How Imperialism Set the Stage for World War I
Many of the powers in World War I were competitive in overtaking territories in Europe and Africa. Becky Little George...
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10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of Verdun
Explore 10 surprising facts about one of the longest and most brutal campaigns of World War I. EA Evan Andrews...
8 Battlefield Poets of World War I
Explore eight of the most famous chroniclers of the “War to End All Wars.” EA Evan Andrews Published: February 16, 2016Last...
6 American Heroes of WWI
From a balloon-busting fighter ace and a Navy escape artist to one of the Marine Corps’ most legendary sergeants, meet...
6 Famous WWI Fighter Aces
The skies over World War I-era Europe served as a brutal testing ground for manned aircraft. Though limited by their...
How the Shocking Use of Gas in World War I Led Nations to Ban It
The Germans were the first to successfully weaponize gas in World War I—to horrifying effect. Dave Roos Maj. Tracy Everts/US...
More People Died in the 1918 Flu Pandemic Than in WWI
See the heroes of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic in color. DJ Dan Jones Published: January 26, 2018Last Updated: February 18, 2025...
When Fears of Tuberculosis Drove an Open-Air School Movement
Intended to curb the spread of tuberculosis, open-air schools grew into a major international movement in the early 1900s. Sarah...
Remembering the Sinking of RMS Lusitania
Get the story behind the ill-fated British ocean liner. Jesse Greenspan Getty Images / Print Collector / Contributor Published: May 06,...
How the Sinking of Lusitania Changed World War I
A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster...
