Tag: WWI

  • Robert Simmons: Imprisoned at Alcatraz

    Robert Simmons: Imprisoned at Alcatraz

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    Morgan O’Brien

    The First World War broke out on July 28, 1914. As Europe became embroiled in a gruesome war, America, led by its President, maintained a stance of neutrality. That all changed on April 6, 1917, when President Wilson addressed Congress to declare that the United States was at war. In…

  • Wilson Asks For Declaration of War

    Wilson Asks For Declaration of War

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    Morgan O’Brien

    April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of war against Germany.

  • Istanbul, Not Constantinople

    Istanbul, Not Constantinople

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    Morgan O’Brien

    March 28, 1930, Constantinople was renamed Istanbul.

  • Wilson and the Zimmerman Telegraph

    Wilson and the Zimmerman Telegraph

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    Morgan O’Brien

    February 24, 1917, President Wilson is informed about the Zimmerman Telegraph.

  • WWI Ended

    WWI Ended

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    Morgan O’Brien

    November 11, 1918, WWI ended.