This Week in Odessa History

Ninety-three years ago this week they were dancing in the streets of Odessa, celebrating a false report that an armistice had been signed by Germany, with the Allied nations declaring victory in World War I.

Germany agreed to peace terms on November 11, 1918, a few days after this report of the “fake armistice” and how it was celebrated locally, appearing in the November 8 issue of The Odessa Record.

Perhaps it was just a trifle premature, but the celebration of the reported signing of a peace armistice yesterday brought forth by far the most enthusiastic demonstration ever seen in a celebrati...