Correction for the length of World War I
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How long is 1,458 days?
It's about nine-tenths as long as World War I
The length of World War I is about 1,600 days.
(a.k.a. First World War, a.k.a. Great War, a.k.a. World War, a.k.a. War to End All Wars, a.k.a. WWI, a.k.a. WW1) (1914 - 1918)
World War I is considered to have begun with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914 and to have lasted until the signing of the armistice with Germany on November 11th, 1918, for a total of 4 years, 4 months, and 2 weeks. However, the Treaty of Versailles which ended conflicts between the major powers was not signed until June 28th, 1919 and the last formal peace treaties were not signed until August 23rd, 1923 — 4 years, 9 months, 1 week, and 5 days after the armistice was signed.