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The War is Over: Armistice Day, November 11, 1918
The “War to End All Wars,” which lasted over 4 years and cost almost 20 million lives, ended on November 11th, 1918, at 11 A.M. (6 A.M. here in Dayton). Headlines in the November 11 Dayton Daily News read “World’s Greatest War … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Carr, Armistice, MS-135, MS-182, ms-342, WWI, WWI100
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The World at War: Across the Atlantic, Summer 1917
By June 1917, the first Americans were on their way to France and the War. One of those traveling across the Atlantic Ocean was Yellow Springs native and Antioch College graduate Alice Carr, a nurse serving with the American Red … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Carr, MS-135, WWI, WWI100
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April 2, 1917: the Miami Valley Prepares for War
On the evening of April 2, 1917, one hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. The Senate and House passed the resolution in the following days with Wilson signing … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Local History, SC&A
Tagged MS-135, MS-284, WWI, WWI100
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