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The Navy recalls retired Commander Grace Hopper

It's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission.

“Amazing Grace” served her second stint in the Navy from August 1967 to August 1986.

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On the eve of the 20th century, 26 nations grappled with tactics and weapons of war

Cartoon referencing the American delegation to the First International Peace Conference at the Hague, 1899
Cartoon referencing the American delegation to the First International Peace Conference at the Hague, 1899. From The Journal, Minneapolis.

Russia convened the Hague Peace Conference of 1899

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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Battle of Zonnebeke
After the Battle of Zonnebeke. This is a composite created from multiple negatives. Frank Hurley, 1917. Public domain.

“It was the first modern mechanized industrial war.”