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The Last Gathering: An Evening with Two Normandy Veterans
The National WWII Museum is honored to present a special evening featuring a conversation with two veterans of the European Theater, along with documentary screening covering their return to Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.
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May The Fourth Be With You!: World War II's Influence on "Star Wars"
Join The National WWII Museum as curators Josh Schick and Cory Graff discuss the different ways that World War II influenced the Star Wars saga, from its weapons and costumes to its epic galactic battle scenes.
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Cajun-Acadian WWII Commemoration: A Salute to French-Speaking Veterans
Join The National WWII Museum and the Consulate General of Canada as we salute the last living French-speaking World War II veterans from Canada and south Louisiana.
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Lunchbox Lecture--Behind the Lens of Ralph Morse: Celebrated War Correspondent and Photographer
Join us in person or virtually to learn more about career Life magazine photographer Ralph Morse!
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"Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story"
Join us for a webinar concluding our Women’s History Month programming discussing a pioneer in American aviation.
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We Can Do It!: Female Achievements in the Workplace Since World War II
Join The National WWII Museum as we pay tribute to these women and commemorate National Rosie the Riveter Day by hearing from local, modern-day trailblazers about their experiences in the workforce, with a historical overview given by Kim Guise, Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Services.
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The Real Image of War: Steichen and Ford in the Pacific Opening Reception
Join exhibit curator Josh Schick as he introduces and discusses the process of creating the Museum’s newest special exhibition, The Real Image of War: Steichen and Ford in the Pacific—on display in the Museum’s Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall from March 17, 2022, to January 3, 2023.
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Lunchbox Lecture: More than Just Hemingway's Wife: The Wartime Journalism of Martha Gellhorn
Many may know Martha Gellhorn as one of the many wives of fellow journalist and literary giant, Ernest Hemingway; however, she was so much more. Although just a budding journalist during the Spanish Civil War, Gellhorn would later witness and cover many pivotal moments of World War II and the rest of the 20th century.
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The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion: The African American Heroes of the D-Day Invasion
Students will learn about the brave men of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and their extraordinary mission to help protect US soldiers during the D-Day Invasions on June 6, 1944.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "Siren of the Resistance: the Artistry and Espionage of Josephine Baker"
In this lecture, hear Historian Dr. Kristen D. Burton, Lecturer of US History at The University of Alberta, delve into the life, artistry, and espionage of a true icon of the generation.
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Decade after Defeat: Japan, 1945-1955
One of the country's leading authorities on post-1945 Japan joins an Institute historian to discuss this crucial time in Japanese history.
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International Holocaust Remembrance Commemoration Ceremony
Join us for an evening of remembrance and reflection with Holocaust survivor Dori Katz, as she reflects on her experience in Belgium during the Holocaust from a hidden child’s perspective.
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