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76This Day in History - July 7
by BaliMermaid
What happened on July 7 inconstruction,sports,sport,sport, History,indian,german,London,prince,Auschwitz,holocaust,hollywood,Civil War,World War 2,World War 1,ronald reagan,general,american history,tennessee .25 published 3 weeks ago
71This Day in History - July 9
by BaliMermaid
1777: New York elects its first governor On this day in 1777, New York elects Brigadier General George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton would go on to become New... .25 published 2 weeks ago
74World War 1: The Sinking of Lusitania
by Hovalis
May 7, 1915, approx 1.40pm. The early morning fog had slowed down the progress of Lusitania, and Captain Turner needed a more accurate fix on his position. He ordered the ship slowed down and put on a straight course off the Irish coast. In doing so he sealed the fate of his ship and the lives aboard her. published 6 months ago
74HMHS Britannic - Titanic's Unlucky Sister
by Hovalis
The RMS Britannic was the younger sister of the Titanic, and was the third Olympic class liner built by the White Star Line. She shares something in common with her older sister, Titanic: She did not carry one... published 6 months ago
69HMS Dreadnought: The Ship That Sparked an Arms Race
by Hovalis
Imagine a weapon which was so powerful that its mere existence rendered all other weapons of its kind obsolete. What would be the response? Catch up or lose your position forever. This was the scramble... published 5 months ago
90World War 1 Trench Warfare
by jimmythejock
The Western Front during World War 1 stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier with France. Both sides dug themselves in ending any possible chance of a quick war; this caused a stalemate, which was... published 17 months ago
65The Angels of Mons
by The Lost Dutchman
In 1930, the British newspaper The Daily News had a story about angels fighting on the side of the British troops during the retreat from Mons, in August 1914... published 2 months ago
82World War 1 Women At War
by jimmythejock
Before the outbreak of World War One in 1914 a woman's role in the workplace was quite restricted, jobs for women consisted mainly of domestic labor, nursing, teaching, and agriculture if their family owned a... published 3 months ago
69Roles of Women in World War I
by daryl2007
By 1914 nearly 5.9 million were working out of the 23.8 million females in Britain. In World War I, for example, thousands of women worked in munitions factories, offices and large hangars used to build... published 3 months ago
81World War 1: The Scuttling of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow
by Hovalis
The German Fleet was interned at Scapa Flow, Britain's main North Sea Navy Port, and had been since soon after the surrender. 21st June 1919, Rear-Admiral Ludwig von Reuter sent a signal out to the fleet with extraoridinary consequences. published 5 months ago
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