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On this day in 1918, British and Arab troops, joined by T.E. Lawrence, occupied Damascus, while at Keeper’s Lodge, Adeli... Read more

On this day in 1916, Newcastle papers condemned German use of "Belgian slavery", and at The Examiner, Edgar Bates' new r... Read more

On this day in 1916, the papers revealed the arrest of an agent, in Rotterdam, for recruiting spies, and in Folkestone, ... Read more

On this day in 1917, German forces regained lost ground from Russia in an offensive near Riga, while in Tynemouth, Alan ... Read more

On this day in 1916, Lloyd George revealed 'There is no end of the war in sight', and in Folkestone, Isabel Graham summo... Read more

On this day in 1918, a man received £75 damages from the man who seduced his daughter, and in Folkestone, Kitty determin... Read more

On this day in 1918, Lord Crewe presented 53 humble working Londoners with OBE's, while in Folkestone, Jeanie Jones, a w... Read more

On this day in 1918, the German Army claimed 6,000 prisoners at the second battle of Kemmel, while in Folkestone, Edie a... Read more

On this day in 1916, a repatriated prisoner of war reported German propaganda claiming the destruction of the Houses of ... Read more

On this day in 1918, British intervention in the Russian civil war led to the occupation of Archangel, while at Halecot ... Read more

On this day in 1918, the Board of Agriculture reported an increase in German PoW farm workers from 800 to 10,000, while ... Read more

On this day in 1918, the Tsar of Russia and his family were executed in Ekaterinburg, while in Devon, the Graham family ... Read more

On this day in 1916, the Daily Mirror featured amputee soldiers fitted with new limbs, and Dennis Monk tries to re-enter... Read more

On this day in 1918, it was reported that Benjamin Tillett MP described the country as 98% anti-German, while in Devon, ... Read more

On this day in 1917, Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop shot down three German planes on a solo flight behind enemy lines,... Read more

On this day in 1916, Rasputin was assassinated in Russia, while in Tynemouth DR Walker discovers an unexpected ally.Writ... Read more

On this day in 1917, the Ministry of Munitions met unions in London to discuss pay and in Tynemouth, Marshalls' munition... Read more

On this day in 1917, Pope Benedict XV issued a Peace Note to the warring nations, and in Folkestone, Howard Argent plays... Read more

On this day in 1916, Germany offered peace terms to the Allies via neutral America, and in Tynemouth, Geoffrey Marshall ... Read more

On this day in 1918, The Times reported a decline in pauperism of nearly 10% over the year, while on Dartmoor, Cathy Law... Read more