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The Closest Calls: How America Nearly Forged a Different Path in 1916
The obvious “what ifs” about a Hughes presidency revolve around whether he would have encouraged the U.S. to enter World War I (likely yes) and whether he would have compromised with the Senate to gain [...]
World War Wednesday: Ice Cream and Hospital Ships (1918)
Ice Cream, the Navy, and World War I I've been getting a lot of calls for information about ice cream lately, and that has sent me down a rabbit hole. I did a whole talk [...]
A Name not found on the Wall of Honor: A Forgotten Story of World War I Sacrifice
Four years ago I wrote an article on Ohio Counties Memorializing their World War I deaths in service. While I was reading period newspapers to research the local World War I deaths in service I [...]
The Battle of the Skirt
How Flappers and World War I Transformed the Fashion Industry I can show my shoulders, I can show my knees; I’m a free-born American And can show what I please. *** On August 23, 1923, [...]
Arizona At War – World War I
“The standard of respectability in America today is to own a home, own Liberty Bonds and have a war garden.” – Phoenix Tribune, August 24,1918 World War I may have started as a fight between [...]
Women’s Fashion During World War I: 1914–1920
Women's fashions of 1914–1920 were heavily influenced by World War I (The Great War) as well as the women's suffrage movement. Though clothing of this time is often referred to as Edwardian, in the strictest [...]
How Montana Fought World War I
As the Great War shook the world, Montana felt more impact than most states. WWI was at the nexus of political and immigration issues, labor strife, and a deadly pandemic, as well as the beginning [...]
A brief history of the WWI Espionage Act in the Pacific Northwest
The WWI-era law former President Trump is accused of breaking has a controversial past, with a first few prosecutions tracing back to Seattle. he Espionage Act is in the news with the indictment and arrest [...]
How World War I Inspired Black Americans to Fight for Dignity at Home
Victor Luckerson on the Lead-Up to the Tulsa Race Massacre The Tulsa Race Massacre decimated the neighborhood of Greenwood over the course of two days—May 31 and June 1, 1921—but such explosive carnage never stems [...]
