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Tickets Now On Sale For The Critically-Acclaimed Musical “The Hello Girls” At DC’s Kennedy Center, One Night Only, May 7 @ 7:30 PM
This Original Musical Honors the U.S. Army's Female Telephone Operators, Who Played Key Role in World War I. Free Mini-Concert at the National World War I Memorial will also take place. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tickets [...]
The Hello Girls to Play 1-Night-Only D.C. and NYC Concerts
Members from the musical's 2018 Off-Broadway premiere cast will reunite for the upcoming performances. Prospect Theater Company's The Hello Girls is set to play a one-night-only concert at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. May 7, followed by [...]
ANZAC Day 2024 in the United States
To commemorate ANZAC Day 2024, the Embassies of Australia and New Zealand will hold an ANZAC Day Dawn Service on Thursday, April 25 at 5:20 AM (for a 5:40 AM start) at the National World [...]
Crossings and Connections: Canadian Operators with the AEF “Hello Girls” during the Great War
In March 1918, Montreal resident Jean Cunningham and thirty-two other women boarded a ship in Hoboken, NJ, bound for France. Members of the American Expeditionary Force “Telephone Unit,” these women were the first contingent of [...]
The Battle of Henry Johnson, When a single Black soldier killed 4 Germans, and wounded 20 more in WWI
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Henry Johnson He was 26 years old, 5-foot-4, weighed 130 pounds and came from Albany, New York. And on the night of May 15, 1918, Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, [...]
Climbing the Hills For The Hello Girls During Women’s History Month
March is designated as Women’s History Month. This year it started off on 3 March with a screening of the documentary by James Theres, The Hello Girls, at the Military Women’s Memorial, which is nestled [...]
The History Behind America’s Iconic WWI ‘Uncle Sam, I Want You’ Recruitment Poster
The iconic phrase, “Uncle Sam, I Want You,” has become a part of American culture, symbolizing a call to duty and patriotism. This iconic image, featuring Uncle Sam pointing directly at the viewer, was first [...]
Granddaughter of World War I hero visits ballfield named in Navy Cross recipient’s honor
McClure Field at Naval Station Norfolk dates back to 1918. On Friday, the granddaughter of the field's namesake visited for the very first time. NORFOLK, Va. — James Earl Jones may have summed it up [...]
Carvings at Bordeaux Château Point to World War I Love Stories
The romance between U.S. soldiers and French women lives on thanks to graffiti in the limestone quarry of Château de Barbe Blanche Wine is a natural match for date nights, and it has been throughout history. [...]