I wrote about my great-uncle Foster Stevens, who was killed nine days before the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended World ...
Despite the best efforts of the Ordnance Department and civilian contractors, the quest for a suitable U.S. rifle with which ...
In late 1914 it was clear to the allies that there would be no quick victory in World War One. The western front had become static, and a costly trench war had begun. In November 1914, Winston ...
For decades, the family of World War I veteran CL Daniel didn’t know where he was buried but believed he died in the 1921 ...
As I viewed Voices of Conscience, an exhibit at Hillcrest Academy in rural Kalona that tells the story of WWI Conscientious ...
Before Mumbai became the cosmopolitan character that we now know it as today, the city’s bustling port, a feature ...
Germany tried twice in the 20th century to conquer Europe and very nearly achieved that goal in World War II. In fact, not ...
Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army
The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...
By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) was the largest socialist organization ...
Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11 to honor military veterans – living and deceased – who served in the United ...
On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...
Pvt. Walter Joseph Keefe, an Army infantryman serving overseas in World War I, was only cleared to serve after the teenager's ...
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