The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, opened a time capsule that had been sealed for 100 years.
It was originally placed inside the Liberty Memorial Tower in 1924 to mark the tower’s dedication, with instructions for it to be opened a century later.
During the summer, the museum carefully removed the capsule, which was buried under 18 inches of limestone and concrete. The process was tricky because the box also contained nitrate film, a material that can be highly flammable.
During a special ceremony on Wednesday, the museum revealed the capsule’s contents. Inside were historical items like newspapers, a Bible, a copy of the U.S. Constitution, and the U.S. declaration of war from April 1917. Letters were also found, including one from President Calvin Coolidge and others from Allied commanders who attended the memorial’s 1921 groundbreaking.
Among the other treasures was a printing plate from the Kansas City Star newspaper dated November 1, 1921. The copper box was engraved with signatures, likely from the people who originally assembled the time capsule, though their identities remain unknown.
This 100-year-old glimpse into the past shows a connection to history and the efforts of those who built the Liberty Memorial.
very interesting
I loved reading it because, I never knew that maybe chocolate might be gone in the future!
save the chocolate…
I enjoyed this reading because
it show what climate changes does!!
they might have to move most chocolate into a colder place, since the climate clock is getting low
so temperature might get higher.
i love chocolate
I’m allergic to dairy, but this makes me sad for my best friends all around NZ (don’t think it’s weird because I actually do). And my chocolate loving cousin, her name is Dana (I’m from South Korea and she told me how to spell her name in Korean but its not pronounced like Dana).
I know that there are chocolate lovers around the world so, poor them or if you like chocolate poor you (even though I’m allergic to dairy, or to make it easy dairy products: cheese, milk, butter etc).