News – Page 81 – First World War Centenary News Archive

May 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

BBC Radio 3 to mark First World War Centenary with special programme season

Two weeks of special programmes are to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3, telling the story of the First World War through the music of the time.

May 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News in Brief: 23rd – 30th May 2014

Centenary News in Brief this week includes: America marks its Memorial Day at cemeteries around the world; Canada announces funding to restore its Japanese Canadian War Memorial; the Help for Heroes 4×4 challenge reaches £750,000 in fundraising; and Australia commemorates the disappearance of submarine AE1.

June 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Chancellor Merkel opens special First World War Centenary exhibition in Berlin

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has opened a special exhibition marking the Centenary of the First World War at the German Historical Museum in Berlin.

June 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Young New Zealanders chosen for Paris First World War Centenary parade

Four young New Zealanders have been chosen to represent their country at the Bastille Day Parade in Paris which will launch France’s commemorations for the First World War Centenary in 2014.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Australian and New Zealand radio stations launch composer competition for Gallipoli Centenary

Two radio stations – one in Australia and one in New Zealand – have launched a competition asking composers to submit original compositions to mark the Centenary of the Gallipoli landings.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Twin sculptures at St. Paul’s Cathedral commemorate First World War Centenary

Twin sculptures have been installed at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Kaliningrad unveils new First World War monument to mark the Centenary

Russia’s westernmost region – an enclave in Eastern Europe – has unveiled a monument commemorating the First World War as part of its efforts to mark the Centenary.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

New woodland in the Pentland Hills, Scotland, to mark First World War Centenary

A new woodland is to be established in the Pentland Hills, south of Edinburgh, to honour Scotland’s First World War soldiers.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News in Brief: 31st May – 6th June 2014

Centenary News in Brief this week includes: A French festival will examine how the First World War has been depicted in cartoons; the Museum of Military History in Vienna launches a Centenary photograph competition; a Centenary conference in Kuala Lumpur; and a nine foot Centenary statue is installed in County Durham.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Finnish wreck diving team find German First World War submarine

The wreck of the German submarine SM U-26 has been found in the Gulf of Finland.