An historic column from the front page of the November 15, 1918 STARS AND STRIPES that describes the joyous pandemonium that filled the streets of Paris when the First World War came to a close:


“And all Paris laughed the laugh of happy children after a day’s glad play. And the next day, and the next night, Paris sallied forth to romp and play again.”

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