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Committee on Public Information: When the U.S. Used ‘Fake News’ to Sell Americans on World War I
The Committee on Public Information (CPI), also known as the Creel Committee after its chairman, George Creel, served as the first large-scale propaganda agency of the U.S. government. The Committee on Public Information produced [...]
No Higher Service: Franklin County Maine’s Fallen Soldiers of World War I
In Farmington, Maine, stands the John M. Teague Memorial Arch. A veteran of the Civil War, John, along with his wife, chose to commemorate WWI soldiers from Franklin County, to honor their service. Though of [...]
Film planned to highlight WWI veteran and physician Dr. Frank Boston
A local hero goes to the national stage as a documentary film about Dr. Frank Boston gets underway A local hero goes to the national stage as a documentary film about Dr. Frank Boston gets [...]
Harris County issues apology to Black soldiers convicted after WWI 1917 Camp Logan riot
The unanimous vote by Harris County Commissioners Court came just a few weeks after the U.S. Army set aside the convictions of 110 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment. Harris County has [...]
World War I Code Talkers
In WWI, Native Americans began to use their languages for secret U.S. military codes. Today, their legacy continues as they serve with honor, dedication and distinction. In WWI, Native Americans began to use their languages [...]
In Their Own Words – Arthur Niedermiller: One Sailor in WWI
Learn about Arthur Christian Niedermiller of Detroit, Michigan. Born in 1889 of German-American descent, learn how he overcame obstacles as the United States entered #TheGreatWar in April 1917. Looking up Woodward Avenue in downtown [...]
It’s true: Saboteurs wanting to keep America out of World War I blew up a ship right in Elliott Bay
Years before the United States entered World War I, the war came to the U.S. As conflict exploded in Europe, the German Empire commenced a widespread plan of espionage and sabotage to sway American public [...]
Mare Island Naval Shipyard During World War One
Northern San Francisco Bay Area; Mare Island ShownMare Island History Mare Island History Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, became the first United States naval base on the West Coast in 1854. [...]
Army sets aside WWI convictions of 110 Black Soldiers convicted in 1917 Houston Riots
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth has approved the recommendation of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to set aside the courts-martial convictions of the 110 Black Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th [...]
