Today in military history: Zimmerman Telegram launches US toward war
On March 1, 1917, the text of the Zimmermann Telegram was published on the front pages of American newspapers, launching the U.S. towards war. At the height of World War…
How Western Union helped the US enter World War I
At the height of World War I, British intelligence provided the United States with a secret telegram sent from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman to the government of Mexico. The telegram promised the Mexicans a military alliance if the Unite…