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WWI Teaching Resources from The Doughboy Foundation
During the centennial of World War I, The Doughboy Foundation embarked on an ambitious project to contemporize the way American History of WWI is taught, zeroing in on the transformative era marked by WWI under the [...]
Lyle W. Barnes and Quimby American Legion post honored at D.C. WWI memorial
At 5 pm Eastern Time (4 pm Central Time) every day, “Taps” is played at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., as a tribute to all who have served in the armed [...]
11 Objects Carried by World War I Infantrymen
Here are some of the essential items that typical Doughboys carried with them on the battlefields of World War I. Although the world's major countries possessed highly developed armies to defend their interests in the [...]
USS Jacob Jones Bell Conservation Efforts Begin Following London Turnover Ceremony
Naval History and Heritage Command archaeological conservators have begun treatment assessments on the ship’s bell of USS Jacob Jones (DD 61) in the Conservation, Research, and Archaeology Laboratory on the Washington Navy Yard. Vice Chief [...]
97-year-old Marine shares memories of his famed father Lt. Gen. Keller Rockey with author
Reporter's Notebook: A local author's book project about a famous Marine led him to a remarkable discovery of memories --- memories that changed the course of American military history. Those recollections come from Retired Marine [...]
Alaska History Day Project introduces us to The Hello Girls
“Hey, what rhymes with ‘experts’?” “Flirts - squirts - skirts?” “Yes, that’s it! Skirts!” “We have made history Helped the Allies secure victory We are experts; we’re wearing blue skirts And we did our bit [...]
Doughboy MIA For May 2024: Lieutenant Samuel Nord
Lieutenant Samuel Nord was born on January 21st, 1892, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin for one year and later attended Officer training at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. In July 1918, [...]
J.P. Morgan’s Efforts to Push the U.S. Into WWI
During the Nye committee of 1930s, Congress investigated the influence of financial interests on the decision for the United States to enter World War I. Headed by Senator Gerald Nye from North Dakota, it delved into [...]
Homefront Heroines: New Kids’ Books Explore Hidden Wartime History
The horrors and heroes of World Wars I and II have long been commemorated on the page and screen, yet comparatively little is known of the individuals who did more than keep calm and carry [...]
