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Among the finds was a grave containing a German World War I soldier’s remains, identified by a wedding ring inscribed with his wedding date.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Lovejoy, then in her early 70s, had previously worked with the Red Cross to set up hospitals and clinics in France during World War I, staffed by American women doctors who had volunteered after being rejected by the military.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
After World War I, the British and French partitioned the Middle East through the Sykes-Picot Agreement.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The concept of daylight saving time was first federally introduced during World War I with the Standard Time Act of 1918.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Lovejoy, then in her early 70s, had previously worked with the Red Cross to set up hospitals and clinics in France during World War I, staffed by American women doctors who had volunteered after being rejected by the military.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
After World War I, the British and French partitioned the Middle East through the Sykes-Picot Agreement.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The concept of daylight saving time was first federally introduced during World War I with the Standard Time Act of 1918.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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