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French President Emmanuel Macron Rips Nationalism As A ‘Betrayal Of Patriotism’ In WWI Remembrance Message

French President Emmanuel Macron Rips Nationalism As A ‘Betrayal Of Patriotism’ In WWI Remembrance Message

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday decried the rise of nationalism even as Donald Trump, who has proudly declared himself a “nationalist,” sat nearby. As Reuters reports, Macron, speaking from underneath Paris’ famed Arc de Triomphe to honor the 70th anniversary of the end of World War I, warned of repeating the mistakes that led […]

6y ago

Donald Trump In Grumpy Mood, Lashes Out At Other World Leaders During European Visit, ‘CNN’ Reports

Donald Trump In Grumpy Mood, Lashes Out At Other World Leaders During European Visit, ‘CNN’ Reports

President Donald Trump seemed agitated while meeting with various world leaders in Paris, CNN is reporting. Trump is in Paris for the weekend to honor the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The trip already started off on a rough note, with Trump tweeting out on Friday that French President Emmanuel Macron […]

6y ago

Trump Lands In France On Friday, Gets Into Immediate Argument With French President

Trump Lands In France On Friday, Gets Into Immediate Argument With French President

Almost the same time Air Force One was landing in France, Donald Trump was on Twitter complaining about President Macron, the country’s leader. “President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay […]

6y ago

Kate Middleton Reads Emotional Letters About Family Members Who Died In World War I

Kate Middleton Reads Emotional Letters About Family Members Who Died In World War I

Kate Middleton recently had the opportunity to learn more about her family’s connection to the First World War. In honor of the 100-year anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, the royal paid a visit to the Imperial War Museum London. It was there that she was presented with various letters and other historical mementos […]

6y ago

French President Emmanuel Macron Planted A Symbolic Tree At The White House, But Now It’s Gone

French President Emmanuel Macron Planted A Symbolic Tree At The White House, But Now It’s Gone

French President Emmanuel Macron planted a tree at the White House – a symbol of the friendship between the two nations – that has since disappeared, BBC News is reporting. What’s more, no one in Washington seems to know what happened to it. By all accounts, Macron’s three-day state visit to the White House was […]

6y ago

World War 3 Draft: Does President Trump Have Plans To Order A Military Draft In The United States?

World War 3 Draft: Does President Trump Have Plans To Order A Military Draft In The United States?

Because of the ongoing conflict with Syria, there have been a lot of concerned Americans who are worried that in case of World War 3 or any other serious involvement in the Middle East, President Trump may reinstate the military draft. How founded are these fears and what is the likelihood that Trump could order […]

7y ago

The U.S. Entered WWI On April 6, 1917, Exactly 100 Years Later Trump Bombed Syria – Is WWIII Here?

The U.S. Entered WWI On April 6, 1917, Exactly 100 Years Later Trump Bombed Syria – Is WWIII Here?

On April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered the fray that was WWI. Then-President Woodrow Wilson went through the proper Congressional channels to obtain and official declaration of war against Germany, and the rest was history. During the morning hours of April 6, 2017, the United States commemorated the 100th anniversary of the nation’s […]

7y ago

This Day In History 1914: The Christmas Truce Of World War I

This Day In History 1914: The Christmas Truce Of World War I

The Christmas truce during World War I was one of the very few positive things that happened during the Great War. According to the History Channel, World War I began in June of 1914. The catalyst of the war lays squarely on the hands of Gavrila Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Princip was from […]

8y ago

‘Battlefield 1’: EA DICE Explains Why They Chose To Resort To The Past Instead Of Taking To Space

‘Battlefield 1’: EA DICE Explains Why They Chose To Resort To The Past Instead Of Taking To Space

Battlefield 1, EA DICE’s latest installment to the series, is ramping up for a ride through the past. From what we’ve seen so far, the Battlefield 1 design is meant to forgo the more modern element of combat in favor of resorting to World War I. Infantry, mobile units, and zeppelin are all part of […]

8y ago

UFO Shot Down By Germany’s Red Baron In World War I: Aliens Escaped Downed Spacecraft, Pilot Recalls

UFO Shot Down By Germany’s Red Baron In World War I: Aliens Escaped Downed Spacecraft, Pilot Recalls

There comes a UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) sighting story out of the annals of history of the world famous Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the World War I German fighter ace. The tale claims that the feared pilot, who shot down a confirmed 80 Allied fighters during the Great War, also shot down a UFO. And […]

8y ago

The Battle Of The Somme Poignantly Remembered Through Letters From The Front

The Battle Of The Somme Poignantly Remembered Through Letters From The Front

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and with more than a million troops killed on both sides of the fighting, nothing encapsulates the mud, misery, hell, and horror of the Great War of 1914-18 more than the devastating four-month long battle fought on the Western Front. Throughout the horror […]

8y ago

On This Day December 25, 1914: The Christmas Truce Halts World War I [Video]

On This Day December 25, 1914: The Christmas Truce Halts World War I [Video]

One of the most famous days of World War I was one where the fighting stopped. On December 25, 1914, the sounds of guns being fired were stopped and the sounds of Christmas carols filled the air. The soldiers were five months deep into World War I, but when Christmas Day arrived, soldiers were too […]

9y ago

United Nations (UN) Chief Calls 1915 Armenian Slaughter An ‘Atrocity Crime’ – Refuses To Follow Pope Francis In Calling It ‘Genocide’

United Nations (UN) Chief Calls 1915 Armenian Slaughter An ‘Atrocity Crime’ – Refuses To Follow Pope Francis In Calling It ‘Genocide’

About 100 years ago, more than a million Armenians were slaughtered by Ottoman Turks. Despite the fact the event took place about a century ago, ill-fated feelings between Armenians and the Turks remain, especially during the time Armenians commemorate the event. The Inquisitr reported the latest on the century anniversary of the Armenian slaughter, including […]

9y ago

Daylight Saving Starts In Less Than One Week

Daylight Saving Starts In Less Than One Week

Like a bad penny, Daylight Saving Time is about to rear is head once again. The Latinos Post is reporting that Daylight Saving Time officially begins at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, and ends on Sunday, November 1. It is recommended that all persons affected by the change set their clocks forward one hour […]

9y ago

Relive World War I The Same Way Your Relatives Did In Groundbreaking YouTube Series

Relive World War I The Same Way Your Relatives Did In Groundbreaking YouTube Series

A unique World War I video series underway at YouTube has taken a clever approach to educating internet users on the so-called “Great War.” In fact, the series is called “The Great War,” and each week it takes a look at what happened in the corresponding week starting in 1914. Each video is around 10 […]

9y ago

‘The Hobbit’ Director Peter Jackson To Open WWI Museum

‘The Hobbit’ Director Peter Jackson To Open WWI Museum

After finishing his work on The Hobbit trilogy, director Peter Jackson will help launch a World War I museum in Wellington, New Zealand. Jackson was speaking on Wednesday at a Screen Advisory Board event to promote local film projects with the Park Road Post Production offices. According to the Associated Press, Jackson is a WWI […]

9y ago

Happy 113th Birthday, Walt Disney!

Happy 113th Birthday, Walt Disney!

Today, we celebrate Walt Disney’s 113th birthday today. According to Just Disney, Walter Elias Disney was born December 5, 1901 to father Elias and mother Flora Call Disney. He was one of five children — four boys and a girl — the fourth born of the five children. Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, but […]

10y ago

Drunk Gerard Depardieu Disrespects Memory Of WWI Heroes With Plastered Poetry Reading

Drunk Gerard Depardieu Disrespects Memory Of WWI Heroes With Plastered Poetry Reading

Gerard Depardieu showed up drunk to a remembrance ceremony for the heroes of World War I in Belgium Sunday night, where he turned a solemn poetry reading into a profanity-laced farce, enraging some in the crowd — but amusing others. Depardieu, an icon of the French movie industry whose intense acting style earned him accolades […]

10y ago

Twitter Celebrates Armistice Day With Silence Before Veteran’s Day

Twitter Celebrates Armistice Day With Silence Before Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day is the American equivalent of Armistice Day, founded at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, back at the end of World War I in 1918. Twitter celebrated the solemn occasion in the UK by reserving two minute of silence at 11:00 in the morning on Armistice Day. The touching moment of silence is a […]

10y ago

Prince Charles Presided Over World War I Ceremony, But This Scottish Schoolgirl Moved Everyone With Her Tribute

Prince Charles Presided Over World War I Ceremony, But This Scottish Schoolgirl Moved Everyone With Her Tribute

Prince Charles, along with First Minister Alex Salmond, Prime Minister David Cameron, and a number of Commonwealth leaders who had been at the Glasgow 2014 Games attended the World War I commemoration ceremony. While the Prince of Wales might have been the chief guest, a Scottish Schoolgirl moved everyone when she recounted her visit to […]

10y ago

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