Tag: World War I
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Minnie Ashley, aka Beatrice Chanler, Actress, Society Lady and Humanitarian
·Image: Minnie Ashley 1892 Minnie Ashley, aka Beatrice Chanler, Actress, Society Lady and Humanitarian One of the great beauties of the stage at the end of the 19th century, Minnie Ashley’s talents as a singer and dancer emerged in the madcap musical “1492” in 1892. Ashley was winsome, cheerful, and quick, an actress whose triumphs…
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FREE ARTICLE – The Battle of the Hills of Champagne, April 1917.
Image: French Zouave Captain holding a wounded German soldier at gunpoint at Mt. Cornillet during the Battle of the Hills, May 1917..On April 17, 1917, the Battle of the Hills of Champagne began, also called the Third Battle of Champagne, a supporting offensive to the main French effort on the Chemin des Dames of the…
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World War 1 in Photographs, Part 2
When looking through thousands of images of World War I, some of the more striking photos are not of technological wonders or battle-scarred landscapes, but of the human beings caught up in the chaos. The soldiers were men, young and old, and the opportunity to look into their faces and see the emotion, their humanity,…
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At 9:05 a.m., in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada, the Most Destructive Man-Made Explosion in the Pre-Atomic Age Ensued When the Mont Blanc, a French Munitions Ship, Exploded 20 Minutes After Striking Another Vessel. December 6, 1917.
Image: SS Imo aground on the Dartmouth side of the harbour after the explosion. (Public Domain). On this day in history, December 6, 1917, at 9:05 a.m., in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada, the most destructive man-made explosion in the pre-atomic age ensued when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, exploded 20 minutes after striking…
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A Collection of 40 Rare Color Photographs of France in World War I
Serving in the French Army, photographer Fernand Cuville (1887–1927) continued the autochromists’ tradition of recording the world around them in great detail. These color photographs were taken by Cuville in 1917. His photos capture French soldiers in everyday situations, including cleaning their clothes and eating lunch. They also show war’s destruction in scenes of crumbling…
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The Amazing Story of a Black German Soldier During World War 1
A group that is rarely talked about in regards to German history and it’s dealings with people from different continents are the Africans. Most know the Askari, who fought with von Lettow-Vorbeck in the First World War. Yet rarely any know of those that actually traveled to Germany and lived most or even all of…
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History Daily: August 29
WOMEN JOIN BRITISH WAR EFFORT On August 29, 1914, with World War I approaching the end of its first month, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was formed in Britain. Though women’s rights organizations in Britain had initially opposed the country’s entry into World War I, they soon reversed their position, recognizing the potential of the…
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History Daily: August 14
CHINA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY Image: Chinese workers during World War I (Wikimedia Commons) On August 14, 1917, as World War I entered its fourth year, China abandoned its neutrality and declared war on Germany. From its beginning, the Great War was not restricted to the European continent; in the Far East, two competing countries,…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 