Tag: Robert Lansing

World War I Foreign Policy Records, Part III: The American Commission to Negotiate Peace

by ddancis, posted in Digitization Projects, Foreign Affairs Research Guides, World War I

Today’s post is written by David Langbart, an Archivist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park. April 6, 2017 marks the centennial of United States entry into World War I. As part of its commemoration of that event, the National Archives and Records Administration has digitized and put online three … Continue reading World War I Foreign Policy Records, Part III: The American Commission to Negotiate Peace

Thanksgiving around the world

by dlangbar, posted in State and Foreign Affairs, World War I

By David Langbart Thanksgiving is considered by many to be the quintessential American holiday.  As Thanksgiving 1918 approached, Americans had more reason than the usual to give thanks.  On November 11, 1918, Germany signed the armistice that brought World War I to an effective end.  In the wake of that event, the United States made … Continue reading Thanksgiving around the world