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What is the "Trail of the Whispering Giants" that is found in every American state and two provinces in Canada?
It was in 1972 in La Jolla, California that Hungarian-born American artist Peter Wolf Toth (b. December 1947) began to c...
What were the casualties of the Great War?
Four years of fighting ensued after the declaration of the Great War on 4 August 1914. Canada and Newfoundland, as all c...
Why is the soil in Pozières, France so important to the Australians?
On this French soil stands a plaque, permanently etched in stone are the words: "The ruin of Pozières windmill which lie...
What is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States?
Whether you arrive by land, sea or sky, the Pilgrim Monument is the first thing you see when you approach Provincetown,...
Who are the Victims of Wars?
The Victims of Wars are everyone... They include those military members who served in operations and all those civilians...
What is considered Russia's first modern national memorial?
The fate of Russia changed when German Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (21 April [2 May new style] 1729 – 6 November [...
What is the Purple Heart Trail?
The Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) to be a symbolic trail t...
When do Canadians commemorate Peacekeepers' Day?
While the International Day of United National Peacekeepers is traditionally held on 29 May, Canadians prefer to commemo...
Which Army pharmacist introduced the potato as a food source for humans in France in 1772?
Look closer at the photograph, it is a potato and not a pebble that is lined up along the ledge of this monument in Père...
What is the significance of Mouquet Farm, France to the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916?
Mouquet Farm was the scene of intensive fighting during the First World War, from July through to early September 1916....
Was Napoleon Bonaparte born French and was he really short?
Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) revolutionized warfare and changed Europe radically. Born in Ajaccio on...
What is the only known memorial that includes the specific name of an animal alongside names of the fallen and those who have served in a battle?
Located on the banks of the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario, is a six-metre granite-sheathed memorial wall, etched with...
Which monument in the United States has the dual distinction of being the oldest 'women's monument' in North Carolina and one of America's tallest monuments dedicated to the women of the Revolution?
One of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought at Moores Creek (in Pender County, near Currie, North Car...
What is the significance of the Sandakan Memorial Park in Malaysia to the Australians and British?
In 1942 and 1943, during the Second World War , Japanese troops brought allied Prisoners of War (POWs) to Sandakan in Ma...
Which monument in the United States has the distinction of being the only one erected to a woman by women?
According to the Daughters of the American Revolution , the Mary Washington Monument , located on Washington Avenue in F...
What is the significance of the Dury Canadian Memorial in France?
The Dury Canadian Memorial is a First World War battlefield memorial that commemorates the hard-fought actions during th...
Which famous Catholic religious leader is known as one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century?
Saint Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 - 5 September 1997) was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia and her...
Which Canadian has been conferred the Victoria Cross with a 'naval' blue ribbon?
Able Seaman William Hall (c.1829 - 27 August 1904) is the only Canadian to have been conferred the decoration of the Vic...