Two days of commemorations are planned in Mons on November 10 & 11 to mark the centenary of the Belgian city’s liberation at the very end of the First World War.
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Centenary Anniversary: The Halifax Explosion
6th December 1917: A massive explosion killed 2,000 people in the Canadian port of Halifax, injuring thousands more and leaving many homeless.
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How 1918 unfolded – Year of Decision in the Great War
Centenary News considers how years of deadlock came to an end in 1918, as first the Germans and then the Allies went on the attack.
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How 1918 unfolded – Year of Decision in the Great War
Centenary News considers how years of deadlock came to an end in 1918, as first the Germans and then the Allies went on the attack.
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Centenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2018
A Centenary News summary of major anniversaries that shaped 1918, the final year of the First World War – and news of some of the 2018 event programmes announced so far.
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100 Years Ago: Woodrow Wilson sets out his Fourteen Points
Patrick Gregory discusses US President Woodrow Wilson’s vision, outlined in a speech to Congress on 8 January 1918, for a new world order after the Great War,
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100 Years Ago: Woodrow Wilson sets out his Fourteen Points
Patrick Gregory discusses US President Woodrow Wilson's vision, outlined in a speech to Congress on 8 January 1918, for a new world order after the Great War,
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Centenary Anniversary: The Fourteen Points
8th January 1918: US President Woodrow Wilson sets out the Fourteen Points, his vision for a new world order after the Great War.
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The Americans who served with Allied forces through WW1
Author Chris Dickon explains how many American volunteers were already Great War veterans in 1918 as the US built up its own army for action in Europe.
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The Americans who served with Allied forces through WW1
Author Chris Dickon explains how many American volunteers were already Great War veterans in 1918 as the US built up its own army for action in Europe.
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