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When the Maps Needed New Hands
How women geologists shaped American oil exploration during the Great War Elk Basin Field, Wyo. From left: Winifred Conkling, Marion Ream, Gracia Webster, Richard Conkling, and Herman Witkamp. (Roxoleum, 1918, vol. 1, no. 7, [...]
Historic Districts in North Carolina That Expanded After World War I
After World War I, North Carolina changed at a visible pace. Soldiers returned home. Factories grew. Rail lines stayed busy. Towns stretched past their old edges. People needed houses, stores, schools, and churches. They [...]
These crusader knights answered the call to fight World War I
The country known as Georgia derives its name from the Persian word “Gurgan,” meaning the land of the wolves. To the Persians, it refers to the “frightening and heroic people of that territory.” That’s [...]
Don’t Miss Being Over There in the Footsteps of the Doughboys in 2026!
Step into history with the Doughboy Foundation on an exclusive journey through the heart of WWI. We’ve crafted a powerful itinerary that puts you on the hallowed battlefields where heroes were made—from the trenches [...]
“REMEMBER US: The Fight for America’s World War I Memorial” now broadcasting and streaming on PBS
The amazing story of building America's national WWI Memorial a full century after the war. Told exclusively through the words of the project’s visionaries, leaders, artisans and champions who made “the impossible plausible”, is [...]
Not fit to fight in World War I, he invented the television instead
Some may debate which was the greater calamity for the world... Television is 100 years old today. And it was born here, above an Italian cafe in Soho. On 26th January 1926 at [...]
The Forgotten Army Soldiers That Fought Alongside the Marines at Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It's the battle that gave birth to the term "Devil Dogs," the fight that turned a small naval infantry branch [...]
‘Hello Girls’ musical tells story of forgotten World War I heroes
It’s not often that a high school actor has the opportunity to become immersed in a character for most of the school year, but Sutton Van Lenten and her fellow cast members of “Hello [...]
The United States’ Path to World War I: A Complex Decision
In April 1917, the United States made a pivotal decision that would alter its course in history—entering World War I after more than two years of maintaining neutrality. President Woodrow Wilson had campaigned on the [...]
