Civic and governmental organizations around the world are recognizing and celebrating International Women’s Day today. International Women’s Day is a more than 100-year-old celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural and political successes worldwide.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On March 8, 1965, two battalions of United States Marines land in Da Nang, South Vietnam, as the U.S. sends its first combat troops to the war-torn country. The Marines were tasked with protecting a large air base, but by the end of the month, there were over 5,000 Marines in country. By 1968, there were nearly 550,000 American troops in Vietnam. By the time the U.S. completely withdrew in 1973, over 58,000 Americans had died in the war.

VIDEO: First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday paid tribute to 10 women from around the world with this year’s International Women of Courage awards. Honoree Naw K’nyaw Paw of Myanmar, also known as Burma, described her own personal experience as one of many who, she says, endured brutality at the hands her country’s military forces.

It’s 20 months until the next presidential election, but U.S. President Trump has found his battle cry. He is condemning socialism and painting it as the flawed ideology of his Democratic opponents.

Record high ultra-fine dust levels in South Korea this week are creating urgency for political leaders to take action toward ensuring more breathable air. Levels of particulates smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter hit new records on Monday and Tuesday, soaring in excess of what international health officials deem acceptable.

VIDEO: “Lost Boys of Sudan” was the name given to a group of more than 20,000 ethnic Dinka and Nuer children who were displaced and orphaned during the 1987-2005 Second Sudanese Civil War. John Deng fled with them in 1987 and has been living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp ever since. He became a teacher to primary school-age refugees to help new arrivals displaced, like he was, by conflict.