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fromIndieWire
1 week ago

'The History of Sound' Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor Make Love and Music in Oliver Hermanus' Affecting Wartime Romance

"The History of Sound" offers a unique portrayal of queer love, departing from typical dramatic tropes associated with the genre.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

What a wartime housing boom reveals about solving America's housing crisis

The U.S. government constructed over 80 thoughtfully designed communities between 1918 and 1920 to meet urgent housing needs during World War I.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Oshinowo Studio Reveals Design for New Commonwealth War Graves Memorial Honoring Sierra Leone's WWI Carrier Corps

The new memorial design by Oshinowo Studio, commissioned by the CWGC, aims to honor the fallen of the Sierra Leone Carrier Corps in World War I.
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Germany news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Today in History: May 7, RMS Lusitania torpedoed, sunk by German submarine

May 7 marks significant historical events including the sinking of the RMS Lusitania and Germany's surrender in WWII.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

The wartime journalist who rose from the Dublin slums to hobnob with world leaders and win a bet with Lloyd George

Dr Emile J Dillon, War Writer, Dead" was the main headline on a New York Times article published on June 10, 1933. "Former Correspondent of the London Telegraph: Noted as Scholarly Journalist," a secondary headline recorded. An obituary in the Irish Independent described Dillon as 'a famous figure' who had once been 'the best-informed man in Europe.'
World news
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fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Hello From a French Village That Recalls the U.S. as a Staunch Ally

More than a century after the fighting stopped, the U.S. Army's First Division has not fully faded from memory in Cantigny, the tiny hilltop village in northern France that it helped to save in World War I.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Stranger than fiction MI5 tales revealed in first National Archives collaboration

The origins of MI5 highlight a pivotal transition from a small bureau to a significant intelligence service, emphasizing evolving roles of women within the agency.
UK news
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

This Democrat President Exploded the U.S. Debt by Over 700%

In years past, competent politicians made use of the debt to benefit the American people instead of wage endless foreign wars.
US politics
UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Searching for Africa's lost World War soldiers, one grave at a time

The absence of acknowledgment for African soldiers who fought and died in World War I profoundly impacted their families and communities.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
3 months ago

20 Incredible Facts About the Weapons Used in America's $32 Billion War

Global conflicts like WWI provide critical lessons in history that must be remembered to prevent future wars.
The U.S. used various funding methods during WWI, including taxes and bonds, to support war efforts.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
4 months ago

LitWatch February: Valentine's Day, Neko Case, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Jess Walter * Oregon ArtsWatch

cummings' love poetry reflects a complex interplay between passion, loss, and the ineffability of emotion, encapsulated in his famous lines on love's deeper meanings.
Writing
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Forgotten no more: The Black South Africans who died in WWI Africa

The memorial aims to rectify a historical oversight, ensuring that the names of 1,772 Black non-combatants who died in World War I are finally honored and recognized.
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Miscellaneous
from24/7 Wall St.
6 months ago

The US Military Still Uses This 60-Year-Old Stealth Aircraft

The evolution of stealth technology from World War I has led to advanced stealth aircraft crucial for modern military operations.
from24/7 Wall St.
7 months ago

This Country On Israel's Border Has Over 5,000 Tanks at the Ready

"The 1916 Battle of the Somme marks the first use of tanks in modern warfare, where armored vehicles entered the battlefield to break the stalemate of World War I trench warfare."
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Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Precipice by Robert Harris review the prime minister's affair

Robert Harris's 'Precipice' explores a historical love affair amidst the impending World War I, blending romance with espionage and societal critique.
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Sex and secrets in PM's limo: Asquith's wild trysts with socialite mistress

In Robert Harris's new research, it becomes clear that Herbert Asquith's relationship with Venetia Stanley was more than a mere affair, influencing key military decisions.
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