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The World War I editorial that W.E.B. Du Bois regretted for years
In ‘The Wounded World,’ Chad L. Williams recounts Du Bois’s disillusionment over the war and his struggle to publish a book about Black soldiers’ experiences At the height of World War I, W.E.B. Du Bois [...]
Today in military history: The US enters World War I
On April 6, 1917, the United States of America finally entered World War I. After years of a formal position of neutrality, the United States declared war against Germany in response to their aggressive naval tactics, [...]
Lonesome Memorials: #1 The U.S. 4th Division, Meuse-Argonne Monument, Brieulles-sur-Meuse
With this article, I'm beginning a new series on Roads to the Great War. In my travels to the war's battlefields, I've frequently come across out-of-the-way monuments and memorials that are sometimes very substantial but [...]
“He always gave the image of an America where everyone could realize their dreams.”
Remembering Nimrod Frazer: soldier, author, businessman, philanthropist, friend Nimrod Thompson (Rod) Frazer, a decorated Korean War Veteran, honorary chairman of the Alabama World War I Centennial Committee, died on March 7th, 2023, in his [...]
How WWI-era Biplanes Ended the Reign of Battleships
By World War I, most navies centered their power around massive battleships. However, the recent introduction of biplanes to warfare would change that. In the years leading up to World War I, aviation became an [...]
Conservation of World War I Cartoons
The Stars and Stripes is the primary news source for the US military. It was published during World War I (1914-1918) and then, continuously since World War II. A donation to Special Collections and Archives [...]
Bisa Butler Quilts Harlem Hellfighters into History
Artwork inspired by a World War I–era photo of Black soldiers known as the Harlem Hellfighters turns a National Archives record into a larger-than-life quilt at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC. Bisa Butler crafted [...]
Navy History Matters: Loretta Perfectus Walsh
On March 21, 1917, Loretta Perfectus Walsh was sworn in as a chief yeoman, becoming the first female chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. Four days earlier, Walsh had been the first woman to [...]
Hutchings Museum Institute exhibits Hello Girls at Utah Women’s Day Celebration
In honor of women who made Utah history, Hutchings Museum Institute exhibited Hello Girls during the Better Days’ Utah Women Making History event at the Utah Capitol. The event coincided with International Women’s Day and [...]
