{"id":34801,"date":"2018-11-11T07:56:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T11:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34801"},"modified":"2018-11-11T08:59:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T12:59:05","slug":"remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/remembrance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"On Remembrance Day…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, November 11, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of The First World War<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The First World War–also known as World War I<\/strong> and the Great War<\/strong>–was a global war that originated in Europe and lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.<\/p>\n

It’s estimated that nine million combatants<\/em> and seven million civilians<\/em> died as a direct result of the war.<\/p>\n

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Source: The National Archives<\/p><\/div>\n

Please take a little time today to pause and reflect.<\/p>\n

The Great War Project<\/h2>\n

If you like to learn more about about WWI history, I would also highly<\/em> recommend following\u00a0The Great War Project <\/a><\/strong>blog.<\/p>\n

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The Great War Project<\/a>\u00a0follows WWI as it unfolded and reads like a daily dispatch. Its archives are deep–follow the timeline through the dated links in the right sidebar. The Great War Project has a number of contributors and is hosted by journalist and blogger, Mike Shuster.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read through our WWI archives on the SWLing Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, November 11, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of The First World War. The First World War–also known as World War I and the Great War–was a global war that originated in Europe and lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. 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