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Italy: 11 bodies are placed in front of Maria Bergamas. Her son, Antonio, fell into combat and his body was never found. She is the mother symbol of all mothers, the pain symbol of all the pains, who must choose the body that will become a symbol of all the unnamed fallen.

#Arlington Cemetery to recreate solemn 1921 procession to Tomb of the #Unknowns washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…

One hundred years ago, an #ARMY sergeant looked over four caskets draped in #American flags inside the city hall of #CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE and chose the U.S. #soldier who would embody the sacrifice of everything, even his name, to a cause greater than himself.

Today, 100 years ago, Auguste Thin, soon of a soldier KIA is chosen to design a coffin among 8, all of them contemning an unknown soldier who died for France. This coffin will be buried under the "Arc de triomphe" and will represent all the French MIA of the war.

Treaty of Trianon is signed. It formally ended World War I between most of the Allies and the Kingdom of Hungary, the latter being one of the successor states to defeated Austria-Hungary.

Following the rejection of the Versailles Treaty by the Senate, President Wilson orders the removal of the US peace commissioners from Paris.

The Allies send an ultimatum demanding that Romania withdraw from Hungary and that Romania sign treaties guaranteeing peace and minority rights.

The Austrian Reichsrat ratifies the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye which dissolves German Austria and creates the Republic of Austria.

The Harbord Mission, sent by US Pres. Wilson to the Armenians, submits its final report. They estimate that from 800K to 1,000,000 Armenians have been killed. They put the blame entirely on Turkey & urge in the strongest terms that Turkey never be allowed rule over Armenia again.

General demobilization is ordered by French President Raymond Poincaré.

After travelling over 25,000 km in support of the Treaty of Versailles, President Wilson returns exhausted to Washington.

The Peace of St. Germain-en-Laye is signed, it establishes the boundaries of the Republic of Austria. Austria recognizes the independence of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Austria is forbidden to join in union with Germany.

3 weeks after the victory parade, under cover of secrecy, Charles Godefroy circled the Arc de Triomphe twice, gathered speed and forced the plane down and through the Arc. (the width of the Arc is 14.50 m (47.6 ft), his aircraft's wingspan of 8.21 m (26.9 ft).

In the face of the very unfavorable military situation, the Revolutionary Governing Council in Hungary resigns. Gyula Peidl, leader of the Social Democrats replaces Antal Dovcsák as Prime Minister of Hungary and becomes acting head of state.

After initial gains, Hungarian troops are forced by Romanians into disorderly retreat. By today, Romanian troops are within 100 km of Budapest.

Romanian troops force the Hungarian Red Army back across the Tisza River.

A congress of Turkish nationalists meets at Erzurum to organize resistance to the partition of Anatolia. They choose Mustafa Kemal as their chairman.

For the 14 of July 1919, #BastilleDay , a victory parade is done with all allied nations parading in #Paris .

The Allied Supreme Economic Council officially ends its boycott of Germany.

12 days after being sign in Versailles, The German National Assembly votes in Weimar to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.