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Collectors Are Hunting for This WWI-Era Quarter Like It’s Gold
A Century-Old Quarter Turns Heads in 2025 In a surprising twist that’s exciting the numismatic world, a coin minted over a hundred years ago is capturing headlines once again. The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter [...]
The Never Ending Story
Resilience of the 1911 On the evening of the 29th of September, 1918, America's leading air ace of World War I was engaged in a fight for his life. Arizona native Frank Luke had [...]
Dazzle camouflage in WWI had surprisingly little impact, study suggests
The effectiveness of the iconic dazzle camouflage used on British Royal Navy ships during the First World War could be “substantially overestimated”, according to a new study. Instead, the research, published in the journal i-Perception, finds that another type [...]
The World War I origins of “God Bless America” by Irving Berlin
Berlin wrote the song on his way back to America after attending the London premiere (September 30, 1938) of his film Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Introduced by Kate Smith on her CBS radio show, The [...]
This day in history: German Spring Offensive, March 21, 1918
On March 21, 1918, Germany launched its Spring Offensive in the hopes of tipping the scales of the war before American troops and supplies could reach the front. German plans for the Spring Offensive [...]
March 1915 – At a Crossroad in the Development of U.S. Navy Submarines
A little under fifteen years from the day the US Navy purchased their first submarine, the future of the small craft was still not settled. In 1915, the United States faced a number of [...]
How to Explore the Forgotten Battlefields and Memorials when Moving to a City with WWI History
How to Explore the Forgotten Battlefields and Memorials when Moving to a City with WWI History World War I left a lasting imprint on cities worldwide, shaping their landscapes and preserving stories of sacrifice. [...]
Liberation: 29th Division Association leads efforts to construct Meuse-Argonne Offensive monument
The 29th Division Association is leading the efforts to construct a monument to honor the contributions of the 79th, 29th, and 33rd Divisions to the great Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The Offensive was a key part [...]
“Willing to die with fatigue”: Rebecca N. Rhoads, canteen worker in WWI
Rebecca N. Rhoads, from her 1925 passport application. A member of a Quaker family, Rebecca Naomi Rhoads was born in Bellefonte, PA, in November 1872. Her father, Daniel Rhoads, first worked in [...]
