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The Power of Sweetness: Memories of Chocolate During Wartime
Beginning in World War I, chocolate bars were included in military field rations. Beginning in World War I, chocolate bars were included in military field rations.If you’re reading this in the wake of Valentine’s [...]
Thomas Edison’s World War One
Science is going to make war a terrible thing–too terrible to contemplate. Thomas Edison, October 1915 Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) is revered as America's greatest inventor. While also a highly successful businessman, he is [...]
During WWI this sailor saved his fellow mate from noxious toilet fumes — earning him the Medal of Honor
Little is known of Wilhelm Smith’s background, save that he was born on April 10, 1870, in a German Empire that would formally unite in the following year. Since then, he emigrated to the United [...]
The 101st Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop of the 26th Yankee Division
The Remarkable Service of Captain Paul Huse Taylor This is a lovely portrait taken around 1921 of Captain Paul Huse Taylor, the commanding officer of the 101st Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop, or MORS, 26th [...]
“Oh, so you’re the Marine.”
Eugene “Reynold” Thomas was born in 1898, in Pennsylvania, to George and Evelyn Thomas. In 1917, he would enlist in the war as a marine, and see action. After the armistice was signed, he [...]
Why Did the U.S. Enter World War I?
In the early 1900s, the U.S. debated intervening in Europe's horrific World War I, initially choosing neutrality. However, increasing violence and dramatic world events by 1917 compelled the U.S. to enter the conflict, forever [...]
An Analysis of How Frequently Students Engage in Research on World War I
There's something curious happening in academic libraries and online databases. World War I, that massive, transformative conflict that reshaped the twentieth century, doesn't get nearly the attention from students that you'd expect. Walk into [...]
World War I and Chicago (Again!): Baseball and the Star Spangled Banner
The United States formally entered World War I on 6 April 1917 and the first global conflict in human history affected virtually everyone in some manner. One aspect of American life not anticipated to [...]
The Boy Scouts Go to War: America’s Youngest Patriots in World War I
When the United States entered the Great War in 1917, the Boy Scouts of America were barely out of their own childhood. Founded only seven years earlier, the organization had grown quickly but was [...]
