Veterans Day
Veterans Day, November 11, was originally observed as Armistice Day, to commemorate the armistice that ended the First World War. Rather naively, people at one time really believed that the First World...
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The Soldier
Poet Rupert Brooke died a century ago on April 23. He died too soon for three reasons. First, he was only 28. Second, he was denied the opportunity to bring his rich poetical gifts to fruition. And...
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Lusitania: How the Unthinkable Happened
One hundred years ago on May 7, just ten months after the start of the First World War, the British luxury liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank in just 20 minutes. Out of...
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