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Barber, 75, Pleads Guilty in 1976 Killing of World War I Veteran
A 75-year-old New York City man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 1976 killing of a World War I veteran whose dismembered remains were found in 2019. Martin Motta’s guilty plea Tuesday in the death [...]
WFMA exhibition a chance to explore post WWI changes in America
From Boom to Bust brings perspective to upheaval in America a century ago The Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU Texas is offering a chance to explore the many cultural changes that occurred in [...]
New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of Syracuse University WWI Veteran William Shemin ’1924
There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in [...]
World War I Teaching and Learning Resources Are Now Published on the Verizon Innovative Learning HQ Portal
Though World War I is arguably one of the most consequential periods in American history, the subject is woefully scant in most middle / high school history textbooks and educational materials. With the Centennial of [...]
Remembrance ceremony on Six Nations honors Indigenous soldiers
Six Nations Veterans Association pays annual tribute to Haudenosaunee who fought and died for freedom Of the several dozen wreaths carefully placed at the foot of the cenotaph in Six Nations Veterans Park during Sunday’s [...]
Meaux’s Museum of the Great War, WWI Reenactors and Brie
Despite its significance in 20th-century history and its role in transforming the United States into a world power, the First World War sights, cemeteries and museums of France typically hold little interest for American travelers. [...]
John David Washington researched Black WWI soldiers for Amsterdam
John David Washington carefully researched Black WWI soldiers for his role in Amsterdam. The Tenet actor portrays lawyer/war veteran Harold Woodsman in David O. Russell’s new film, which is based on a 1933 political conspiracy [...]
Ohio Program Pays Tribute to World War I Deaths in Service
The Central Ohio Military Museum hosts a free monthly Veterans luncheon. The October program featured Paul LaRue, member of the Ohio WWI Centennial Committee. LaRue's program focused on the return of the bodies of WWI [...]
Preaching to the Choir
David O. Russell’s star-studded whirligig, “Amsterdam,” drives a restless plot nowhere. As is often the case with maligned movies which are eclipsed by the mob mentality itself, David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” is nowhere near as [...]
