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Volume III, issue IV
Inside this issue:
Page program for
Alabama
Legislature
2
Winshape Camps 3
Karate 4
Spring sports 5
Piper and Leaf
Opens shop in
Lowe Mill
6
Spring activities 8
DaVinci 12
The Excalibur Times
12th annual Excalibur Medieval Banquet
By Senior Abby Lankford It is the 12th annual Excalibur Medieval Banquet, the 4th day in April the Year of our Lord. All the gentlemen and ladies dressed up in their finest. In the faint background the band “Pleasant Grove Consort” plays. King and Queen Bond ar-rive looking breathtaking. The royalty greets their guest. The guests are intro-duced and took to their seats. Before we must dine, we must fight for our silver-ware. Cook Vanderhoeven has let the jester eat all the King's tarts so now she must entertain the King. To entertain him one brave noble honoree from each table must fight for the silverware. Lady Lauren Hurt, Sir Matthew Knaupp, Sir Gus Suarez, Lady Mattea Swegles, and Sir Clark Missildine must play the famous play Macbeth. The other battles for silverware were “Turkey Leg Golf, Storm the Castle, an Arrow Shooting and of course a good old Joust.” After the loyal servants pass out the silverware, the food in brought in and passed around. A plate had a chicken leg, a slice of roast beef, green beans, and roasted potatoes. Dessert comes next, warm apple cobbler. It is clear to every-one that the food is excellent. After dinner there are a few minutes for everyone to chat and talk among themselves. Lord Dick Steinberg has arranged a magic act for the King and Queen, if it does not please the King it will be “off with his head”. Lord Steinberg does his act showing “Pat the dime and his home” He attempts the greatest trick known to man, “The Great Sports Jacket Escape!” With every trick the audi-ence encourages him, the left side “WOW!” then the right “WEE!” King Larry is pleased and entertained; Lord Steinberg will keep his head this time. The moment everyone has been waiting for has arrived. King Larry announc-es an honoree one at a time. The honoree and family stands, is presented a cer-tificate with their character trait. Everyone listens close as the mother and father honor their child. “It matters what you say to your child, they will remember it for the rest of their lives and it matters to them. Praise your children.” Queen Kathy says. Everyone talks and chats as they leave the Grand Hall. Months of planning
from Lady Janet Knapp for this night have been a success.
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Interested in Government?
The Alabama Legislative Page Program Might be for You!
By Senior James Haynes
George Washington once said that one of the primary goals in educating youth should be teaching them
“in the science of government,” for “In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And
what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of
the country?”
For students ages 12-18 who are seriously interested in Alabama government, the Alabama State Legisla-
ture offers a unique opportunity for young people to participate in the legislative process through its Legisla-
tive Page Program.
This past spring I had the chance to work as a Page at the Alabama State House of Representatives in
Montgomery. Along with about 12 other students
from across the state, I assisted members of the
Legislature over the course of three days by
performing errands on the floor of each house and
during committee meetings.
Usually these errands consisted of obtaining
copies of bills, resolutions, and other official
documents, as well as delivering messages to and
from Members. However, sometimes Pages receive
special requests: one Representative asked me to get
him a banana from his office.
One of the greatest advantages Pages have is the
privilege to work on the floor of the House or Senate
in the midst of legislative action. My favorite moment
was leading the Pledge of Allegiance before one of
the House sessions began.
To become a Page, the first step for students is to
tell their parents that they would like to Page. Second,
if the parents agree, they should contact the local House Member or Senator. Parents and students can find
this information at http://www.legislature.state.al.us/index.html.
The final step, after a Member of the House or Senate agrees to sponsor a student, potential Pages must be
excused from their schoolwork for the three-day period in which they will be serving at the State House. For
homeschooled students with more flexible schedules, this can be easier to do.
Each Page works for a three-day period (normally Tuesday - Thursday). The parents, parent or legal
guardian of a Page is responsible for arranging for lodging for the Page. Sponsoring House Members or Sena-
tors can often help with making such arrangements. In addition, Pages should bring with them sufficient mon-
ey for the purchase of all meals during their stay in Montgomery.
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WinShape Camp 2014
By Senior Raven Hill “WinShape Camps is the greatest place on earth! We celebrate life, love and Jesus.”
WinShape Camp was started in 1985 in Mt. Berry, Georgia by Mr. Truett Cathy. That's right. The
creator of the tremendously successful Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant not only made a chicken sandwich, he
made a place for children to come and enable themselves to sharpen their character, deepen their Christian
faith and grow in their relationships with others.
“In 1985, God prompted S. Truett Cathy and his wife Jeanette to create a little piece of heaven on earth, known to us as WinShape Camps. Wanting young people to have a camp experience that went just a little deeper, Truett and Jeanette founded WinShape Camps, believing there are limitless possibilities when you invest in the lives of the next generation.” Lead Customer Care Specialist Lisa Stone explains.
WinShape offers several different camping options to choose from, including day and overnight
camps. There are numerous day camps throughout the country. There are even two locations right here in
Huntsville! The day camps are for boys and girls who have completed grades 1st through 6th. WinShape offers
a variety of activities, so there's something for everyone!
“... They are able to choose skills that range from horseback riding, pottery, archery, etc… Each year
we have a specific theme that each camper will be able to learn and grow deeper.” Stone says.
Each location for the day camps has different dates so for more information you can visit
www.winshape.org/camps/camps-for-communities/ to find a day camp near your location!
If your child is looking for more of an adventure, the overnight camp is something you should consid-
er! WinShape offers camps for boys and girls. The WinShape Boys Camps includes a one week experience for
those who have completed 1st through 5th grade and a two week experience for those who have completed 1st
through 11th grade at Mt. Berry, Georgia.
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Karate-Do:A way of life
By Julia Zeigler
Karate-Do is both a physical and mental workout. It takes strength, perseverance, and lots of hard
work to achieve anything in Karate.
“The hardest part of Karate, for me, is learning to push myself through the hard work,” Said Victoria
Rhoades, a 7th grade gold belt in Triad Martial Arts. Karate takes effort and mental persistence. In class, we
not only learn the importance of defense, but also the value of respect and many other character traits, includ-
ing self discipline.
“Karate-Do is different from the other martial arts in the fact that we learn discipline and the history
of our art,” Lee Caroline Bryer explained, a green belt in Triad Martial Arts.
Karate-Do is different from many other martial arts in the fact that the students concentrate not only
on fighting, but on the history and the background of their art. It is important to the students as martial artists
to understand why they are doing this art and the original purpose.
Although class can be fun, and the students enjoy it, it is not always easy. They sweat, bleed and work
hard together in order to better themselves and those around them. When they work hard and push them-
selves, it often encourages others in class to push themselves too.
“The most rewarding part of Karate is see how much stronger and more disciplined I get. I start stand-
ing up for others and it makes me feel good when I do,” Bryer said.
Karate-Do is very rewarding, but as Instructor Daniel Whisenant says,
“In order to get something good out of anything, you must put effort in.”
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Spring Sports
By Sampley Barinaga
Spring will arrive soon, and the sports of Excalibur will trail along. Football season might seem like
it just ended, but preparation is already among the Excalibur Cowboys. A spring football camp will last for
about a month from April 21st to May 16th, the fee will be $100.
“The days the students will practice will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays,
starting at 5:30,” Said Coach Brett Hill.
“Cleats and a mouth guard is the only equipment that needs to be purchased from the parents, while
the helmet and pads will be provided. If you would like to use your own personal protective gear it must be
approved by the Cowboy’s coaching staff,” wrote Hill.
The participants also need to bring; endurance, courage, speed, sportsmanship, physical strength and
power of the mind. Players must be 8th-12th graders (12-19years) as of fall 2013. Players may not turn 19
yrs old prior to May 1, 2014. Players must be enrolled in middle or high school.
The Cowboys football team is populated primarily by homeschoolers but we also accept players that
are enrolled in other types of educational programming. If you have any questions regarding eligibility,
please contact the Athletic Director.
The location of the practice field is on Research Drive in Huntsville. From University Drive, turn on
to Wynn Drive; Research Drive will be on
the right; Turn on to Research Drive and
follow it until you see a baseball backstop/
field on the left. The football practice field
is in the outfield. From Bradford Drive,
turn on to Wynn Drive; Research Drive
will be on the left; Turn on to Research
Drive and follow it until you see a base-
ball backstop/field on the left. The football
practice field is in the outfield.
Excalibur’s Track and Field program is
starting as well, for 4th-6th and 7th-8th grade
boys and girls. Practices will be held 3:30
to 4:30 Tuesdays, Thursdays at the UAH
soccer field in front of Spragins Hall.
“The uniforms, t-shirt, and entry fees come to a combined total of $80.00 dollars”, said David and
Ashley Cain.
“The events would include; Relay teams, 100m,
200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, the long jump, the high
jump, and the softball throw (4th-6th) or the shot put (7th-8th),”
said Cain’s.
The meets that are scheduled so far are: March 21st at
Bob Jones, hosted by St. Johns; May 5th is the championship;
and May 9th and the 10th the Homeschoolers National Track
Meet is at Parkway High school in Springfield Missouri, (this
meet is open to anyone including seniors).
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Brewing up Excalibur family success
By Senior Nathan Sprague
Former and current Excalibur student owned and operated Piper & Leaf Artisan Tea Company will be
making its move and finally opening up shop at Huntsville’s own Lowe Mill on April 1st 2014. Piper & Leaf
(Formerly Samovar Gardens) have made a name for themselves in north Alabama by jarring and selling differ-
ent flavored teas.
Starting up between former Excalibur students Connor Knapp, Bridget Christopher and Husband of
Bridget, Caleb Christopher, in a short time the company has gone from basement experimentations to popular
store front. “We first opened up shop at the Green St. Market in Huntsville on May 2nd 2013, and we sold out
the first week” MaryClaire explained. “We sold out the next week as well, and by the end of the summer we
were in 11 markets a week.”
“While we are moving into Lowe Mill, we will still also have a presence in the local markets as well.”
Says MaryClaire Knapp, current Senior at Excalibur and co-owner of Piper & Leaf. “We have been employing
people like crazy, and this coming summer we will be moving to out of town markets as far as Birmingham.”
Piper & Leaf, since the beginning, have also focused on using only locally grown food. Alongside oth-
er vendors such as Chef Will, and the Happy Tummy at Lowe Mill they will continue to focus on locally
grown ingredients for their teas and foods. They have even come up with a locally grown “tea-shirt” line to
complement the unifying idea behind their business, Focus on the small, the local, and the Family first. This is
why, while they have had to employ a large amount of new people, they have all been either family, close
family friends, or Excalibur students.
The new shop is also going to be a big step up from the simple market stand. It will be set up like a
coffee shop, with places to hang out, study, and converse. They will serve other treats aside from their many
teas as well. MaryClaire loosely referred to snacks like pastries, cupcakes and other sweets, and of course for
the diehard coffee lover, there will be coffee.
The shop will be open Wednesday through Saturday at Lowe Mill and more information about specific
times should be at http://www.piperandleaf.com/. So come on down, and show your support by stopping by to
Piper & Leaf at Lowe Mill at some point in April and onward!
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Lowe Mill in Huntsville is the artistic
place to be
By Joel Kennedy
The Flying Monkey Arts Center is a
local entertainment center in the Lowe
Mills complex. With over 100 artists,
small businesses, restaurants, and live
performance venues, Lowe Mill Arts &
Entertainment is the Southeast’s largest
center for the Arts. The artists are avail-
able to speak to and to discuss with
their work and the work of other artist
there to help visitors to learn about their
inspirations behind their work, their
work processes, and to even purchase
work.
But what was Lowe Mill before the
hipsters raided it? Well, in 1900, Arthur
H. Lowe of Fitchburg, Massachusetts,
formed Lowe Manufacturing Company,
And started construction on the fifth
textile mill in Huntsville. Lowe Mill
opened in 1901 with 25,000 spindles
that helped to use all the locally-grown
cotton in the making of woven cloth.
However in 1999, realtor Gene
McLain bought Lowe Mill, but in 2001,
sold it to Jim Hudson, a Research Ge-
netics founder, who is now the current
owner of Lowe Mill. And that is how
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment was
born.
Lowe Mill smoke stack and lily pond photos by
Angie Hood
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With spring on the way, so are the projects that people have been working on all fall and winter.
The Von Braun Center is booked with all sorts of musicals, ballets, plays, and more. In the Mark C.
Smith Concert Hall you will find a variety of things going on. On May 2, the Black jacket Symphony- Prince
is presenting “Purple Rain”. Right after that on May 3 is the Rocket City All-Star Comedy festival. Multiple
dance studios are going to be performing: May 17 is The Dance Company, May 24 is the North Alabama
Dance Center, May 27-28 is the Community Ballet, and May 30-31 is Jill’s Studio of Dance.
In the South Hall, on May 17 is Trampoline & Tumbling. On April 12-27, Fantasy Playhouse pre-
sents “Three Fairy Godmothers”. Also going on at the Fantasy Playhouse, May 2 Jim Parkers Songwriters
series, tickets: $20 and $25. May 3-7 is Theater of Huntsville.
At Ford’s Chapel United Methodist Church, on April 19 from 1-4 pm is a pirate themed Easter argh
hunt. Come dressed up in a pirate costume and enjoy food, games, entertainment, a treasure hunt and prizes.,
“I would say this is for people of all ages! We will have a variety of things for everyone. Children
ages 0-2 will have their own area to hunt Easter eggs in and ages 3-5, 6-9, and 10-13 will have their own
treasure map to see if they can find the missing treasure. Each age groups treasure is Jesus,” Fords Chapel
children director Kristen Todd said.
Olivia Carroll has been dancing for 13 years.
“Dance has taught me independence, commitment, responsibility, respect for every artist in the
world, when you fall down you have to pick yourself up and try again, and if you give something your all
and really work for it, you can live your wildest dreams.”
Olivia attends Steps of Faith Performing Arts center where she takes ballet, jazz, contemporary, and
hip-hop. They have a summer recital on May 17th at Lee High School. Instead of doing the Nutcracker last
year for Christmas, they put on the ballet production of Narnia.
Spring activities gearing up
By Phoebe Goerling
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Random Things About WWI By Olivia Wilkes
Though many people seem to be relatively familiar with World War Two, not many know much
about the First World War, the one that set the stage for the second one. This year marks the 100th anniver-
sary of the start of World War One. Beginning on June 28th, 1914 and raging for nearly 5 years, ‘The War
to End All Wars’, was a terrible, trying, fascinating, fate-shaping, dividing, and uniting test of human heart
and spirit. In honor of the anniversary of this crucial event in our history, here are 20 interesting, surprising,
and humorous, more or less well-known facts about the Great War and the years it encompassed.
Explosives blowing up in one battle in Ypres, Belgium, were so loud they could be heard in London, 140
miles away.
The British at first categorized their tanks as ‘males’ and ‘females’. ‘Male’ tanks were equipped with can-
nons, while ‘females’ had heavy machine guns.
The fortune cookie was invented in America in 1918.
At the Battle of the Marne between the French and Germans, the French had no trucks to transport reserve
troops from Paris to the front lines, so they used taxicabs instead.
The first electric traffic light was used in 1914, though it only had one color light at the time: red. Yellow
and green were added for the first time in 1918.
In 1916, Albert Einstein proposes his general theory of relativity.
British soldiers nicknamed British sausages ‘Bangers’ in WWI, because the sausages had such a high water-
to-meat ratio due to meat shortages that they popped and splattered when cooked.
In 1914, 4-year-old May Pierstoff wanted to visit her grandmother who lived far away. However, May’s
parents weren’t sure if they could afford a train ticket for her, when they thought of an idea. The postal
service was a relatively new idea at the time, and most things weighing less than 50 pounds could be
mailed, including chicks. May’s parents took their daughter, who was 48 ½ pounds, to the post office,
classified her as a ‘chick’, paid the 53-cent postage, and put her on the train to be mailed. The post clerk
delivered her to her grandmother’s house that night.
Gasoline was about 12 cents a gallon around the start of World War One.
Along the Western Front during the first Christmas of the war, the Axis and Allies somehow reached an un-
official truce. On Christmas Eve, British, French, and Germans ventured out of the trenches, exchanged
gifts, sang Silent Night, and played soccer together. The next morning they shouted Merry Christmas to
one another. The fighting resumed that afternoon.
Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States during World War One, didn’t learn to read until he was
around 11 years old, yet he is the only President thus far to have earned a Ph.D.
Bayer Aspirin was made available to the public in 1915.
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From the Huntsville National Weather Service Office
A powerful storm system roared across the southeastern United States on Wednesday, April 27,
2011. This storm system spawned 39 tornadoes in the NWS Huntsville Forecast Area and a total of 62
tornadoes in the state of Alabama. This system also produced extensive flash flooding, large hail, and
straight line wind damage as well. However, this event will always be remembered as a tragic tornado event
which produced more strong (EF2-EF3) to violent (EF4-EF5) tornadoes than the historic 1974 tornado
outbreak.
In the wake of this system, hundreds of people were left injured and/or homeless, along with ap-
proximately 100 people who lost their lives in the northern Alabama area alone. Across the state of
Alabama, 248 people lost their lives and at least 2200 people were injured. The extent of the devastation
was unparalleled with countless homes, neighborhoods and even portions of cities or towns either partially
or completely destroyed. This storm system was responsible for one of the largest and deadliest tornado
outbreaks to ever impact much of the southeastern region.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/?n=hunsur_2011-04-27_main
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Winshape Camps story continued from page 3
The Girls One-Week Camp, located in Young Harris, Georgia, has eight options for camps. (for a
complete list, visit www.winshape.org/camps/overnight-camps/girls-one-week/ ). This camp offers
cheerleading, gymnastics, sewing and so much more. Just like the boys camp, this one week costs $675.
And finally, the Girls Two-Week camp offers four date options, June 1-13, June 15-27, June 29-
July 11, and July 13-25. Much like the Girls One-Week, this camp offers sewing, cheerleading,
photography, etc. This camp cost $1,735.
If you're a first time camper, Chick-fil-A is offering you a special gift: 50 percent off the tuition for
overnight camps! Don't let this offer go to waste, go register for camp right now!
For a much more detailed information on all the camps, you can visit
www.winshape.org/camps/overnight-camps/ or you can call Lisa Stone, the lead customer care special-
ist or email the camp at [email protected].
Boy’s camp photo from Winshape.org
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Editorial: A Man Named Da Vinci a
by Noah Haynes
About a month ago I went to the exhibit displaying and explaining Leonardo Da Vinci’s thoughts and inventions at
the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. It was an extensive, awe-inspiring exhibit. I had no idea that Da Vinci had
created so many things. There were sections on Da Vinci experiences with flight, art, warfare, and musical instru-
ments. I was informed, though, that he is alleged to have written, “I have offended God and mankind because my
work didn’t reach the quality it should have.”
Da Vinci wrote about this work in numerous notebooks. Curiously, he wrote backwards throughout these books
and only wrote naturally when writing letters to people and other such things. We don’t know for sure why he chose
to do this. It is thought he could have written backwards so as to make it so other people could not read and then
steal his ideas. He also could have done so since he was left-handed and did not want to smudge the inked words he
wrote.
Flight was a great fascination of Da Vinci’s. He created several inventions that he hoped would enable humans to
fly. He wrote, on the subject of flight, “There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, ‘tis for some oth-
er.” It was not for him though he did create a parachute type invention that was tested and proven the work. (The
experimenter, though, had to detach from the recreated Da Vinci parachute before hitting the ground to avoid being
crushed.)
A list of Da Vinci’s practical devices would be quite long. He invented creations that would lift heavy weights, flat-
ten metal into sheets, and wind thread on a spool. Developing the ball bearing was also an accomplishment of his.
Other helpful, though not all working, inventions were flipper-type webbed gloves, an inner tube, and a bridge that
could be built quickly and easily by an army wanting to cross a river.
The inventor also created musical instruments such as a double-ended flute and a portable piano that strapped
around the player’s waist. This second instrument’s ability to work mystified me. The sign next to the recreation of
this instrument explained it this way: “[It works with a] continuously moving horsehair bow that’s operated via a sys-
tem of pulleys and a flywheel as the player walks along. A complex system of cams and pulleys move the strings across
the bow; a sound similar to that of a viola is produced. It has a range of three octaves.” Needless to say, this did not
really clear up my mystification very much.
Besides making musical instruments, Da Vinci also created warfare instruments. Such instruments included an im-
proved catapult and multiple-barreled cannons. He also invented a device similar to a tank. Two men could fit inside
this wooden creation on wheels. One would look out the small crack at the top and instruct the other which of the
several cannons spread out around the base he should shoot off.
All the things I had seen up to this point had been in one room. Now I walked along a hall and was introduced to
another, artistic side of Da Vinci. The words and pictures on the wall told me about how he had drawn out the Battle
of Anghiari. Then I came upon one of Da Vinci’s greatest work, the Mona Lisa. Today it is kept at the Louvre but it
has traveled around quite a bit. It was carried around by Da Vinci, stolen from the Louvre by an Italian wanting to
bring it back to its native soil, and kept in Napoleon’s bathroom. It has been reasonably damaged over time from acid
poured on the lower part of the painting, a rock thrown by a vandal at it in 1956, and water damage from its stay in
Napoleon’s bathroom. A man named Pascal Cotte, knowing just how much it had been changed over the years set
out to recreate it, and did. The most apparent thing is that it has darkened over the years, giving it an eerie effect. Da
Vinci never felt that the work was done and carried it around with him after he had first painted it, fixing and refixing
it. Da Vinci said, “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” This was true for him; he died with the Mona Lisa still in his
possession.
I have always know that Da Vinci was a smart person and had accomplished a lot of things, but this exhibit really
opened my eyes to just how much he had accomplished. The name of the exhibit was called ‘Da Vinci, the Genius’,
and now I see and believe that.
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April Edition Editor Raven Hill
The Excalibur Times Staff for 2013-2014:
Reporters:
Sampley Barinaga, Phoebe Goerling, Noah Haynes, Julia Zeigler
Editors:
James Haynes, content editor
Raven Hill, April issue editor
Joel Kennedy, October issue editor
Abby Lankford, December issue editor
Nathan Sprague, February issue editor
Olivia Wilkes, Senior issue editor
Journalism instructor: Mrs. Angie Hood
Page program story continued from page 2
The Page Program is definitely a great opportunity, and one that I wish I could do again, if I had the
chance. Students desiring to learn more about “the science of government” can definitely learn from it, as
legislators debate bills just as Washington himself would have over 200 years ago. For more information on
this Program, please visit http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/guide/student_teacher/page.html.
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World War I facts continued from page 9
Because men to hire for ground keeping were in short supply, Woodrow Wilson instead kept sheep on the
White House lawn to trim the grass. Their wool was auctioned off and the money made was donated to
the Red Cross. One ram, named Old Ike, chewed tobacco.
In 1918, the German food sauerkraut’s name was changed to ‘Liberty Cabbage.’
Toward the end of World War One, German and Allie leaders met in a railway car in Compiègne, France to
discuss a truce. Twenty-one years later during World War Two, the French signed over their surrender
to Germany in the exact same railroad car, in the exact same city.
The first horse to become a Triple Crown winner since the series’ establishment in 1875 was Sir Barton, who
won all three Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes races in 1919.
Adolf Hitler fought it WWI and after one battle was temporarily blinded from a gas attack
The bane of the relatively primitive tanks used in WWI was not so much being damaged by enemy fire, but
rather falling into ditches and trenches and getting stuck in the mud.
Some well-known people who served in WWI include Humphrey Bogart, Buster Keaton, C.S. Lewis, Basil
Rathbone, and J. R. R. Tolkien.
Though Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918, the war officially ended when the Versailles Treaty
was signed on June 28, 1919, five years to the day since the war began.
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Huntsville Veteran’s Park photos by Senior Raven Hill