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During World War I, specially trained 'mercy dogs' rescued wounded soldiers and delivered medical supplies on battlefields too deadly for human medics

World War I saw brave mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, on the front lines. These intelligent animals, wearing Red Cross vests, searched battlefields for injured soldiers. They carried first-aid supplies and liquor, guiding survivors to safety. Many dogs stayed with dying soldiers, offering comfort in their final moments.

The Economic Times · May 19

3I/ATLAS Warning: Harvard's Avi Loeb Claims Comet Carries WWI Chemical Weapon

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb said that 3I/ATLAS could be containing harmful chemicals similar to those used in WWI chemical weapons.

International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025

3I/ATLAS Shock: Unusual Chemical Mix Reveals Its Harmless Nature

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a 'WWI' chemical, hydrogen cyanide, and an unusual nickel signature, prompting Harvard's Avi Loeb to ask: Is it alien tech? NASA responds.

International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025

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Europe commemorates Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I

Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI.

Euronews · Nov 11, 2025

8 Towns That Truly Celebrate Veterans on Veterans Day

Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1919, marking the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Originally dedicated to honoring WWI veterans, it became a legal holiday in 1938. After World War II and the Korean War, the U.S. Congress renamed it Veterans Day in 1954 to…

Beating Broke · Nov 4, 2025

Message in a bottle from WWI soldier found on beach

A soldier's letter written to his mother as he sailed to war more than 100 years ago has been discovered in a bottle on a remote beach.

AAP · Nov 1, 2025

Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it’s too late

Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine life and threatening the Baltic ecosystem.

Euronews · Sep 17, 2025

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Severed bow of US warship blown off by Japanese torpedo finally found in South Pacific

More than 180 lives were lost in the WWII attack, but the U.S. ship stayed afloat.

LiveScience · Jul 10, 2025

Trump Renaming Veteran's Day to Celebrate World War I Victory Causes Outrage: 'This Is a Slap in the Face'

President Donald Trump has proclaimed that November 11 will no longer be Veteran's Day, instead, it will be "Victory Day for World War I."

Latin Times · May 2, 2025

Military slices out web pages about WWII Native American code talkers to comply with Trump order to eradicate DEI

Military has long credited Indigenous code units for serving key roles in WWI and WWII

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Starmer and Macron demonstrate Franco-British unity at WWI anniversary in Paris

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined French President Emmanuel Macron Monday at the ceremony in Paris commemorating the 106th anniversary of the end of World War I in a symbolic show of unity between the two countries.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 11, 2024

WWII British sub that sank with 64 on board finally found off Greek Island

The discovery of the WWII wreck solves an 81-year-old mystery about the submarine's fate.

LiveScience · Oct 15, 2024

'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco

The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.

LiveScience · Oct 3, 2024

Impeachment witness says it’s ‘embarrassing’ that Trump only just found out about WWII and Napoleon

Ex-president has insisted US ‘get out’ of Ukraine-Russia war

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024

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LiveScience · Aug 18, 2024

3 shipwrecks from 'forgotten battle' of World War II discovered off remote Alaskan island

This is the first time that wrecks from the almost-overlooked conflict in WWII have been studied scientifically.

LiveScience · Jun 1, 2024

Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea

The U.S. wreck is the grave site of the 79 crew who died when the sub was sunk in battle in 1944.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 1, 2024

Mystery of the lone medal on Newcastle beach

Mystery owner of a WWI medal washed up on a Newcastle beach finally solved

AAP · Dec 22, 2023

Once-forgotten WWI veterans honoured a century later

World War I veterans who did not die on the frontline but suffered from "shell shock" after returning home will be commemorated for their sacrifice.

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Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2023

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.

Digital Camera World · Nov 11, 2023

I shot photos with a 108-year-old Kodak camera lens to commemorate the soldiers of WWI

Photographer Tom Calton adapts his Sony A7 IV to capture portraits through a 108-year-old lens

Radio France Internationale · Nov 9, 2023

Podcast: Israel-Hamas conflict bleeds into France, bikers against bullying

France is feeling the shockwaves of the war in Gaza with a rise in Islamophobia and a wave of anti-Semitic attacks that have got the public and politicians worried. Also, bikers rev up to fight school bullying. And the African-American fighter pilot who flew for France in WWI because the…

WEKU · Sep 29, 2023

A century ago, Black WWI vets demanded better care. They got their own VA hospital

This is the centennial of the first Veterans Affairs hospital established to treat Black veterans. It opened in Tuskegee, Ala., after veterans were denied equitable health care after World War I.

LiveScience · Aug 15, 2023

Drones equipped with lasers uncover secrets of bloody WWII battle

Artifacts from the Battle of the Bulge are helping researchers reconstruct this bloody conflict.

LiveScience · Jul 10, 2023

Metal detectorists find buried WWII aircraft in Ukraine while disarming wartime bomb

The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union in 1941 to help the Allied war effort, but they were dumped to avoid payment.

WEKU · Jun 14, 2023

The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

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