United States – First World War Centenary News Archive

January 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Liberty Memorial’s “flame” to be restored

The USA’s Liberty Memorial is to have its “flame” relit.

February 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

US Presidential inauguration sees First World War Colour Guard

The United States Army website has highlighted that a First World War Colour Guard marched in the 57th Presidential Inauguration parade.

February 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

New exhibition opening at the Kimball World War I Memorial in West Virginia, USA

Kimball World War I Memorial in West Virginia is opening a new exhibition known as the ‘Forgotten Legacy: Soldiers of the Coalfields’.

February 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

American Battle Monuments Commission: World War 1 Database

The AMBC enables the public to search through its database of fallen or missing soldiers of the First World War.

February 11, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Silent Night’ – First World War opera debuts in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Opera Company has given its debut performance of ‘Silent Night’ – an opera about the informal ‘Christmas Truce’ on the Western Front in 1914.

February 14, 2013 CN Editorial Team

First World War Valentine’s letter discovered

The Chillicothe Gazette reports that a man carrying out renovations on his home in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA, has discovered a Valentine’s letter and photographs from the First World War.

March 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Conference ‘A Century in the Shadow of the Great War’ underway at the National World War I Museum, Kansas, USA

National World War I Museum, Kansas, USA is to host an “international centennial planning conference”, from 22nd – 24th March 2013.

March 26, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Kansas City Great War Conference looks at Centennial planning around the world

The Great War conference in Kansas City has taken place, with delegates from around the world sharing information and plans about the upcoming Centenary and Centennial of World War 1.

April 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

New First World War Novel ‘Harvard 1914’ to be subject of talk by author at Harvard University

A novel centred around the First World War will be the subject of talks at Harvard University and in London in April and May 2013.

April 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Vejas Liulevicius discusses the Eastern Front at the Kansas City Centennial conference

The National World War I Museum in Kansas City has started uploading videos from its March 2013 conference, 'A Century on the Shadow of the Great War'.