On August 13, 1913, Harry Brearley, a pioneering metallurgist hailing from England, added some chromium to a steel mixture and changed industry and home appliances forever. The mixture he produced made a strong metal that was both resistance to corrosion and rust, stainless steel. …
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On August 4, 1914, the contours of what would become the First World War changed dramatically as three pivotal nations made their positions unmistakably clear. In response to Germany’s invasion of neutral Belgium, both Belgium and the British Empire formally declared war on the…
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In the midst of the First World War—a conflict that had engulfed the globe and pitted empires against each other—King George V of the United Kingdom took a decisive step to distance the British monarchy from its German roots. On July 17, 1917, he…
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At 7:30 a.m. on July 1, 1916, whistles blew across the British trenches in northern France, marking the start of what would become the single bloodiest day in British military history. The First Day of the Battle of the Somme—a major Allied offensive against…
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On May 7, 1915, during World War I, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, U-20, off the coast of Ireland. The attack resulted in the loss of over 1,100 lives, including civilians and neutral passengers, triggering…
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On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson stood before Congress to deliver one of the most significant speeches of his presidency. With solemn determination and unwavering conviction, the president, who promised to keep the United States out of the war in Europe, urged Congress to…
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On March 15, 1917 it was all over in Russia as Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne, marking the end of the 304-year reign of the Romanov dynasty. His resignation was the culmination of years of mounting political instability, social unrest, and…
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On March 1, 1917, Americans learned that Germany had urged our neighbor to attack the United States. The Zimmerman Telegram hit the front page of newspapers and became a turning point in World War I. The telegram, originally sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur…
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Opening on January 18, 1919, The Paris Peace Conference, following the end of World War I, was a historic gathering that aimed to reshape the world order and establish lasting peace in the aftermath of horrifying destruction. Attended by leaders of the Allied Powers,…
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On January 9, 1916, the Battle of Gallipoli ended with a decisive Ottoman victory, marking a pivotal moment in World War I. This campaign, spanning from April 25, 1915, to January 1916, represented a daring but unsuccessful Allied attempt to seize control of the…
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