world war 1
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86775)
• United States
4 Dec 24
Today, December 4, is the 149th anniversary of the birth of Edith Louisa Cavell. Her name may not be well-known in America these days (if it ever was), but her life — more precisely, her death — is a story of heroism.
Cavell...
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Dawnsummer
@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
6 Jul 22
This is a trailer from the 1930's version of the book directed by Lewis Milestone. It won two notable academy awards for best picture and director.
I can understand why this movie would have thrilled the audience. Talkies had...
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 18
It was the 11th hour of the 11th month of 1918, 100 years ago today.It was supposed to be the war to end all wars,but this was not the case.In the United States it is now called veterans day.
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
2 Jun 17
The News Is So Disturbing
Around the world, so many things are happening to disturb our lives. I actually hate to listen to the news anymore.
Things are so different from when I grew up. The Vietnam War was part of my growing...
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
5 Apr 16
I've just read @JudyEv 's post about soldiers in WW1 and thought I would tell you about my grandfather. He had a bullet hole in his arm, and I remember poking my finger into it while he told me how he got it.
He was already in...
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its-logos-plus-logic
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
11 Nov 11
I was researching something totally unrelated to today being 11/11/11, but came across the information that World War 1 ended on November 11, 1918. I knew about the 1918, but hadn't known it ended on 11/11. I am now assuming this...
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Chiang_Mai_boy
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
3 Jul 09
I have been working on a video as a tribute to the American service men and women to celibate this 4th of July. After a month of work here it is. It is a compelling tribute to all those who have served and are serving in the armed...
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manojjonam10
@manojjonam10 (350)
• India
14 Jun 08
i heard he participated in the first world war, after that he came to write the lord of rings books.the war sequence he mentions, especially the rohan's cavalry charge shows the nature of first world war, i don't know certainly...
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