Once-forgotten WWI veterans honoured a century later World War I veterans who did not die on the frontline but suffered from "shell shock" after returning home will be commemorated for their sacrifice. AAP · Dec 22, 2023
Albert Londres, unflinching reporter who inspired France's top journalism prize This year’s Prix Albert Londres, France’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, will be awarded on 27 November. It bears the name of a legendary French journalist who travelled the world reporting – and both fascinated and appalled readers with what he described. Radio France Internationale · Nov 26, 2023
The surprising history of leftovers How the invention of the refrigerator — and the patriotism of World War I — changed how (and how much) we cook Salon · Nov 24, 2023
US Army to overturn century-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers U.S. Army officials say they will overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers for a mutiny at a Houston military camp a century ago in a trial that had racial undertones The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
Eugene Bullard, pioneering African-American aviator who flew for France in WWI The first African-American combat pilot flew not for his country, but for France. Born in the segregated south of the United States at the turn of the 20th century, Eugene Bullard moved to Paris and became one of a handful of black pilots to fight in World War I. Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2023
Somber bugles and bells mark Armistice Day around the globe as wars drown out peace messages People around the globe are remembering the slaughter and losses from four years of fighting during World War I just over a century ago that was supposed to amount to “the war to end all wars.” The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2023
Are banks and stores open on Veterans Day 2023? Veterans Day is celebrated on 11 November annually The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
Best Free Veterans Day Lessons & Activities Plan your Veterans Day classroom activities and lessons with quizzes, videos, primary sources, and more Tech&Learning · Nov 10, 2023
Braverman slammed after calling UK pro-Palestine protesters ‘hate marchers’ This Saturday’s protest will coincide with Armistice weekend, commemorating the end of World War I. Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2023
What stores are closed on Veterans Day 2023? Veterans Day is celebrated on 11 November annually The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
When war goes underground: Understanding Hamas's tunnel network An author whose book has become a reference for those trying to understand Hamas's tunnel network and its impact on the current war has told FRANCE 24 that Israel must eventually enter them to ensure their destruction. Daphné Richemond-Barak started her book "Underground Warfare" 10 years ago, when one of… France 24 · Nov 7, 2023
Best Free Veterans Day Lessons & Activities Plan your Veterans Day classroom activities and lessons with quizzes, videos, primary sources, and more Tech&Learning · Nov 2, 2023
Israel-Palestine: A timeline of the decades-long conflict as ceasefire reportedly reached with Hamas The causes of this conflict are deep-rooted and complex, spanning at least two centuries Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023
Unesco declares WWI memorials in France and Belgium world heritage sites The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has added more than 130 World War I cemeteries and memorials across what was once the Western Front to its list of World Heritage sites. Radio France Internationale · Sep 23, 2023
AAP · Sep 22, 2023 Police seek to reunite World War I medals with owner The public could hold the key to tracking down the rightful owner of World War I medals found in Melbourne's southeast.
Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2023 Rwanda genocide sites, WWI cemeteries added to World Heritage list UN cultural body says memorial sites for human suffering can play a key role in peacebuilding.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 UNESCO adds World War I remembrance sites to its prestigious heritage registry UNESCO has added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023 World War I memorials in France and Belgium are vying again to become UNESCO World Heritage sites Belgium and France want the countless headstones, cemeteries and memorials from World War I recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites to make sure people stop and think about the meaning and value of peace
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023 'Dirty red': how periods have been stigmatised through history to the modern day About a year ago, at a friend’s wedding, a fellow guest asked whether I knew that modern sanitary towels owe their origins to resourceful World War I field nurses who discovered the efficacy of repurposing military bandages as period pads. I did not.
Salon · Aug 19, 2023 Russia, Ukraine and the echoes of 1919 NATO's critics summon up the 1919 Treaty of Versailles as a warning not to "punish" Russia. That's fake history
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2023 While access to ‘The Bean’ is limited, our city has other public art worth seeing Chicago’s public sculpture portfolio is bigger than Cloud Gate. And now is as good a time as any to get around town and see some of it.
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023 Pope discusses health, the ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics in airborne briefing Pope Francis says his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023 Pope visits Portuguese shrine known for apocalyptic prophesy linked to Russia as war rages on Pope Francis has arrived in the Portuguese town of Fatima to pray for peace at a shrine that has captivated Catholics for a century
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2, 2023 College Sports Are on the Edge of a Full-On Soulless Spiral Fans have been tricked into rooting for the piles of money that come with mega-conference realignment and only serve to benefit administrators.
Salon · Jul 9, 2023 Poetry, paradox and the worst war of all The two greatest poets of World War I despised the bloody, pointless conflict — yet fought bravely. But why?