in history: Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh is born, 1890
Ho Chi Minh was also a writer and poet; here are four short poems.
