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Stabilizing Democracy: The World Wars and Women’s Suffrage
Wars unleash forces that are difficult to predict or control. World War I and World War II were both periods of crisis and change, and in the case of the United States and Japan, this [...]
And You Have My Axe: The American Lumberjacks Of World War I
Tactics win battles, but logistics win wars. It’s tough to argue that the United States military doesn’t have the best logistics in the world – two world wars proved that Americans can get you what [...]
French Cross at Brooklyn National Cemetery
After World War I, regulations were updated to formalize burials of allied foreign nationals in U.S. national cemeteries French Cross at Brooklyn National Cemetery in New York. The granite monument was installed at the [...]
Home movie from 1917 shows Fargo-Moorhead amid patriotic fervor
Thousands dressed in red, white and blue gathered at Moorhead High School as U.S. entered WWI 107 years ago MOORHEAD — Next time you’re at the McDonald’s on Moorhead’s Eighth Street and Second Avenue South, [...]
For 60 years the Hello Girls fought for veterans status
The first U.S. female soldiers of World War I could be awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal for their distinguished service to the country and their impact on American history and culture. The Hello Girls [...]
Handwritten copy of 1930 speech by French ambassador to American Gold Star Mothers donated to ABMC
On February 28, 2024, Marie Claudel, the granddaughter of Ambassador Paul Claudel, donated to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) the handwritten copy of the speech her grandfather gave to a group of Gold Star [...]
‘The Hello Girls’ ― the story of the first U.S. women soldiers ― comes to Sonoma
Sonoma Arts Live brings ‘The Hello Girls’ musical to Sonoma, the story of the first U.S. female soldiers and their significant role in the ending of World War I. More than 100 years ago 223 [...]
Veterans History Project: Captain Allen M. Sumner, Jr., USMC in WWI
World War I Correspondence Collections in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Unit: 5th Marine Regiment; 81st Company, 6th Machine Gun Battalion Branch of Service: Marine Corps Rank: Captain "I am resolved to do the best I [...]
Professor Emeritus Wins Award For Research On The Response To WWI-Era German Language Restrictions
During World War I, South Dakota joined other U.S. states by enacting measures that banned speaking the German language in public spaces. Istvan Gombocz, Ph.D., professor emeritus of German at the University of South Dakota, [...]
