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The Merci Train boxcar was gifted by France to New Jersey in 1949 and went missing in 1958. It has finally been found.
While the work is often attributed solely to sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd, she led a team of artists to create these realistic ...
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target ...
The grant, worth $250,000 to help the WWI Museum and Memorial digitize records, has already been partially used, according to museum President and CEO Matthew Naylor. However, finishing touches on ...
Shipmakers had reportedly tried at various times to cloak vessels in mirrors and paint them to resemble giant clouds and whales. American inventor Thomas Edison even reportedly pushed forward an ...
Aston University researchers have investigated the efficacy of dazzle camouflage on WWI battleships by re-analyzing a 106-year-old study. According to the new paper, the unintentional “horizon ...
Break out the baguettes for these iconic French sandwiches, from Provence's pan bagnat to the croque monsieur (and madame) of Parisian bistros. Molly McArdle has written and edited stories about ...
In Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child famously declared boeuf bourguignon "one of the most delicious beef stews concocted by man," and we couldn't agree more. It's at once cozy and ...
Pope Francis has advanced five people’s paths to sainthood after approving decrees promulgated by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints on March 28. Blessed Peter To Rot of Papua ...
An Oxford college wants to commemorate all those connected to it who died in World War One, irrespective of the country they died fighting for. The Queen's College currently has 121 names on its ...
With a new immigration law in France, foreigners will now be required to pass a language exam if they wish to remain in the country. Tens of thousands will be affected by this decree, and could ...