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IN a dozen years we have seen a marked change in our understanding of the war, only the least of which is attributable to fiction. With the publication of our archive material, with the summing up of ...
All went quiet on the western front in December 1914, when spontaneous truces broke out between enemy soldiers spending the holidays at war. They decorated, exchanged gifts, and even playing a little ...
Nueces County leaders plan to demolish the 1914 courthouse, while residents call for restoration or reuse of the historic building.
Workers repair the brick pavement on Seventh Avenue in Marion in September 1914. (The History Center) Buy Photo This photo from The History Center collection shows workers repairing the brick pavement ...
And you thought Louis Menand’s “The Free World” was long! Simon Heffer’s “The Age of Decadence: A History of Britain, 1880-1914” clocks in at 897 printed pages with narrow margins. It’s a book that ...
A fire broke out at the Elmira Masonic Temple (now the Hazlett building) on March 23, 1914, likely caused by a grease fire in the New England Kitchen's ventilation system. The fire significantly ...