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Alaska History Day Project introduces us to The Hello Girls
“Hey, what rhymes with ‘experts’?” “Flirts - squirts - skirts?” “Yes, that’s it! Skirts!” “We have made history Helped the Allies secure victory We are experts; we’re wearing blue skirts And we did our bit [...]
J.P. Morgan’s Efforts to Push the U.S. Into WWI
During the Nye committee of 1930s, Congress investigated the influence of financial interests on the decision for the United States to enter World War I. Headed by Senator Gerald Nye from North Dakota, it delved into [...]
Quentin Roosevelt: The Only Son Of A US President To Die In Combat Was A Fearless WWI Fighter Pilot
Many U.S. Presidents have served in the military, but only one lost a son in combat. That was Quentin Roosevelt, WWI aviator, son of Teddy Roosevelt. SUMMARY Only two former US Presidents served as military [...]
This WWI ‘Hello Girl’ has been denied a proper goodbye for decades
Marie Edmee LeRoux, buried in an unmarked grave in Prince George’s County, will finally get a headstone. Now Congress needs to give her a medal. An unmarked patch of dirt and grass in a Maryland [...]
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 [...]
