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Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Part of a National Effort of the United States World War I Centennial Commission |
San Antonio will commemorated the start of the WWI Centennial period on May 20, 2017 in conjunction with Armed Forces Day at historic Brooks City Base (formerly Brooks Air Force Base). The event will feature a luncheon, a variety of speakers,…
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On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for declaration of War against Germany. On April 6 that declaration was passed and American entered the Great War. The World War I Centennial period begins the week of April 2,…
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April 6, 2017 – March 11, 2018 About the Exhibit: Texas in the First World War April 6, 2017 – March 11, 2018 One hundred years ago, the United States entered the “War to End All Wars.” This idealistic hope…
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While the American Cotton Museum’s WWI exhibit has been up for since around 2010, there have been some recent additions made to the exhibit, including a mock up of a WWI trench addition that looks to be and an…
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