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November 11: Member of the Famed Yankee Division the Last Connectican to Die in World War I
In many countries around the world, November 11 is Armistice Day, named in honor of the truce, enacted on November 11, 1918, that marked the end of hostilities on the Western Front between German [...]
The Unknown Soldier series: Where does World War I video footage come from?
World War I was notable for many reasons — brutal slaughter being the foremost. But it’s also the first war to be extensively recorded on motion picture film. During the five years of the [...]
‘Hello Girls’: The female telephone operators who helped win WWI
Campaign is on to have Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Army’s female telephone operators, some of whom were from Hudson Valley ALBANY — Less than two miles behind the front lines during World War I, [...]
100 years of forgetting: How America’s WWI veterans went from heroes to the forgotten
This is my third Veterans Day column, and my message has not changed. I bemoan the general decline in interest, especially among younger people, in recognizing the sacrifices that others have made to maintain our [...]
U.S.S. Cyclops – It’s Time for Answers
“Until the mysterious disappearance of the Cyclops set the nation astir, only a few people knew of the existence of colliers. Their value has been deplorably under-estimated. Practically unarmed, slow of speed and offering a [...]
The 20 best World War I movies of all time
From ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ to ‘Gallipoli’: Great War films ranked by historical accuracy However you feel about the label ‘The Great War’, World War I’s filmography is indisputably outstanding. Like our [...]
The Story of William Garrison Payne, The U.S. Navy’s First Black Commissioned Officer
The hidden story of the U.S. Navy’s first Black commissioned officer spans five decades, three continents, two world wars, two wives from different countries, and one hell of a journey for an Indiana farm boy. [...]
How World War I Spurred the Invention of Blood Banks
The carnage of World War I drove advances in new techniques and tools to collect and store blood and offer safe transfusions. Blood from blood banks is routinely used for life-saving transfusions and procedures. [...]
$60,000,000 Wasted? USS Texas Might Soon Be the Orphan Battleship
The USS Texas (BB-35), a storied battleship that served in both World Wars, faces an uncertain future. Despite a recent $60 million overhaul, it has no permanent home.What You Need to Know: The USS Texas (BB-35), a [...]
