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After more than 100 years, World War I battlefields are poisoned and uninhabitable

During the Battle of Verdun, which lasted over 300 days in 1916, more than 60 million artillery shells were fired by both sides–many of which contained poisonous gases. These massive bombardments and ...

The US Army says it's reviving a World War I practice — using soldiers as walking blood banks when helicopters can't fly

Without the ability to freely evacuate casualties or transport supplies via air, blood transfusions right on the battlefield ...
Houston Public Media

World War I-era artillery shell detonated by bomb squad after being found at Houston’s Memorial Park

A World War I-era artillery shell was discovered at Memorial Park and detonated by the Houston Police Department bomb squad on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. As Memorial Park leaders embark on a project to ...

20 Figures from World War I and World War II That Left a Mark in History

Last Updated on September 5, 2025 by Matt Staff History moves on the choices of people, not just dates. The figures of World ...

What was the Department of War and why was the name changed?

President Donald Trump hinted that the Department of Defense may revert to the Department of War, a title used in the early ...
The Christian Science Monitor

Digging deep into the trenches of World War I in ‘Ring of Fire’

A New History of the World at War: 1914” details how colonial powers sought land grabs and new weaponry gave them increased fire power.

Massachusetts man accused of vandalizing war memorial: ‘Painful for our community and our veterans’

Stoneham Police received reports from a DPW employee that a man wearing a mask and sunglasses was “behaving strangely” near ...