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World War 1

George MacKay in 1917.

‘1917’ Is the Best War Movie Since ‘Saving Private Ryan’

The encounters are treacherous and the gunfire is so loud that you're never in danger of dozing off.
By Rex Reed

Russia Is Alleging the British Staged Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

In interviews televised in Russia, Syrian doctors are saying there was no chemical attack.
By Mikhail Klikushin

British Intelligence: Yes, Russian Spy Was Poisoned by Kremlin

London has solid intelligence to back up its claim of Kremlin culpability in the March 4 attack.
By John R. Schindler
British politician Lord Arthur Balfour (1848 - 1930) points out a feature of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to Governor Sir Ronald Storrs during a visit to Jerusalem, 9th April 1925. The city's Arab residents were on strike as a protest against the Balfour Declaration supporting plans for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. (Photo by )

On This Day 100 Years Ago, Britain Promises Jewish ‘National Home’

By Micah Halpern
President Donald Trump.

The Dead Sing With Dirt in Their Mouths

By John R. Schindler
Chinese soldiers carry the flags of the Communist Party, the state, and the People's Liberation Army during a military parade at the Zhurihe training base in China's northern Inner Mongolia region on July 30, 2017.

The Tweets of August: Trump’s North Korea Calculus Underestimates China

By John R. Schindler
BMW i3 Spaghetti Car by artist Maurizio Cattelan sold for $117,562 at Leonardo DiCaprio's annual St. Tropez charity auction.

The Week in Auctions: Results From Leo’s Charity, War Posters and Marilyn Monroe

By Alanna Martinez
U.S. Army soldiers salute during the national anthem.

The Real Threat to America? That There Are Too Many to Count.

By Harlan Ullman
The censorship board. George Creel is seated at far right.

How Woodrow Wilson’s Propaganda Machine Changed American Journalism

By Christopher B. Daly
More than 100 headstones were vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia in Feb. 2017.

What History Reveals About Surges in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments

By Ingrid Anderson
circa 1917: American troops on the march during the First World War.

100 Years Ago Today: America Enters the Great War

By John R. Schindler
The Navy converted to oil from coal a few years before the U.S. entered World War I, helping to solidify petroleum’s strategic status.

How World War I Ushered in the Century of Oil

By Brian C. Black
A member of the U.S. Air Force marches in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City on November 11, 2016.

Let’s Stop Cheapening Combat: Women Are Not the Primary Victims of War

By Pete Ross
Verdun, FRANCE: POUR ILLUSTRER LES PAPIERS SUR LA BATAILLE DE VERDUN - This file picture dated 1916 shows French soldiers getting out of trucks near Verdun battlefield, eastern France during WWI. The battle won by the French in November 1916 cost the life of 163.000 French soldiers and 143.000 German. Today, Verdun is building a parallel legacy as a message of peace taht teachers and historians transmit to some 50,000 young Europeans who visit its once-bloodied fields every year. AFP PHOTO

The Butcher’s Bill of 1916: Europe’s Blood-Drenched Year of Horror

By John R. Schindler
Actors perform during the sound and light show "From flames to the light," on June 27, 2014 in Haudainville, France. The show, presents a scenic reenactment of the Battle of Verdun.

This Podcast Tells the Stories High School History Class Forgot

By Pete Ross
THIEPVAL, FRANCE - JULY 1: Poppies and Blueys fall from the Thiepval Monument during the two minutes silence during the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial on July 1, 2016 in Thiepval, France. The event is part of the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial in Thiepval, France, where 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave are commemorated. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - Pool/Getty Images)

A ‘Human Memorial’ for the Historic Battle of Somme

By Dani Blum
BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 11: A Chinese man walks at Ritan Park on June 11, 2016 in Beijing, China. Ritan, meaning 'sun altar', is among the oldest parks in Beijing, built in the early 1500s during the Ming dynasty for the emperor to make sacrifices to the sun. Less than half a kilometer square, Ritan these days is considered an oasis of green space in a sprawling city of skyscrapers, notorious air pollution, and a population of over 20 million people. Most Chinese live in small apartments with no access to gardens, leaving parks as a welcome haven for people, especially the elderly, to exercise, socialize, or enjoy a degree of privacy. The average day at Ritan is a showcase of conventional routines such as jogging, dancing, and martial arts, mixed with the assortment of odd activities -- including 'voice exercises' and back-scratching on trees -- that are known to be unique staples of Beijing park life.

Why the West Is to Blame for What Happens Next in China

By Pete Ross
Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs after walking in the Memorial Day parade May 30, 2016 in Chappaqua, New York.

How EmailGate Weakened America’s National Security

By John R. Schindler
Nelson Saiers and an installation view of 'Inside.'

The Warhol of Wall Street

By Guelda Voien
Google employees are protesting Pentagon contracts.

This Week in Tech History: Gmail Debuts, Three Mile Island Explosion

By John Bonazzo
Alexander Graham Bell's invention, in one of its earliest forms.

This Week in Tech History: Telephone Invented, Fukushima Power Plant Explodes

By John Bonazzo
Dolly the cloned sheep.

This Week in Tech History: Dolly the Sheep Cloned, First Battleship Launched

By John Bonazzo
During the first Christmas of World War One, combatants on both sides temporarily put down their arms for a night of signing and eating and possibly even soccer. This photo, taken October 28, 1914, shows British soldiers lined up in a narrow trench. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Christmas Truce with ISIS

By Andrew L. Peek
Irvine.

This War Horse is Not Just a War Horse

By Rex Reed
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