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During World War I, cats were used in the trenches to boost morale
The Great War was such a difficult time, some soldiers sought out the assistance and comfort of four-legged friends — including cats, who were used in the trenches to boost morale. Dogs, homing pigeons, foxes, [...]
Mercy Dogs: Meet the Heroes Who Delivered Aid and Comforted the Dying On the Battlefields of World War I
Over 16 million total animals were in service during the Great War. In the agony of trench warfare and no man’s land, the sound of a skitter and a wet nose — typically a rat, doubled [...]
How World War I soldiers gave America the wristwatch
World War I led to a revolution in timepiece technology. World War I is largely remembered for mud, trenches, and barbed wire, but it also marked a significant turning point in the history of timepieces. [...]
What the 1920s Can Teach Us About Creativity: Lessons from the Post-WWI Jazz Age Revolution
The 1920s, commonly known as the Roaring Twenties, serve as a rich source of insight into the power of creativity following a period of significant strife. After World War I, a wave of relief and [...]
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
Several years ago I spent quite a bit of time studying the early 1900s through WWI. I read nonfiction and fiction about and from that era. So I was fascinated when I discovered Switchboard Soldiers: A [...]
The Christmas Party at Camp Upton 1918
Telephone Operators Quartered in U. S. Army Barracks Transform Their Home at Upton Into a Santa Claus Paradise CAMP UPTON!" called the conductor. The train came to a standstill, wheezing and coughing as its burden [...]
Eugene Bullard, pioneering African-American aviator who flew for France in World War I
The first African-American combat pilot flew not for his country, but for France. Born in the segregated south of the United States at the turn of the 20th century, Eugene Bullard moved to Paris and [...]
The Forgotten African-American Regiments of World War I
Over 380,000 African-American troops served in World War One according to the US National Archives. Here, Chris Fray looks at the role the Black Americans played in the war in the context of the time. [...]
The trauma and slaughter of World War I is examined in a new LACMA show
World War I is something of a blank spot amid the general American habit of forgetfulness. The epic bloodbath has almost disappeared down the memory hole. It returns now as the focus of an exhibition [...]
