For Germany, this was an economic dream—a way to bypass the British-controlled Suez Canal and access the vast oil fields of ...

While millions of Americans can name Western Front battles like Belleau Wood or the Meuse-Argonne, almost no one remembers ...

Three years. 10 months. 18 days.As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out assault on Ukraine: Europe’s largest, bloodiest conflict war since World ...

It was once called the War to End All Wars, but World War I dragged on year after year. Governments were shattered, lives were destroyed, and many more wars came in its wake. But for one moment in ...

On Thanksgiving 1925, 10 of the 15 African-American World War I soldiers who had ties to North Iowa were U.S. Army veterans and lived within a 30-mile radius of Mason City. All served in France in ...

John Monsky details the history of the Unknown Soldier and the origins of Veterans Day. The U.S. takes no territory in WWI, only leases for nine cemeteries for the American dead. Each grave has a ...

During World War I, Fred Coleman was preparing to go overseas. In February 1918, he wrote home: “I like the life of a soldier and am getting along fine. It was rumored that we were to be transferred ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National World War I Museum is offering free admission to furloughed federal workers during the government shutdown. This initiative coincides with the museum’s ‘Living the ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Next year will mark the 250th birthday for the United States. Over the next several months, we’re celebrating our nation’s past, including historical moments in Kansas. Just ...

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“What if your first love is your greatest love — and your last love?” That is the question at the heart of “The History of Sound,” the new historical romantic drama starring Paul Mescal and Josh ...