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Remembering the World War I Generation This Veterans Day
Although Veterans Day began as a celebration of the Armistice of 1918, World War I is no longer a part of the American imagination. Instead, Americans (and the West more broadly) look to World [...]
The 11th Hour Legacy: “Black Jack” Pershing’s Final Push on November 11, 1918 Still Divides America
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month holds profound significance in American history, marking the end of World War I and symbolising a national moment of remembrance and commitment to [...]
Rescued From a WWI Battlefield, This Dog Became Hollywood’s Biggest Star and Saved Warner Bros. From Bankruptcy
On Sept. 15, 1918, Corporal Lee Duncan walked through the bombed-out ruins of a German camp near Flirey, France. There, he found a kennel that housed military-working dogs meant for the German army. Most were [...]
Veterans Day’s roots in World War I: Why Nov. 11 remains sacred | Opinion
Veterans Day honors those men and women who have donned the uniform in service to the nation. Yet, November 11th has somber origins as it signifies the armistice which halted the carnage of World War [...]
World War I Message in a Bottle Found in Australia and Delivered to Families More Than a Century Later
Australian soldiers slipped the letters into a bottle, closed the cap, and pitched it overboard from a ship in the Pacific Ocean as World War I battlefields beckoned them both. The bottle was a [...]
Sunday Editorial: The origins of Veterans Day
While American’s recognize the service of prior members of the United States Armed Forces on Veterans Day, many American’s are unaware as to the origins of the federal holiday and the significance it holds [...]
Forgotten Comrades of Henry Johnson & Neadom Roberts
History is written by the victors, as the old saying goes. And so, the famous story of the fight of two men of the 369th US Infantry against upwards of twenty-four Germans along the [...]
War on Film: the American Cinema and World War I, 1914-1941
War on Film: The American Cinema and World War I 1914-1941 offers a fascinating window into how early 20th-century filmmakers grappled with the realities and myths of one of the most transformative conflicts in modern [...]
This Day in History: World War I Hero Lt Vail’s Courageous Actions
On this day in 1918, a United States Army Air Service pilot engages in an action that would earn him a Distinguished Service Cross. William “Bill” Vail was then flying a Spad fighter plane [...]
