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Celebrating aviation change maker Felix Rigau Carrera
In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the MAC acknowledges Felix Rigau Carrera. Born in 1894 in Puerto Rico, Carrera showed interest in aviation as a child when he would use the local cathedral [...]
The United States in the First World War
When the First World War erupted in 1914, the United States initially stayed out of the conflict. Despite being the world’s largest industrial power, America was hesitant to intervene in what was seen as [...]
Montana WWI Army Nurse Receives (Posthumous) Silver Star Medal for Valor in Combat
At Bob Hope Veterans Chapel, Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA, September 24, 2025, Lieutenant (nurse) Elizabeth Dorothy Sandelius, US Army Nurse Corps, WWI, received, posthumously, the Silver Star Medal for heroism under [...]
Life Thrives on Maryland’s ‘Ghost Fleet’ of WWI-Era Shipwrecks
Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels In 1929 the Western Marine [...]
WWI American Uniform: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Gear, History & Collecting
Introduction: Did You Know This Surprising Fact About WWI Uniforms? Did you know that over 4.7 million American soldiers were mobilized in World War I, each wearing variations of the now-iconic WWI American uniform? Whether you’re a [...]
The Hello Girls: From Telephone Switchboards to the Front Lines
With the invention of the telephone in the late 19th century a new profession was also invented: that of switchboard operator. This job was vital because, in the earliest days of the telephone, people [...]
Photographs Of The Only American Battleship To Survive Pearl Harbor: The WWI-era USS Nevada
The Survivor Of Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Explosions tore through Pearl Harbor and had battleships burning and sailors scrambling. Yet one ship, the USS Nevada, did the unthinkable. She became the only battleship [...]
Royal welcome for Trump in UK
41-gun salute was fired simultaneously from six WWI-era guns on the castle's east lawn WINDSOR: Donald Trump was treated to a royal reception featuring gun salutes, soldiers on horseback and bagpipes as he met Wednesday [...]
7 Everyday Products That Came Out of WWI
World War I lasted four long years, and the unprecedented scale of the conflict demanded rapid innovation and resourcefulness. The brutal war of attrition, characterized by trench warfare, created many problems to be solved, [...]
