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An earlier version of this story included an accessibility option that is only available during normal operations at the World War I Museum.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
These World War I ships were deliberately burned and sunk in the 1920s.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
These World War I ships were deliberately burnt and sunk in the late 1920s, and have also become rich habitats for both marine and seabird life including ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) and Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus).
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
During the year the Detroit Children's Museum was founded, the United States entered World War I, lynchings and mass racial violence were prevalent in America, including the East Saint Louis Race Massacre, the Houston Riots, and the Chester (Pennsylvania) Race Riot.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
These World War I ships were deliberately burned and sunk in the 1920s.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
These World War I ships were deliberately burnt and sunk in the late 1920s, and have also become rich habitats for both marine and seabird life including ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) and Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus).
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
During the year the Detroit Children's Museum was founded, the United States entered World War I, lynchings and mass racial violence were prevalent in America, including the East Saint Louis Race Massacre, the Houston Riots, and the Chester (Pennsylvania) Race Riot.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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