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How Soldiers at Fort Riley Helped Spread the Spanish Flu Pandemic During WWI
In the winter of 1918, an illness was spreading in Haskell County, Kansas.The remote farming community in the state's southwestern corner sat roughly 300 miles from anywhere most Americans would recognize. Its residents raised hogs, [...]
If You Love Animals, You Might Like These Stories About Working Pets
The history of humankind is also the history of our relationships with the natural world. For centuries and millennia, some animal companions have been more than just wholesome pets. They were expected to fulfil certain roles alongside [...]
From Isolation to Influence: How WWI Reshaped America’s Global Standing
It's easy to think of World War I as a distant conflict, a European affair that eventually drew in the United States. But looking back, it's clear that this "Great War" was a pivotal [...]
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 [...]
