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French civilians celebrated July 4 almost as enthusiastically as the American troops.

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Allies take control of the strategic forest northeast of Paris.

The U.S. doesn’t even crack the top 100.

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As the saying goes, "Great oaks from little acorns grow."

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U.S. troops began to turn the tide of war as soon as they arrived in Europe.

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Like other flu epidemics, the 1918 H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, was a zoonosis—a disease that spreads from animals to humans.

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The Czech Legion developed a remarkable phase of railroad-based warfare.

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The second blow of the final German offensive on the Western Front was designed to conquer the British before American reinforcements arrived.

Any dog can fight. But only one could help win the Great War.

One missing letter led to the Ministry of Defence accidentally hiring a seaweed expert instead of a codebreaker. Turns out that's just what they needed.

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 305th installment in the series.

The fearless Polish countess became Britain's first female special agent during World War II.

The Germans hoped for one final, crushing blow to the Allied forces.

Before the broadcast, viewers were warned the TV movie would bring about "feelings of depression and helplessness."

9. James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender, Colin Hanks, Dominic Cooper, and Andrew Scott were among some of the up-and-coming actors who appeared in it.

Russia surrendered huge amounts of territory in one of the most punitive peace agreements in history.

America’s vast new influence over European affairs made itself felt in military matters early on.

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Wilson sought to reshape the world according to democratic principles.

There were no huge public celebrations following Parliament’s historic vote.

Sites where bombs were detonated contain less TNT than sites where they were deactivated.

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That fact that Benedict Arnold defected to the British Army in 1780 is common knowledge. But before he switched allegiances, he led a pretty interesting life.

An estimated 35,000 German soldiers died in Estonia during World War II while fighting Soviet troops.

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What vision would President Wilson present for the post-war world?

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