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World War I

Up-close photo of the golden chest featured in the treasure hunt, “The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale."

Treasure hunts — they’re not just for pirates

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In France, an antique collector has buried two halves of a key that will unlock a golden casket worth nearly $1 million. Find out how the “The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale” treasure hunt hails back to the days of King Edward VII.

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Members of the US Army Company "I", 102nd Infantry Regiment circa 1919.

It’s the 100th anniversary of the declaration that made America a major world power

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Ordnance

In Massachusetts, old military explosives washing ashore is just another day at the beach

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German U-boat

When World War I hit America’s shores

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The Iraqi army destroys what it says is an IED planted by ISIS containing chlorine gas in March 2015.

A century after its first-ever use, the original chemical weapon has made a comeback

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It’s been exactly 100 years since the world saw the first deadly attack with chemical weapons. The Germans deployed tons of chlorine gas on a sector of the Western front in World War I, causing 6,000 casualties. Now chlorine gas is back on the battlefield, in Syria.

Frank Burke is honored at the Ohio Bridge rededication in Belgium.

A World War I hero’s family found his story alive and well in Belgium

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One of The World’s audio engineers, Jane Pipik, didn’t know a whole lot about her Great Uncle Frank growing up. He died just at the end of World War I, but she never knew of his heroism — until a retired Belgian military officer took it upon himself to find her family.

People put up a poster of Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old Bosnian Serb who gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 and lit the fuse for World War One. The banner says "We Are All Gavrilo."

Why are world maps being rewritten? Consult a book on World War I

Conflict & Justice

In the Middle East, Africa and even possibly the United States, the world created by World War I is starting to unravel. Now resurrecting that century-old history may be the best guide to understanding modern wars.

People put up a poster of Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old Bosnian Serb who gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 and lit the fuse for World War One. The banner says "We Are All Gavrilo."

Why are world maps being rewritten? Consult a book on World War I

Conflict & Justice

In the Middle East, Africa and even possibly the United States, the world created by World War I is starting to unravel. Now resurrecting that century-old history may be the best guide to understanding modern wars.

The author's great-grandfather, Ernest J.Woolf, fourth from right, in France during WW1

Why do Europeans obsess about World War I?

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World War I began in Europe 100 years ago this summer. That conflict is still hugely important to people there, and the war looms large in a lot of popular culture. Think Downton Abbey. Americans on the other hand, for the most part, couldn’t care less. The World’s history guy, Chris Woolf, explains the different takes.World War I began in Europe 100 years ago this summer. That conflict is still hugely important to people there, and the war looms large in a lot of popular culture. Think Downton Abbey. Americans on the other hand, for the most part, couldn’t care less. The World’s history guy, Chris Woolf, explains the different takes.