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Persistence Solves Mystery Of WWI Funeral Flag
One afternoon in February, Rich Urban walked into the newsroom of The Greeneville Sun with a century-old mystery to share. By late March, the mystery was solved, and on April 4, Urban’s persistence paid off [...]
O! Say, Can You See It’s Opening Day?
Today is Opening Day for The Baltimore Orioles. It’s time to revive the game-day traditions, play catch, and warm up those voices. Why? Find our why we sing the Star Spangled Banner at the beginning [...]
April 7: WWI War Fever Heats Up Hartford
Today in 1917, citizens of Hartford, CT thronged the streets in a mass patriotic meeting to show support for America’s formal entry into World War I. The Great War had been raging in Europe for [...]
On this day in history, April 6, 1917, US enters World War I as Congress votes to declare war on Germany
America sent 'the word over there that the Yanks are coming' amid shocking German threats The United States plunged ferociously into World War I following a vote in the House of Representatives on this day in history, [...]
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 [...]
