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    November in History: 1917, The Great War

    Welcome, November, a great month to take a look back into history, and discover what was going on 100 years ago. Maybe we can learn something together. Did you know that as WWI raged on, and the United States was preparing for its first winter of engagement in the conflict, November brought one of the most devastating battles, with nothing gained? Not to depress you or anything, but the horrific 3rd battle of Ypres, more generally known as the battle of Passchendaele (a small Belgium village captured by Canadian troops), like the battle of the Somme, became symbolic of WWI for two things, mud and casualties. With little gained of that…

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