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Event Archives:World War I

A narrow gap between the protestors and the riot police during a demonstration against the Vietnam War in Washington DC, 21st May 1972. 173 demonstrators were later arrested during a violent confrontation with the police. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

When Did the US Lose the Vietnam War? Here Are Some Dates

by Jerry D. Morelock11/17/20224/26/2024

Book Review: ‘The Facemaker’ by Lindsey Fitzharris

by Dave Kindy11/10/202210/10/2022
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How The French Added Fashion To World War I Airplanes

by Jon Guttman11/2/202211/2/2022

The Red Baron Tells All

by HistoryNet Staff10/20/202210/20/2022

U-111, a WWI Submarine That Was Thought Lost Forever, Has Been Found 

by Claire Barrett10/3/202210/4/2022
WWI Memorial cast bronzes: soldier leaving home

Be the First to See Cast Bronzes from the World War I Memorial

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/29/20229/29/2022

When a WWI German Zeppelin Tried to Bomb Edinburgh Castle — and Missed

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/16/20229/16/2022

Watch the First Look at the WWI Movie ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

by Jon Simkins9/6/20229/7/2022

The WWI Pistol That ‘Played’ Han Solo’s Blaster Just Sold for How Much?!

by Dave Kindy9/6/20229/7/2022
President Lyndon Johnson, right, poses May 14, 1968 at the White House with four winners of the nation's highest award, the Medal of Honor. Decorated for valor in Vietnam, they are, from left: Air Force Capt. Gerald O. Young, of Anacortes, Wash.; Navy Bosn"s Mate James E. Williams, of Rock Hill, S.C.; Marine Sgt. Richard A. Pittman, of Stockton, Calif. and Army Spc. 5 Charles C. Hagmeister, of Lincoln, Neb. Others are unidentified. (AP photo)

Is the Medal of Honor Overrated?

by Jerry D. Morelock9/6/202212/14/2022

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