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“REMEMBER US: The Fight for America’s World War I Memorial” now broadcasting and streaming on PBS
The amazing story of building America's national WWI Memorial a full century after the war. Told exclusively through the words of the project’s visionaries, leaders, artisans and champions who made “the impossible plausible”, is [...]
Not fit to fight in World War I, he invented the television instead
Some may debate which was the greater calamity for the world... Television is 100 years old today. And it was born here, above an Italian cafe in Soho. On 26th January 1926 at [...]
The Forgotten Army Soldiers That Fought Alongside the Marines at Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It's the battle that gave birth to the term "Devil Dogs," the fight that turned a small naval infantry branch [...]
‘Hello Girls’ musical tells story of forgotten World War I heroes
It’s not often that a high school actor has the opportunity to become immersed in a character for most of the school year, but Sutton Van Lenten and her fellow cast members of “Hello [...]
Dr. Frank Erdman Boston, a World War I veteran, honored with a Permanent Portrait at Mission BBQ
Mission BBQ continues its efforts to honor veterans, and in this case, a World War I Army surgeon whose life shows that service does not end when the uniform comes off. In honor of [...]
The End of the World That Worked
To understand what occurred in the First World War, we must first understand its financial world and how power shifted within it. What follows may feel technical. That is deliberate. Britain’s power did not [...]
What’s the Warrior Canine Connection to WW I Hello Girl Edmée LeRoux?
Is it puppy love? Who doesn't love a puppy? Quite often puppies are gifts for the children in a family. Or they are the first "child" for newlyweds, like the two beagles were for [...]
WWI: The War That Turned the U.S. Into the World’s Bank
In 1914, America followed Europe’s money. Four years later, Europe followed America’s credit. No invasion. No destroyed cities. Just debt, gold, and timing. World War I didn’t make America famous. It made America rich. [...]
Who Were the Hello Girls? All About WWI’s Switchboard Soldiers
I have read multiple books about the women, known as the Hello Girls, who served as telephone switchboard operators in the US Army during World War I. I am enamored of their story and [...]
