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07/28/1914 |
World War I begins in Europe. |
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1914 |
Joseph Cefalo is drafted. |
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05/07/1915 |
Lusitania is torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. |
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04/02/1917 |
President Woodrow Wilson visits Boston. |
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04/06/1917 |
Six German steamers in Boston Harbor are seized by the U.S. military. |
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05/12/1917 |
Marshal Joseph Joffre visits Boston. |
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07/01/1917 |
Peace parade is interrupted by protesters. |
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07/31/1917 |
Yankee Division is formed. |
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09/30/1917 |
Fort Devens opens in Ayer, Harvard, and Shirley. |
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1917 |
Boston Harbor ranks third among U.S. cities as a point of embarkation for troops in World War I. |
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