First World War Centenary News Archive

November 6, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘Wacht Im Osten’ – US WW1 museum explores German experiences of the Eastern Front

A new exhibition at the National World War I Museum, Kansas City, is a timely reminder of the often overlooked Eastern Front in the First World War, writes Patrick Gregory.

November 7, 2016 CN Editorial TeamFeatures

November 7 1916 – Americans go to the polls in close Presidential race

President Woodrow Wilson narrowly won a second term in November 1916 on a platform of ‘He Kept Us out of War’, reflects Patrick Gregory.

Author: Patrick Gregory

November 7, 2016 CN Editorial TeamArticles

November 7 1916 – Americans go to the polls in close Presidential race

President Woodrow Wilson narrowly won a second term in November 1916 on a platform of 'He Kept Us out of War', reflects Patrick Gregory.

November 8, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

Update on ‘Far From the Western Front’ – exhibition focussing on South Asia’s soldiers

Centenary News visits a London exhibition highlighting the First World War contribution of the men who served in the colonial Indian Army and their families.

November 8, 2016 CN Editorial TeamEvents

‘World War I and American Art’ – Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia

The first major exhibition devoted to exploring how American artists reacted to the First World War has opened in Philadelphia.

End Date: 09 Apr 2017

November 8, 2016 CN Editorial TeamEvents

US WW1 museum explores German experiences on the Eastern Front

A new Eastern Front exhibition at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City is a timely reminder of an often overlooked aspect of the Great War, writes Patrick Gregory.

End Date: 12 Mar 2017

November 11, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

Armistice Day 2016: Remembering the Somme, Verdun and Jutland

Armistice Day ceremonies have been taking place around the world on 11 November 2016, the 98th anniversary of the ceasefire that ended the First World War.

November 11, 2016 CN Editorial TeamEvents

November 2016 Armistice commemorations at Lens’ 14-18 Museum

A weekend of Armistice events at Lens'14-18 Museum includes a torchlight ceremony at the 'Ring of Remembrance' international memorial overlooking the former battlefields of Artois.

End Date: 13 Nov 2016

November 12, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

Armistice Day 2016: France remembers in the UK

The Centenaries of the Battles of Verdun and the Somme were marked at this year’s Armistice Day commemorations held by the French Embassy in London.

November 14, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

Poppies & Poems screened onto Big Ben for Remembrance Sunday

Falling poppies, coupled with war poems, were projected onto Big Ben in the latest of the UK Parliament’s WW1 Centenary tributes on Remembrance Sunday.