Father and daughter discover messages in a bottle that are over 100 years old from WWI soldiers.
Message in a Bottle from WWI Discovered in Australia A father and daughter from Western Australia recently stumbled upon a century-old message in a bottle, originally sent by a soldier during World War I, on October 9. Peter Brown and his daughter, Felicity, found a Schweppes bottle with letters floating near Wharton Beach, close to […]
Researchers find WWI submarine wreck USS F-1 lying 1,300 feet beneath the surface.
USS F-1 Submarine Remembrance In December 1917, a group of 19 sailors from US submarines tragically lost their lives during a training operation. As the anniversary approached, scientists captured a previously unseen photograph of the submarine’s resting place off the California coast. The USS F-1 sank after colliding with another submarine on December 17, 1917, […]
Ukrainian troops train for trench warfare near France’s WWI battlefields
Soldiers rush through trenches amid hazy yellow smoke, machine guns ring out in the fields, invisible drones fly overhead, and voices shout “Watch out!” in Ukrainian. The site could be 1,860 miles away in Ukraine's Donbass region, but instead some 2,000 Ukrainian conscripts and veterans were buried there, where French and German troops once beat […]
Century-old WWI memorial left overgrown, ignored in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This tiny green space preserve in Brooklyn, a memorial to locals killed in World War I, is tucked away in a 3,000-square-foot park, mysteriously padlocked and hidden by an overgrown grove most days. Since the death of city-owned Memorial Gore Park's biggest supporter, the Williamsburg park has been left abandoned and closed indefinitely, except for […]
‘Virtually intact’ wreck off Scotland believed to be Royal Navy warship torpedoed in WWI | Scotland
A team of British divers has welcomed the discovery of the “largely intact” wreck of what is believed to be a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I off the coast of Scotland. Earlier this week, researchers discovered a ship in the North Sea that they believe to be the HMS Hawk, which was […]
Divers Find Shipwreck Likely To Be WWI Vessel Lost With Over 500 Sailors: REPORT
Divers have discovered a shipwreck believed to be a World War I ship that sank with more than 500 sailors on board, the BBC reported on Friday. An underwater expedition off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has discovered a vessel believed to be HMS Hawk, a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I. The […]
NYPD releases pic of keffiyeh-wearing protester wanted for setting US flag on fire in front of WWI memorial
Police released a photo of a keffiyeh-wearing protester wanted for allegedly setting fire to an American flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the city’s World War I memorial earlier this week. . Police said the unidentified man raised a flag when a 48-year-old woman waved it during a disorderly demonstration at Fifth Avenue […]
Police — 16-Year-Old Anti-Israel Protester Vandalized WWI Memorial in New York City
A 16-year-old anti-Israel demonstrator has been arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a World War I memorial in New York City, police said. The property damage charges occurred on Monday, and after the suspect was arrested, authorities charged him with third-degree criminal mischief and graffiti. new york post report Thursday. The incident occurred in response to […]
Teenage anti-Israel protester learns actions have consequences after arrest for allegedly defacing WWI memorial
New York City police have arrested a teenager suspected of vandalizing the World War I memorial in Central Park. On Monday, a group of anti-Israel demonstrators desecrated the 107th Infantry Memorial on the edge of Central Park on the Upper East Side. Protesters defaced the monument by spray-painting “Gaza” and “Free Palestine,” while others burned […]
Anti-Israel protester, 16, arrested for vandalizing Central Park WWI memorial after father turns him in
A teenage anti-Israel demonstrator who vandalized a World War I monument in Central Park earlier this week has been arrested after being turned over to police by his father, NYPD and law enforcement officials said. A 16-year-old boy was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and graffiti, a misdemeanor, for allegedly defacing the 107th […]