It is common to regard Christmas as a time of family gatherings, gift giving, and traditions. Today, we often regard Christmas as a moment of fellowship and harmony. But for the people of 1914, ...
On Christmas Eve 1914, in the dank, muddy trenches on the Western Front of the first world war, a remarkable thing happened. It came to be called the Christmas Truce. And it remains one of the most ...
The sun rises over a reconstructed WWI trench in Ploegsteert, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) By late December 1914 World War I had been raging for nearly five months. Had anyone really believed it would ...
A production of the holiday-themed musical All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, would probably be effective in any setting. But there’s something special about seeing—and hearing—this piece ...
If it weren't taught in history class, the impromptu ceasefire during which 100,000 British and German troops laid down their weapons and left their trenches to celebrate Christmas together would ...
On a quiet Christmas night during World War I in 1914, an incredible act of humanity happened. German soldiers stepped into No Man’s Land opposite the British, to line their trenches with lanterns and ...
In 1914, opposing forces of the Great War brokered a temporary truce on Christmas Day. People that had been shooting at each other the previous day sang carols, drank tea, and even played soccer ...
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