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The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 in London, England

Posted On May 6, 2020

At the end of World War I, soldiers coming back to London, England from the Western Front brought with them a particularly infectious version of influenza referred to as the “Spanish Flu”. Exact metrics are unknown because of poor data […]

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The First Time the Acronym “OMG” Was Used

Posted On March 14, 2019

The first time the acronym “OMG” was used in recorded history was by the British Admiral John Lord Fisher in 1917, which he wrote in a letter to Winston Churchill in reference to negative headlines about World War I Share […]

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Societal Changes Within the United Kingdom Which Occurred After World War I

Posted On January 31, 2019

Post World War I in the United Kingdom, many battle hardened veterans no longer viewed themselves as servants to the wealthier classes of society and demanded social equality, suddenly realizing that work in factories and within dense city populations could […]

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Christmas On The Western Front During World War II

Posted On December 25, 2018

During World War I, a ceasefire occurred for a single day on December 25, 1914. This temporary peace was referred to as the “Christmas Truce” in English but in German it is referred to as “Weihnachtsfrieden” and in French it […]

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Triage

Posted On August 15, 2018

The term “triage” is derived from the French term “trier” meaning “selection” and is suspected to have originated during the Napoleonic Wars from the work of Dominique-Jean Larrey. The term “triage” was used further during World War I by French […]

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The Invention of Barbed Wire

Posted On July 25, 2018

Barbed wire was invented during World War I and was designed to keep German troops from advancing their territory. Modern day barbed wire has 6” or more between each barb but during World War I, barbs were 1” – 2” […]

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German Hyperinflation

Posted On July 11, 2018

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay reparations for causing World War I which was finally paid in full in 2010. Affected countries demanded gold, manufactured goods, and other means of back payment which collapsed the German economy. To […]

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