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The Soldiers in the Photos: A Family’s Quest Through Lost Names and New Lands.
A journey through archives. Last week I was contacted by a person named Håkan Bergquist from Malmö, Sweden, and he told me a very interesting story about his two ancestors who were soldiers in [...]
Dropping the Textbooks: How 8th Graders from Minnesota Connected with WWI in Washington, D.C.
Since the 1980’s Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, which is located in Minnesota, has been bringing groups of 8th graders to Washington D.C. in the fall. For the past two years, the group has visited [...]
WWI toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests. "You could feel [the water] burning," one of the protesters said of water [...]
Thanksgiving in wartime meant rationing, sacrifice, and resilient American meals
Thanksgiving has always been a cherished American tradition, a day for families to gather, reflect, and share a meal. Yet during World War I and World War II, the holiday took on an added [...]
Warrior Canine Connection Names New Candidate Service Dog After WWI Hello Girl Hortense Levy Amram
Please join us in welcoming WCC’s Levy, named in honor of United States Army Signal Corps Operator First Class Hortense Levy Amram. Hortense Levy was born in Philadelphia in 1888. Her father, Louis Edward [...]
WWI Cannon was on the Liberty County, TX courthouse lawn until WWII
The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day is deliciously arcane and involves this cannon, which was on the Liberty County courthouse lawn for 20 or so years After World War I, the U.S. government [...]
This Arizona airport is a WWI memorial in disguise
Ernest Love's Fatal Solo Flight Over France Ernest Love went from Prescott High football star to Stanford engineer to war hero in just a few short years. When America joined WWI in 1917, he [...]
Parade marks big anniversary for Army, Marines and Navy
The 106th New York City Veterans Day Parade took place Tuesday, Nov. 11 along Fifth Avenue from 25th to 45th Street, with the reviewing grandstand set at the beginning of the parade. Veterans officials [...]
WWI Army Pilot Proved Airplanes Could Sink Battleships and Predicted Pearl Harbor — He Was Fired For It
In 1921, Army Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell proved airplanes could sink battleships. Three years later, he predicted Japan would launch a surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor at dawn. Navy and Army brass dismissed [...]
