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When Grandma met Grandpa
My Grandmother, Elizabeth May Nelson, was born December 1899 into a solid middle class family. She was the oldest of three sisters. Their father worked as mid-level production management at several of the large [...]
WWI Pilot Took on Nine Germans to Save His Wingman. His Lost Medal of Honor Still Awaits Justice
Gregory Vail grew up listening to his father's war stories, watching him struggle with a prosthetic leg and agonizing phantom pain, hearing his anguished screams in the dark of sleepless nights. For 64 years [...]
Remembering the Zimmermann Telegram and the U.S. Entry Into World War I
Publication of an intercepted cable exposed a clumsy German effort to forge an alliance with Mexico and helped propel the United States into the Great War. The revelation of secret communications can propel states [...]
Iran demonstration at National World War I Memorial recalls current conflict’s direct links to WWI
The irony of the event being at WWI Memorial not lost Some hours after the United State's military strike against the leadership of the Iran regime on Saturday, February 28, a large crowd gathered [...]
From Campus to the Trenches. How World War I Transformed American College Students
In the spring of 1917, American university auditoriums were packed with talks on literature, law, and engineering. Only a few weeks after Woodrow Wilson persuaded Congress to declare war on Germany. Thousands of students [...]
WWI Battlefield Tours: Cantigny – Baptism of fire
America’s first divisional attack of WWI In spring 1918, the German Army began a series of Western Front offensives. Russia leaving the war freed many German troops for service in the west. The Germans [...]
World War I and Its Impact on Universities in the US
When asking the question “When was World War I?” and immediately answering that the war lasted from 1914 to 1918, we should consider the following important fact. For the United States, 1917 was the [...]
How ‘Dazzle Camouflage’ Painted on Ships Helped Them Evade Torpedoes During World War I
Sam Denby of Half as Interesting explained the history behind the widely used “dazzle camouflage”, which was painted on ships to help evade naval torpedoes during World War I. This is dazzle camouflage, and it’s probably the most popular [...]
Join us for “Over There: In the Footsteps of the Doughboys”
Have you ever wanted to walk in the footsteps of the Doughboys? To tread the earth where they gave their last full measure, or pay respects at their gravesites? To understand the pivotal moments [...]
