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Eugene Bullard, pioneering African-American aviator who flew for France in World War I
The first African-American combat pilot flew not for his country, but for France. Born in the segregated south of the United States at the turn of the 20th century, Eugene Bullard moved to Paris and [...]
The Forgotten African-American Regiments of World War I
Over 380,000 African-American troops served in World War One according to the US National Archives. Here, Chris Fray looks at the role the Black Americans played in the war in the context of the time. [...]
The trauma and slaughter of World War I is examined in a new LACMA show
World War I is something of a blank spot amid the general American habit of forgetfulness. The epic bloodbath has almost disappeared down the memory hole. It returns now as the focus of an exhibition [...]
The Secret Plot To Bring America Into World War I
As WWI raged, both the Entente and the Central Powers knew that the US joining the war could prove decisive. Uncover the covert battle between the two sides, as one tried to bring the US [...]
Harris County issues apology to Black soldiers convicted after WWI 1917 Camp Logan riot
The unanimous vote by Harris County Commissioners Court came just a few weeks after the U.S. Army set aside the convictions of 110 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment. Harris County has [...]
Tanks, Scout Planes, and Combined Arms: How the Allies Finally Broke the WWI Trench Stalemate
Plus, what the lessons learned in WWI mean for the current trench stalemate in Ukraine. Mud, blood, and barbed wire. To an Allied soldier in the trenches of the Western Front in 1917, that seemed [...]
Discovering the Magnificent “Dixie Doughboy”
The life-size bronze "Dixie Doughboy," honoring the men of the 31st Division of the AEF, was completed by sculptor Charles E. Smith in 2010 and dedicated that Armistice/Veterans Day that year at Merritt Island, Florida's [...]
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Receives $50,000 Donation from Provincetown VFW in Honor of Lewis A. Young
Scholarship to be established in the name of World War I veteran Massachusetts Maritime Academy ( www.maritime.edu), a top-ranked public university with undergraduate degree programs focusing on science, engineering, technology, math, and business that blend [...]
American civilians looking at a new Map of Europe after World War I, 1918
World War I caused significant changes in the borders in Europe. Empires collapsed and countries became independent after many years as subjects. When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917, countries including Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, [...]
