Campaigners are urgently appealing for support to save the last surviving American battleship of both world wars from the scrapyard, reports Patrick Gregory.
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WWI veteran USS Texas battles for survival
Campaigners are urgently appealing for support to save the last surviving American battleship of both world wars from the scrapyard, reports Patrick Gregory.
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100 Years Ago: The Halifax Explosion
A ship loaded with high explosives blew up following a collision in the Canadian port of Halifax on 6 December 1917, killing 2,000 people and leaving thousands more homeless.
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Centenary Anniversary: US declares war on Austria-Hungary
7th December 1917: America extended its First World War involvement, declaring war on Austria-Hungary.
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First US WW1 destroyer loss commemorated for Centenary
Britain’s Maritime Archaeology Trust is telling the story of USS Jacob Jones, torpedoed on 6 December 1917 in the southwest approaches to the English Channel.
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Centenary Anniversary: Jerusalem captured
9th December 1917: Jerusalem fell to British-led forces on 9 December 1917 with their commander, General Sir Edmund Allenby, formally entering the Holy City on foot two days later.
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The US declares war on Austria-Hungary, 7 December 1917
America extended its WW1 involvement as 1917 drew to a close, declaring war on Germany’s ally, Austria-Hungary.
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100 Years Ago: Jerusalem falls to British-led forces
General Sir Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem on 11 December 1917 after a six-week campaign against the Ottomans in Palestine, as Major Paul Knight explains.
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100 Years Ago: Jerusalem falls to British-led forces
General Sir Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem on 11 December 1917 after a six-week campaign against the Ottomans in Palestine, as Major Paul Knight explains.
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100 Years Ago: Armistice on the Eastern Front
Russia’s new revolutionary socialist leaders agreed an armistice with the Central Powers on 15 December 1917, suspending the Great War on the Eastern Front.
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