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The Harlem Hellfighters: A Legacy of Lasting Impact
NEW YORK - In the past few years, the name Harlem Hellfighters evoked confusion for some, intrigue for others and great pride for those who know the stories of valor and triumph. Lesser known are [...]
How American Intelligence Was Born in the Trenches of World War I
The Great War forced the US to create a modern spying and analysis apparatus In 1920, a perceptive British correspondent titled a book he’d just written about the conflict that had so recently laid waste [...]
They Did Their Bit: A Day in the Life of a Yeomanette in WWI
What Life Was Like in WWI: 1st Women in the Navy (Women's History Month special) Ever heard of the Yeomanettes? These pioneering women were the FIRST officially recognized female U.S. Navy service members. This video [...]
Portraits of War: Two Mississippi Doughboys in France, 1918
Finding vintage photography to post to the site that has meaningful background history has been a tough mission the last few years. I was recently inspired to start posting to the blog more often from [...]
Iowa, USA, and the Great War
In the early 20th century, Iowa was an even more distinctly rural state that it is today. In the 1910 census out of a population of 2.2 million over 70 percent of Iowans lived on [...]
Sculpture bronzed in Chalford to be installed near White House
An American sculptor creating part of a US national war memorial has been in Gloucestershire to see it being bronzed. Sabin Howard is spending time at Pangolin Foundry in Chalford, where a team is working on [...]
World War I memorial at Pittsburgh’s Obama Academy to be restored for 100th anniversary
A bronze World War I memorial outside Obama Academy in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood is getting a facelift for its 100th anniversary. The memorial bears the names of more than 500 World War I veterans [...]
‘The Hello Girls’ tells unknown story of women in WWI
Four Seasons Theater brings forgotten story of bilingual switchboard operators to life The Four Seasons Theatre in Madison, WI presented “The Hello Girls: A New American Musical” at the Playhouse in the Overture Center through [...]
America’s First Women Soldiers of WWI Deserve the Congressional Gold Medal
Over 100 years ago, Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), issued the call for women telephone operators to serve overseas in France. Prioritizing military necessity over the Army's prohibition against [...]
