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Harlem Hellfighters, who spent 191 days in the trenches of WWI, get special congressional honors
The Harlem Hellfighters spent more time in continuous front-line combat in World War I than any other similarly sized American regiment — 191 days in the front-line trenches. They suffered more casualties than any [...]
Experience history and culture at Night at the Tower
An extraordinary evening both inside and outside the National WWI Museum and Memorial KANSAS CITY, Mo– The National WWI Museum and Memorial will welcome the Kansas City community back for its annual Night at the [...]
The Long Descent to Unilateralism
World War I was a flash point in the balance of power between the branches. n the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the war over war powers demonstrated a healthy, albeit messy, constitutional system. In [...]
From Spanish-American War to the World War in France – The story about the Swedish Medal of Honor recipient Gustaf Adolf Sundquist
Eva Sofia Kullgren probably knew who the father of her son was, but it is not mentioned in the Swedish church books. Her son, Gustaf Adolf, is noted as illigitimate in the book of [...]
Presidential sweet! Princeton’s POTUS pad hits the market at over $6M
New Jersey’s housing market just got a presidential upgrade. The Princeton home of a former U.S. president just sold for $2 million above market value this month, and another POTUS residence in the same [...]
How WWI Affected Seattle
My father often reminded me that when war broke out in 1917 (for Americans) he immediately returned to Seattle from Alaska, entered the basement of the ornate and still-standing Pioneer Building at First and [...]
WWI Doughboys and the 1920s: What Happened Next
The guns fell silent on November 11, 1918. But for millions of American “Doughboys” — the nickname given to U.S. infantrymen in World War I — the story didn’t end there. They returned home changed, stepping [...]
A Scene From Lost Battalion Tours – and A Father’s Proud Moment
One of the things we try to feature each year with Lost Battalion Tours is the chance to give our guests an ‘Indiana Jones Moment’, where we go explore something no one has ever explored, [...]
USS Texas Is No Longer A ‘Homeless Battleship’
Key Points and Summary : – The historic battleship USS Texas (BB-35), America’s last surviving dreadnought to have served in both World War I and World War II, has been saved and secured a new [...]
