World War I
After Mysteriously Disappearing in WWI, Australia's First Submarine Finally Found
The craft disappeared during in heavy haze early in the war
Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat
One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy
Fake News and Fervent Nationalism Got a Senator Tarred as a Traitor During WWI
The fiery progressive Robert La Follette responded with a classic defense of free speech in wartime
A Century After WWI, a Victory Garden Sows Seeds of Remembrance
The Library of Congress is playing host to heirloom vegetables and traditional growing methods that date back to 1917
How Marie Curie Brought X-Ray Machines To the Battlefield
During World War I, the scientist invented a mobile x-ray unit, called a "Little Curie," and trained 150 women to operate it
What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?
We journey through Vladimir Putin’s Russia to measure the aftershocks of the political explosion that rocked the world a century ago
Photographs by Olga Ingurazova
How The U.S. Won the Race to Circumnavigate the Globe by Air
The first round-the-world flight was an achievement but also a surprise
Help Find Historic Cartoons in World War I-era Newspapers
The crowd-sourcing effort is the first project in a new digital workspace that aims to make the Library of Congress' vast resources more accessible
The Civil War Draft Riots Brought Terror to New York’s Streets
This dark event remains the largest civil insurrection—the Civil War itself aside—in American history
Intact WWI German U-Boat Found Off the Coast of Belgium
It's possible that 23 bodies remain inside the main cabin of the submarine, which likely hit a mine
Here's How You Can Fly One of Peter Jackson's WWI Planes
Director Peter Jackson has a fantastic collection of 70 WWI planes. But host Phil Keoghan isn't just interested in seeing them--he wants to fly one
The Surprisingly Important Role China Played in WWI
In turn, the peace talks that ended the war had an enormous impact on China's future
If You Think ‘Bambi’ Seems Too Mature For Kids, You’re Not Wrong
The popular novel was even a Book-of-the-Month Club selection
World's Oldest Man, a Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
Candy maker Yisrael Kristal survived Auschwitz and celebrated his bar mitzvah 100 years after turning 13
The Cuddly Tail of Guide Dogs
Dogs have been assisting blind humans for a very long time, but the arrangement only became formal recently
Telegraph Recovered from the Wreck of the 'Lusitania'
After a botched salvage effort last year, the artifact used to communicate with the engine room has now been brought to the surface
Reasons Why the Royal Navy Bribed Sailors With Booze
The rum ration existed until 1970
Three Things to Know About the Buffalo Soldiers
These segregated regiments offered black soldiers a chance to fight for their rights
The Unlikely Bromance Between Henry Ford and Mohandas Gandhi
Both men had complicated ideologies but bonded over pacifism
How the Gains Women Made in WWI Were Quickly Lost
In the early 20th century, 96% of all jobs on the U.S. rail network were male. But by the start of WWI, it fell on women to fill in for them
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