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Eugene Bullard, pioneering African-American aviator who flew for France in WWI

The first African-American combat pilot flew not for his country, but for France. Born in the segregated south of the United States at the turn of the 20th century, Eugene Bullard moved to Paris and became one of a handful of black pilots to fight in World War I.

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Somber bugles and bells mark Armistice Day around the globe as wars drown out peace messages

People around the globe are remembering the slaughter and losses from four years of fighting during World War I just over a century ago that was supposed to amount to “the war to end all wars.”

The Independent UK

Are banks and stores open on Veterans Day 2023?

Veterans Day is celebrated on 11 November annually

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Braverman slammed after calling UK pro-Palestine protesters ‘hate marchers’

This Saturday’s protest will coincide with Armistice weekend, commemorating the end of World War I.

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What stores are closed on Veterans Day 2023?

Veterans Day is celebrated on 11 November annually

The Independent UK

When war goes underground: Understanding Hamas's tunnel network

An author whose book has become a reference for those trying to understand Hamas's tunnel network and its impact on the current war has told FRANCE 24 that Israel must eventually enter them to ensure their destruction. Daphné Richemond-Barak started her book "Underground Warfare" 10 years ago, when one of…

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Israel-Palestine: A timeline of the decades-long conflict as ceasefire reportedly reached with Hamas

The causes of this conflict are deep-rooted and complex, spanning at least two centuries

Evening Standard

Unesco declares WWI memorials in France and Belgium world heritage sites

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has added more than 130 World War I cemeteries and memorials across what was once the Western Front to its list of World Heritage sites.

Radio France Internationale

Police seek to reunite World War I medals with owner

The public could hold the key to tracking down the rightful owner of World War I medals found in Melbourne's southeast.

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Rwanda genocide sites, WWI cemeteries added to World Heritage list

UN cultural body says memorial sites for human suffering can play a key role in peacebuilding.

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UNESCO adds World War I remembrance sites to its prestigious heritage registry

UNESCO has added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance

The Independent UK

World War I memorials in France and Belgium are vying again to become UNESCO World Heritage sites

Belgium and France want the countless headstones, cemeteries and memorials from World War I recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites to make sure people stop and think about the meaning and value of peace

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'Dirty red': how periods have been stigmatised through history to the modern day

About a year ago, at a friend’s wedding, a fellow guest asked whether I knew that modern sanitary towels owe their origins to resourceful World War I field nurses who discovered the efficacy of repurposing military bandages as period pads. I did not.

Salon

Russia, Ukraine and the echoes of 1919

NATO's critics summon up the 1919 Treaty of Versailles as a warning not to "punish" Russia. That's fake history

Chicago Sun-Times

While access to ‘The Bean’ is limited, our city has other public art worth seeing

Chicago’s public sculpture portfolio is bigger than Cloud Gate. And now is as good a time as any to get around town and see some of it.

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Pope discusses health, the ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics in airborne briefing

Pope Francis says his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well

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Pope visits Portuguese shrine known for apocalyptic prophesy linked to Russia as war rages on

Pope Francis has arrived in the Portuguese town of Fatima to pray for peace at a shrine that has captivated Catholics for a century

Sports Illustrated

College Sports Are on the Edge of a Full-On Soulless Spiral

Fans have been tricked into rooting for the piles of money that come with mega-conference realignment and only serve to benefit administrators.

Salon

Poetry, paradox and the worst war of all

The two greatest poets of World War I despised the bloody, pointless conflict — yet fought bravely. But why?

The Independent UK

U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says

The United States has destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile, a milestone in the history of warfare dating back to World War I

Space

One of these 19 amazing night sky images will win 2023 Astronomy Photo of the Year

The Royal Observatory of Greenwich released a shortlist of the top submissions for 2023 Astronomy Photo of the Year. and the pictures are incredible.

The Hindu

When Zeppelin first tested a zeppelin

On July 2, 1900, the first directed flight of the LZ-1, a zeppelin airship, took place in Germany. The man behind it was Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, who pioneered the cause of building rigid dirigible airships, so much so that his surname is still popularly used as a generic name.

The Independent UK

UK village marks struggle against US Army racism in World War II

The town of Bamber Bridge in northwest England is marking the 80th anniversary of what’s now known as the Battle of Bamber Bridge

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