Day: 23 October 2017

By Tony Attwood As we have seen in previous chapters, 1917 was the time when Germany, through a reversal of its policy of not attacking non-military vessels, attempted to win the war before the United States could enter the conflict.  Meanwhile the weather, food shortages, and a terrible measles epidemic, meant that for the majority …

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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day  files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 23 October  Below are the Anniversaries from  October 23.   23 October 1893: Woolwich Arsenal beat Roston Bourke’s XI 4-3.  It was one of many friendlies played in the …

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