William J. Powell, Aviator and Entrepreneur
William J. Powell was a tireless promoter of African American [...]
WWI American Pilots Wanted A Great Fighter Plane. Instead, They Got The Nieuport 28.
The Americans flying in World War I wanted the Spad [...]
A family tie to U.S. Navy ship Cyclops led to three books about the WWI mystery ship
I was first acquainted with the existence of the U.S. [...]
Harlem Hellfighters: Who Were They?
The 369th Infantry, whose members called themselves Harlem’s Rattlers, became [...]
History of VA in 100 Objects/Object 52: Native American Recruits
At the start of the Great War in 1914, only [...]
WWI Veteran Dr. Frank Boston was a pioneer and laid the groundwork for modern EMS
As we observe Black History month, more facts have come [...]
Cultural Fusions Behind Europe’s Most Iconic Battles in World War I
The First World War massively changed the way we approach [...]
Ohio’s Black World War I Sailors: Forgotten U.S. Servicemen
The service and sacrifice of Black World War I sailors [...]
The Incredible True Story Of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, The ‘Mother Of Cryptology’ in WWI
American cryptologist Elizebeth Smith Friedman cracked codes during World War [...]
The BAR Through World War I
America’s first light machine gun was yet another design from [...]
