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History is All Around
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Historian covering history from 1900 to 1945 with a focus on World War I and World War II.
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Read more about the events of Armistice Day in 1918. #armisticeday #History #OTD #FWW #FirstWorldWar #WW1 #WorldWarI #1918
Armistice Day
Lest We Forget
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Read more about the Women's Suffrage March on 5th OTD in 1915. #History #WomensHistory #Womenssuffrage #1915 #OnThisDay #OTD #OnThisDayinHistory
25,000 Women March on 5th Avenue in Suffrage March
On this day in 1915
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October 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Read more about a cheat sheet for Doughboys during WW1. #WW1 #FWW #history #worldwar1 #1918 #armyhistory
British Rank Insignia Cheat Sheet for Doughboys
During World War I, the American Army was a mostly volunteer force with a very small professional military.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Caturday! Cats in history the mascot of the Liner Philadelphia. #caturday #catsinhistory #cat #cats #mascot #catmascot #shipmascot #history #maritimehistory #maritime #1910s #photograph #historicalphotograph
Mascot of the S.S. Philadelphia
Caturday: Cats in History
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September 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Read about this political cartoon from April 19, 1916. #politicalcartoon #1910s #1916 #History #USHistory #WW1 #FWW
Foreign Relation Crisis Political Cartoon
Early 1916 was a very chaotic period for US foreign relations as the American government dealt with two major crisis.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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US Navy Chief works on program. #WW1 #WW1history #History #FWW #FirstWorldWar #Navy #Navyhistory #Maritime #MaritimeHistory
Chief Works on Program
USS Melville Chief works in the printing room
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September 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Read more about the attempts to Ban Child Labor in the 1910s. #OTD #Onthisday #1910s #History #LaborDay #LaborHistory #LaborMovement
Labor Day and the Anniversary of the Keating-Owen Act
On this Day in 1916 Ban to Child Labor was signed into Law
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September 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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#WWI #WW1 #FWW #WorldWar1 #France #Photograph #1914 #History
French Poilus Take a Rest
The first two months of World War I were extremely chaotic as most nations were not truly prepared for war and rushed to try and catch up to the ever changing situations on the battlefields of August ...
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August 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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#WW2 #WW2History #RAF #RAFHistory #History #BomberCommand
New Flight Engineer Sews on Stripes and Brevet
Passing tests and graduating is a moment many of us have felt before and the pride that comes with the accomplishment of finishing our studies.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Cat Stares Down Pilot During the World War I Era. #catsinhistory #cat #history #caturday #WWI #WWIHistory #history #FirstWorldWar #FWW #Aviation #plane #historicalphotograph
Cat Stares Down Pilot
This picture is familiar to all cat owners, a cat causing trouble and keeping you from doing what you need to do.
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August 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Read more about La Fete Nationale in World War I in 1915! #FeteNationale #BastilleDay #WW1 #France #FrenchHistory #WorldWarI #OTD #OnThisDay #History #LaMarseillaise
La Fete Nationale(Bastille Day) 1915
Rouget De Lisle entombed in Les Invalides
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July 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Read more about the commissioning of the USS Mason at the link below. #USSMASON #Blackhistory #AfricanAmericanhistory #history #WW2 #WW2History #navyhistory #maritimehistory
USS Mason Commissioning and Pre-Shakedown
March and April 1944
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July 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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French reservists at the start of World War I. #ww1 #worldwar1 #history #ww1history #France #Frenchhistory #historicalphotograph #Paris
French Reservists Mobilized as World War I Begins
At the start of World War I, there was considerable excitement in the populations of the major fighting countries with France being no exception.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Surplus uniform jacket during the Great Depression. #history #greatdepression #1930s #workwear #worker #historicalphotograph #clothing #fashion #ushistory #clothes #materialculture
Mexican field worker in surplus WW1 US Army Jacket
This photograph of a Mexican migrant field worker seems similar to many from the Great Depression; a worker talking to his supervisor but for one very interesting detail, his jacket.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Cats in history as ships mascot. #cat #cats #history #navyhistory #navalhistory #worldwar1 #ww1
HMS Royal Oak's Cat Mascot
There has been a long standing tradition on naval vessels to have both cats and mascots.
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June 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Read more about Arthur Jones being awarded a Silver Star for Gallant Acts on D-Day. #Blackhistory #History #WW2 #WW2History #Navyhistory #Navalhistory
USS Corry Sailor awarded Silver Star "For Gallantry in Action" on D-Day
Stewarts Mate First Class Arthur Jones
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June 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Read more about the Navy at D-Day and Destroyer Division 20 at Utah Beach. #WW2 #DDay #Navy #Navalhistory #UtahBeach #Normandy
The Navy at D-Day
US Navy Destroyer Division 20 at Utah Beach
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June 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Read more about VE Day clicking the link below. #VEDay #History #WW2 #OTD #OnThisDay #HistoricalHeadlines
Victory in Europe Day
On This Day in 1945
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May 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Repairing of British Army Boots during World War I #history #WW1 #WorldWarI #FirstWorldWar #FWW #BritishArmy #Boots #historicalphotograph
Repairing Boots
British soldiers preparing boots during World War I
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April 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Joyeux Anniversaire Le Tour Eiffel and read more about the history of Le Tour Eiffel!! #LeTourEiffel #EiffelTower #Paris #France #OTD #onthisday #history #historicalphotograph #1889 #JoyeuxAnniversaire #HappyBirthday
Joyeux Anniversaire Le Tour Eiffel!!
On this day 31 March 1889
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March 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Read more about one of the many jobs of the WAAC by clicking the link below. #history #womenshistory #WW1 #WorldWar1 #FirstWorldWar #FWW #BritishArmy
WAAC carpenters in France in World War I
The roles of women during World War I were wide and hugely important.
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March 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Learn more about the story behind this photograph of the Famous Harlem Hellfighters during World War I by clicking the link below! #history #blackhistory #HarlemHellfighters #WW1 #WorldWar1 #FirstWorldWar #FWW #photograph #historicalphotograph
Story Behind a Photo: 369th Infantry "Harlem Hellfighters" In Trench
The challenge of looking at a photo during war is often trying to figure out the full context of the image as the picture only shows that exact moment the picture was taken.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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#history #womenshistory #Firstworldwar #FWW #WW1 #Worldwar1 #photograph #historicalphotograph #1910s #womenworkers #shipyard
Women Shipyard Workers in World War I
Often the first thought and image of a woman war worker is of the iconic Rosie the Riveter from World War 2, however women working in the factories did not start with World War 2.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Learn More about Burns Night during World War I by clicking the link below. #Burnsnight #RobertBurns #Scotland #OrkneyIslands #Kilmarnock #Ayrshire #WorldWar1 #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #FWW #History #CulturalHistory
Burns Night in Scotland in 1915
25 January is a major cultural event in Scotland celebrating the birthday of the poet Robert Burns.
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January 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Read more about the daily rum ration by clicking the link below. #history #navyhistory #maritimehistory #navalhistory #royalnavy #firstworldwar #fww #worldwar1 #WW1 #photograph
It's all for me Grog: Daily Issue of Grog Ration in World War I
The Royal Navy is steeped in tradition with its very long history.
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January 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM