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Pilates started in a WWI internment camp
Pilates is having a moment. According to a recent report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, Pilates participation has shot up from 9.2 million participants to 12.9 million since 2019, a jump of nearly 40% [...]
Reviving Naval Giants: Multiple U.S. Navy Battleships Are Getting ‘Rebuilt’
The oldest, the World War I veteran USS Texas, is currently undergoing a major restoration before moving to a new home in 2026. Key Points and Summary – We offer a ‘tour’ of the eight [...]
Wars, Sedition, and Defining a ‘Clear and Present Danger’
In ‘This Week in History,’ subversives attempt to refute war legislation, forcing the U.S. court system to redefine the parameters of free speech. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson stood before a joint [...]
Film Review: ‘The Choral’ is music to the eyes of film-goers
(***1/2) When they sang in harmony they thought it would be forever. World War I thought otherwise. Audiences who love music, have been in a choir or want to know what it’s like to [...]
How Chicago’s Meatpacking Industry Became the “Hidden Frontline” of WWI
When the United States entered World War I, its military strength drew much attention. But behind the scenes, a quieter war was underway in factories and stockyards far from the trenches. One of the [...]
Dutch Treat Club Opens Its Season With the Gilded Age & Melissa Errico
Club President KT Sullivan & Entertainment Chairman Raissa Katona Bennett host the evening. KT Sullivan, the newly installed president of the Dutch Treat Club (KT first became president in 2005 but stepped down in [...]
Sites created to install Unit Tributes at the National Museum of the US Army, Fort Belvoir, VA, for the WWI 92nd Infantry Division and 93rd Infantry Division
The National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, VA, is an award-winning facility with the theme “Soldiers Stories,” highlighting the experiences of the men and women who have served since 1775. [...]
Discovery of an Archival Photograph Results in an Unlikely Connection between a WWI Collier and a Destroyer
The Research For more than a quarter century I've researched the U.S.S. Cyclops. When I began the quest to learn about the ship and her personnel, Internet web browsing was still in its infancy. It [...]
When a German U-Boat Submarine and Tanks Ended up in New York’s Central Park, 1917-1918
The so-called “Liberty Day” was a holiday invented by the federal government to finance the massive effort of entering World War I. One-third of the war’s funding would come from the imposition of progressive [...]
