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The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Henry Johnson, circa 1919. New York National Guard hide caption

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The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

June 14, 2023 • Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

'Financial Times' Issues 103-Year-Old Correction

A 1915 poster urged the British public to buy war bonds. The previous year, the Bank of England had concealed the failure of the first round of bond-selling. Thomas Bert/Library of Congress hide caption

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'Financial Times' Issues 103-Year-Old Correction

August 8, 2017 • In 1914, the newspaper reported that applications were "pouring in" for WWI war bonds. Researchers at the Bank of England, analyzing old records, have discovered that wasn't remotely true.