/r/100yearsago
This subreddit was formed in late 2013 to document World War I, day by day as it developed. It covers social, political, military and cultural developments in combatant countries and noncombatants alike. Its particular emphasis is on pointing out the most striking similarities and differences from the problems humanity faces today.
Rules
All submissions must deal with things that happened exactly 100 years ago, using the Gregorian calendar. August 5, 2014 is all about August 5, 1914.
Start the title of your submission with the relevant date in brackets: [August 5, 1915], for example. If you want to discuss the subreddit itself use [Meta].
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Useful links
How can you participate? Search for and post interesting articles from 100 years ago today. You don't have to do it everyday, but each submission helps us learn what was happening a century ago.
Chronicling America: U.S. National Archives newspaper archive
Hathi Trust: Enormous collection of scanned newspapers, magazines and other periodicals
The Gazette: Official public record of the United Kingdom
How to research: The U.K. National Archives' guide to searching newspaper archives
BBC Radio: 1914: Day by Day
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[Feb 2, 1925] Postal worker and his two foot diameter ball of yarn.
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[February 2, 1925] American actress, known for her work on Broadway and later, television, Elaine Stritch, is born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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[February 1st, 1925] The Hellman Commercial Trust and Savings Bank will move 7 tons of silver to its new headquarters today, using 2 armored cars and 3 trucks, with a police escort.
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[February 1st, 1925] The new Walt Disney Alice Comedy "Alice Gets Stung" premieres. It also marks the last performance of Virginia Davis as Alice
20:05 UTC
[February 1st, 1925] Esther Hoffman fattening geese for Hanukkah in a Czechoclovakian village (Jewish Daily Forward)
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[February 1st, 1925] E.C. Dingwall, chief investigator of the English Society for Psychical Research, describes his findings on medium "Margery" Crandon, who produced remarkable phenomena, including ectoplasm, that he couldn't confirm were of supernatural origin.
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[February 1st, 1925] "Irish Appeal to Americans for Help in Famine". W. T. Cosgrave, Irish President appealed to the U.S. for food aid. Ireland's potato crop had been severely curtailed by heavy rainfall the previous summer and autumn.
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[February 1st, 1925] Lovers kiss during a scene from 'Spring Cleaning' at St Martins Theatre in London.
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[February 1, 1925] Woman Falls Into Fire...
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[February 1, 1925] Says God Told Him To Murder Children...
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[February 1, 1925] Stout Men Reduce!
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[February 1, 1925] Sure Way To Get Rid Of Dandruff...
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[February 1, 1925] Soiled Sample Silk Underwear...
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[February 1, 1925] The Casper Herald. Out of control party.
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[February 1, 1925] Casper Sunday Tribune: Race of Mercy Is Nearing Its Close
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[Feb 1, 1925] "A young lady wearing mask and gloves for beautifying purposes."
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[January 31, 1925] Will Release Prisoners In Time For End Of World, February 6...
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[January 31, 1925] To Whistle For Records...
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[January 31, 1925] 33 Per Cent Of Negroes Newcomers In City...
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[January 31, 1925] Cash Sought By Charlie Chaplin's 16 Year Old Wife...
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[January 31, 1925] The 1925 Workers' Winter Olympiad begins.
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