The influenza pandemic which spread across the world with devastating results in the final months of the Great War will be discussed at a lecture in London on May 13th 2015.
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100 Years Ago Today: Gorlice-Tarnów offensive starts against Russia
German and Austro-Hungarian troops launched a joint offensive in Galicia (present-day Poland) on May 2nd 1915, achieving a major breakthrough against the Russian Army.
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2nd May 1915: German and Austro-Hungarian troops launched a joint offensive in Galicia (present-day Poland), achieving a major breakthrough against the Russian Army.
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Lusitania Centenary: Irish lifeboat crew re-enacts 1915 rescue call
A veteran lifeboat has been rowed to the wreck site of the Lusitania in tribute to those who went to the aid of the torpedoed liner’s victims on May 7th 1915.
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100 Years Ago Today: John McCrae wrote ‘In Flanders Fields’
It is believed that John McCrae wrote the famous poem on May 3rd 1915.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: the end of the Battle of St Julien during the Second Ypres conflict
On 4th May 1914, the Battle of St Julien ended after 11 days. It was one of the key engagements during the Second Battle of Ypres.
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The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary
1,300 people gathered on Sunday, May 3rd 2015, in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, Australia, for The Anzac Centenary Commemorative Service of the NSW Jewish Community. Jillian Davidson attended the event.
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The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary
1,300 people gathered on Sunday, May 3rd 2015, in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, Australia, for The Anzac Centenary Commemorative Service of the NSW Jewish Community. Jillian Davidson attended the event.
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Book Review – Dead Wake
Centenary News Review:’Larson’s greatest skill is his ability to bring the captains, commanders and passengers to life beyond the page so that they are more than mere names in a history book. It is this, combined with the detailed and objective research, which makes Dead Wake a powerful addition to the study of the Lusitania’s final voyage.’
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Lusitania relatives gather on Irish coast to mark centenary
Thousands of people are expected to take part in Lusitania centenary events on Ireland’s Cork coast today (May 7th 2015), many of them descendants of the torpedoed liner’s passengers and crew.
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