If War Is Hell, Then Coffee Has Offered U.S. Soldiers Some Salvation
(via NPR) If war is hell, then for many soldiers throughout American history, it is coffee that has offered some
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The Animal Soldiers of World War I
(via Atlas Obscura) During the First World War, a menagerie of animals became honorary soldiers in the American army. Whether for the
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In the 1960s, Telegraph Poles Were Equipped With Nuclear Bomb Alarms
(via Atlas Obscura) The “Bomb Alarm System,” designed and implemented by Western Union, wasn’t a secret, but it was unobtrusive
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Tommy Tucker: The Famous Squirrel Who Cross-Dressed And Sold War Bonds
(via Amusing Planet) It is said that Tommy Tucker fell from a tree one fine afternoon in 1942 in the
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If War Is Hell, Then Coffee Has Offered U.S. Soldiers Some Salvation
(via NPR) If war is hell, then for many soldiers throughout American history, it is coffee that has offered some
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French Soldier’s Room Unchanged since his 1918 death
World War I French Second Lieutenant Hubert Rochereau, with the 15th Dragoons Regiment, died in an English field ambulance on
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