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What to know ahead of the Stars and Stripes Picnic at the World War I Memorial
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - KCTV will broadcast Kansas City’s official fireworks show on July 4 at the National World War I ...
‘Taps’ played for 1,500th time at World War I memorial
Every day since the World War I Memorial first opened back in 2021, a bugler has played “Taps” live at 5 p.m. — rain or shine.
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German sabotage actually damaged the Statue of Liberty during World War I
The Black Tom bombing, along with Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram, eventually led to ...
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With Their Bravery During World War I, These Daring American Women Doctors Proved Their Might to Folks Back Home
As their right to vote was debated in the States, a remarkable group of 74 physicians and support staff sailed to war-torn ...
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This Weekend in History on June 28 and 29: World War I is Triggered; Treaty of Versailles is Signed to End the War
June 28th and 29th are dates that echo through the corridors of history.One of the most impactful events in global history ...
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On Its Anniversary, Remember the Lessons of World War I
World War I “colored everything that came before and shadowed everything that followed.” The assassinations, which Austria-Hungary blamed on Serbia, led to an ultimatum being delivered to the Serbian ...
28 years later: Truth behind the haunting 110-year-old World War I chant; how a soldier’s breakdown became a modern horror anthem
A 110-year-old recording of Rudyard Kipling’s “Boots” gives 28 Years Later its most haunting moment, turning a soldier’s ...
History Today: How the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo sparked World War I
On June 28, 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo triggered a chain reaction that lead to World War ...