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The U.S. Navy’s Christmas Colliers at the Outset of the Great War
In the 1914 edition of the U.S. Navy publication, Ships’ Data, 24 fuel ships were listed. Later that year, three of those ships, massive colliers, ships that would usually transport coal to fuel other [...]
The “Maryland 400” in the Great War
Sometimes in wartime, new units are formed. For example, the US Army saw fit to post the four permanent African American regiments (9th, 10th, 24th and 25th) elsewhere, form two entirely new divisions (the [...]
The Assault on Free Speech in America
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees all persons the right to free speech, among other things. At various times in our history this right has come under fire by actions taken [...]
At the end of WWI, Sergeant Irving Berlin returned to Tin Pan Alley and suddenly found himself more famous than ever
Legendary Facts About Irving Berlin, The Christmas Genius Irving Berlin may have been the most prolific songwriter in American history, including one of the world's most famous Christmas songs, but his was also a [...]
The USS Arizona was built, launched, and served during World War I
USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, HI (Editor's Note: The sinking of the USS Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged America into World War II on December 7, 1941 [...]
The virus that killed WWI young soldiers faster than the Germans at a North Carolina camp
The 1918 Flu Outbreak at Camp Greene Camp Greene rose from nothing in just 90 days during summer 1917. By December, this massive WWI training site held 60,000 young soldiers, nearly doubling Charlotte’s population. [...]
The all-Black WWI unit that America rejected, but France couldn’t stop honoring
The 369th Infantry's Journey from Rejection to Glory The Harlem Hellfighters fought for a country that didn't fight for them. In 1917, these Black soldiers from the 369th Infantry were told "black is not [...]
War on the Porch: A Doughboy’s Interview
Remember when you used to sit on your grandparents’ porch and share stories? War on the Porch is a story set on my grandfather’s porch, during the summer of 1968. When a local reporter [...]
Dropping the Textbooks: How 8th Graders from Minnesota Connected with WWI in Washington, D.C.
Since the 1980’s Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, which is located in Minnesota, has been bringing groups of 8th graders to Washington D.C. in the fall. For the past two years, the group has visited [...]
