The Sheboygan Press

‘Greatest demonstration’ in Sheboygan’s history came in 1918 at the end of World War I

SHEBOYGAN — Brave young men and women from Sheboygan County served in World War I, with 94 soldiers giving their fullest measure in battle. Thousands of young women served as nurses, seeing death from ...
The American Spectator

Armistice Day on the Western Front and in Russia

World War I ended in Russia on March 3, 1918, with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The signatories included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Lenin’s Bolshevik regime. Lenin ...
The Sheboygan Press

World War I was touted as 'the war to end all wars.' Unfortunately, it was not.

SHEBOYGAN – More than 100 years ago this week, the city held a celebration marking the end of the war that was said to "end all wars." Sheboygan celebrated with gusto. Armistice Day began on the 11th ...
Stars and Stripes

World War I museum exhibit focuses on the 'crucible' of 1918

One hundred years later, the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri features an exhibition that focuses on the individuals who lived and died during the “crucible of 1918.” ...
FORGOTTEN HISTORY on MSN

Spanish flu killed more than World War I

Between 1918 and 1920, the Spanish Influenza tore across the globe and killed tens of millions, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history. Unlike many other outbreaks, it struck ...

French hospital evacuated after World War I artillery shell found inside man's rectum

A French hospital was evacuated after doctors found a live WWI artillery shell inside a patient, leading to bomb disposal ...