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Alice and her father traveled the world together, living on the Champs Elysees in Paris in the late 1890s and during World War I and narrowly avoiding the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
It has been invoked only three times: by President Madison during the War of 1812; by President Wilson during World War I; and by FDR during World War II.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1917: The first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I, near the French village of Bathelemont.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
Museum unveils artifacts from century-old time capsule A World War I Museum in Kansas City excavated a century-old time capsule, revealing a cornucopia of early 20th-century relics, artifacts and documents.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
It has been invoked only three times: by President Madison during the War of 1812; by President Wilson during World War I; and by FDR during World War II.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1917: The first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I, near the French village of Bathelemont.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
Museum unveils artifacts from century-old time capsule A World War I Museum in Kansas City excavated a century-old time capsule, revealing a cornucopia of early 20th-century relics, artifacts and documents.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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