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Tag Archives: MS-284
Season’s Greetings from the Miami Valley
Diaries offer a wonderful way to glimpse an individual’s thoughts and feelings on a specific day in time. Let us take a walk through history with the words and writing of Miami Valley residents, some at home and one away, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving, November 29, 1917
On Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1917, World War I was raging in Europe. U.S. troops were serving in France or undergoing training here at home in preparation for duty overseas. On Thanksgiving Day, despite the War, soldiers and civilians alike … Continue reading
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Tagged MS-100, MS-284, Thanksgiving, WWI, WWI100
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April 2, 1917: the Miami Valley Prepares for War
On the evening of April 2, 1917, one hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. The Senate and House passed the resolution in the following days with Wilson signing … Continue reading
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Tagged MS-135, MS-284, WWI, WWI100
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