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Climbing the Hills For The Hello Girls During Women’s History Month
March is designated as Women’s History Month. This year it started off on 3 March with a screening of the documentary by James Theres, The Hello Girls, at the Military Women’s Memorial, which is nestled [...]
The History Behind America’s Iconic WWI ‘Uncle Sam, I Want You’ Recruitment Poster
The iconic phrase, “Uncle Sam, I Want You,” has become a part of American culture, symbolizing a call to duty and patriotism. This iconic image, featuring Uncle Sam pointing directly at the viewer, was first [...]
Granddaughter of World War I hero visits ballfield named in Navy Cross recipient’s honor
McClure Field at Naval Station Norfolk dates back to 1918. On Friday, the granddaughter of the field's namesake visited for the very first time. NORFOLK, Va. — James Earl Jones may have summed it up [...]
“I … yearn once more for the strenuous life”: Mary Helen Fee, teacher, writer, WWI canteen worker.
Mary Helen Fee was born in October 1864 in Quincy, IL, to John Fee—city physician for Kansas City and an army surgeon in the Civil War—and his wife, Louisa Wilcox Fee. Fee was an English [...]
The U.S.S. Cyclops – Explorations on Television
(Editor's Note: See Marvin's previous articles and video about the U.S.S. Cyclops and her crew here and here.) I was about ten years of age when I was first made aware of my family’s connection [...]
How lessons from the First World War could help Ukraine in the war
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, the war’s tactics increasingly seem to match scenes from the First World War: soldiers huddle in trenches along stagnant front lines and navigate intense barrages. Beyond trench warfare, [...]
The Untold Truth Of America’s WWI German POW Camps
While the United States originally stayed out of World War I, the beginning of 1917 saw Germany push the country's lawmakers to the limit, including sinking several ships that led to the deaths of American [...]
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
World War I left its mark on history, including in the ways wartime ingenuity made an impact on its events and those of future warfare. World War I, which consumed Europe from 1914-1918, left lasting [...]
The mystery on the Western Front
One of the main reasons for working with my research is the connection to the individuals I discover through my intense work trying to find as much facts as possible to be able to tell [...]