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April 8, 1918: The Harlem Hellfighters joined the French Army in battling German forces
The 369th Infantry Regiment, which the Germans called the “Harlem Hellfighters,” joined the French Army in battling German forces. “The Hellfighters, the most celebrated African-American regiment in World War I, confronted racism, even as they [...]
‘A Love Letter to Chaplains’: Exhibit honors contributions of military chaplains in World War I
(OSV News) -- Bombs, death, trench warfare -- all of the experiences as an Italian military chaplain would forever shape Father Angelo Roncalli's future life and ministry as a priest, bishop and eventually as Pope John [...]
Sculptor Sabin Howard Battles Modernists to Create Classical WWI Memorial
At a time when traditional values are under assault, master sculptor Sabin Howard is bringing classical beauty back to American culture—one bronze figure at a time. Howard, creator of “A Soldier’s Journey,” the World War I Memorial in [...]
After robust debate, U.S. entered World War I
Despite initial mandate to stay neutral, U.S. leaders voted to officially join Allies in the Great War on April 6, 1917 A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. [...]
After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor
War brings out the best and worst in its participants. One seldom knows what qualities one brings onto the battlefield until a situation arises when that service person has to make a fateful choice. [...]
Reports from the WWI battlefields – A Swedish journalist met the Swedish soldiers
Gunnar met the Swedes in the American Army, when he wrote about his dialogues between him and the soldiers. I have been writing about it before, how digitized newspapers from the Great War era [...]
The location of a WWI-era German U-boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan is a closely guarded secret
Resting beneath the surface of Lake Michigan is a 185-foot German U-boat—an unexpected find, especially since no German submarines ever operated in the Great Lakes during either World War. So how did a U-boat [...]
America was at its Trumpiest 100 years ago. Here’s how to prevent the worst.
During WWI, America lurched toward autocracy. Resistance was minimal.Adam Hochschild is the author of “American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.”What was the Trumpiest period of American life before Donald [...]
This is America and the untold story of isolationism
The University of Connecticut’s History Department held their 152nd Foreign Policy Seminar last Friday, March 28. The 152nd speaker was Professor Christopher McKnight Nichols of Ohio State University. His talk was titled “The Untold [...]
