DID YOU KNOW????

Facts of WORLD WORLD I

* Veteran's Day was once called Armistice Day.
* The day WWI ended, peace was declared on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, 1918.
* Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of England were all first cousins-grandchildren of Queen Victoria of England.

WORLD WAR ONE FIRSTS
First war to be fought on 3 continents. First industrialised conflict.
First use of chlorine & mustard gas.
First use of the flame thrower.
First tank battle.
First use of mass airplanes.
First use of x-ray in the military.
First use of a blood bank.
First use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers.
First four-star general, General John J. Pershing
First use of trillion in estimating war costs.
First commissioning of war art for propaganda.