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Of the 40 million people who died in World War I, only 441 were from around Kansas City. With so few casualties from this area, how did the national…
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Segment 1: How to remember war.How World War 1 was a pivotal moment in how we memorialize wars, with Kansas City's Liberty Memorial playing a key…
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In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row…—from “In Flanders Fields,” written by Lt. Col. John McCrae in 1915 to honor a fallen…
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Segment 1: Art isn't just fun and games.To some, art seems more like a hobby rather than ‘real work.’ But, for many artists, that’s far from the truth. We…
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Segment 1: A great and dreadful tableau of Great War horrors.Kansas City's National World War I Museum and Memorial is playing host to a vivid reminder of…
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The National World War I Museum and Memorial on Friday announced a big debut for its $5 million Wylie Gallery. The new 3,500-square-foot space inside the…
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A new play, Trench Warfare, is about two infantry soldiers in World War I. We talk with the local musician who composed the score for the play; he shares…
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Young Friends of Art, a networking group for The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, has been around for more than two decades. Then there are a few upstarts,…
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The National World War I Museum and Memorial plans several events, along with free admission for veterans and active-duty military personnel, to celebrate…
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As the centennial of the United States' entry into the First World War approaches, eyes across the globe are on Kansas City, Missouri. Today, we learn how…
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More than 3,000 people are expected to attend a centennial commemoration of the United States’ entry into World War I in Kansas City on Thursday.“It’s…
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When does information become propaganda? We look back at posters from World War I, currently on display at Kansas City's World War I Museum, and draw…