US sculptor Sabin Howard tells Centenary News how a visit to New Zealand is helping to shape his designs for America's new National World War I Memorial.
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First ‘100 Cities/100 Memorials’ grant winners announced in US
The first US war memorial restoration projects to win grants under a centennial initiative have been announced by the US WWI Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
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US Mint unveils design for WWI Centennial coin
The US Mint has unveiled the winning design for a Silver Dollar commemorating 4.7 million Americans who served in the First World War.
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US digs in for start of ‘long overdue’ WW1 National Memorial in Washington
The new US National World War I Memorial has taken a significant step forward, with a ground-breaking ceremony to get the project under way in the nation’s capital.
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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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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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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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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: 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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