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A German U-Boat (submarine) and an American passenger ship. After February of 1917, U-Boats targeted vessels like this one, leading to America's entry into WWI. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1917, a note was handed to Walter Hines, American Ambassador to the UK. In it was the Zimmerman Telegram, a top-secret communication between German…
George F. Kennan, author of the "Long Telegram" and "X Article". (The Daily Beast) On this day in 1946, American diplomat George F. Kennan (AKA Mr. X) sent the "Long Telegram" to his colleagues in Washington. Wired from his office at the American Embassy in Moscow, Kennan's telegram - which was later published as the…
