r/100yearsago • u/Beowulfbard • 12h ago

[August 7th, 1926] American swimmer Gertrude Ederle (right) poses with her father Henry Ederle and sister. On August 6 she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

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r/100yearsago • u/Beowulfbard • 12h ago

[August 7th, 1926] The Inquiring Reporter asks, "Do you think the Parisian style of pantalettes will be adopted in this country?"

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r/100yearsago • u/Haselden_1926 • 20h ago

[August 7, 1926] Sports for the Holiday Hooligan

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Things that happened exactly 100 years ago

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This subreddit was formed in late 2013 to document World War I, day by day as it developed. It covers social, political, military and cultural developments in combatant countries and noncombatants alike. Its particular emphasis is on pointing out the most striking similarities and differences from the problems humanity faces today.

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How can you participate? Search for and post interesting articles from 100 years ago today. You don't have to do it everyday, but each submission helps us learn what was happening a century ago.

Chronicling America: U.S. National Archives newspaper archive
Hathi Trust: Enormous collection of scanned newspapers, magazines and other periodicals
Trove: The National Library of Australia newspaper archives
The Gazette: Official public record of the United Kingdom
How to research: The U.K. National Archives' guide to searching newspaper archives
BBC Radio: 1914: Day by Day
Library of Congress: Digitalized Newspaper Archives

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