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The most serious offense was in 1939, when Malaparte plotted against Italo Balbo, an Italian ace pilot of the First World War who was tipped as Mussolini’s successor.
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Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Disabled American Veterans Minnesota started in the wake of the First World War and has around 19,000 members across 32 chapters.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 July 2025
In late March 1918, the German Army began pursuing the spring offensive in France, its most ambitious advance since the First World War began four years earlier.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Disabled American Veterans Minnesota started in the wake of the First World War and has around 19,000 members across 32 chapters.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 July 2025
In late March 1918, the German Army began pursuing the spring offensive in France, its most ambitious advance since the First World War began four years earlier.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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