An article in The Guardian explores the Women's Congress of 1915, when over 1000 female activists convened at the Hague to push for peace and women's rights.
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WW1 flight pioneer’s office ‘reopens’ at RAF Museum
The office of British aviation pioneer Claude Grahame-White has been meticulously recreated by the Royal Air Force Museum, using a sole surviving photo from 1915.
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Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for April 2015
The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering April 1915.
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Latest Book Review – Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania
Centenary News Review:This is a lively and comprehensive account of the sinking of the Lusitania, and the controversies which still swirl around it. Diana Preston weaves a narrative of intrigue and foreboding that describes how the pride of the Cunard fleet sailed into a German U-boat’s sights.
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Lusitania Centenary: Historic disaster photos on show in Cobh, Ireland
More than 60 photographs capturing the aftermath of the Lusitania disaster are displayed in the Irish port of Cobh, as it prepares for commemorations next week marking the centenary of the British liner’s sinking by a German submarine.
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Book Review – Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania by Diana Preston
Centenary News Review: ‘This is a lively and comprehensive account of the sinking of the Lusitania, its aftermath, and the controversies which still swirl around the disaster. Diana Preston weaves a narrative of intrigue and foreboding that describes how the pride of the Cunard fleet sailed into the sights of a German submarine off the Irish coast a century ago.’
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Article: ‘Telling the story of American aviation in WWI’
An article in Alaska Dispatch News explores the evolution of aviation during the First World War, and the young Americans who served in air combat missions before the United States joined the war in 1917.
Continue readingGallipoli Centenary: Belfast conference considers Irish role in Dardanelles
A one-day conference, hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland on April 30th 2015, examines the impact of Gallipoli and the role of Irish troops.
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America to commemorate sinking of Lusitania in New York and Washington
The World War One Centennial Commission (the main US official body for commemorating the First World War), will be hosting two events to mark the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7th 1915.
Continue readingEnglish village of Hoby holds First World War commemorative events
The Hoby and District Local History Society is organised a variety of commemorative events to honour local contributions to the First World War.
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