Ari Phoutrides talks about experiencing a massive kamikaze attack one day while posted to Radar Picket Station #1 off the coast of Okinawa during which his ship was hit by four bombs and six kamikazes.
The Family Block Party is an event where our local audience can come together to celebrate many of New Orleans’s best community organizations.
Baseball boosted American morale during World War II and whipped soldiers, sailors, and pilots into fighting shape.
Hans Courant talks about his time at Los Alamos, building components for the atomic bomb, and coming to the realization that the bomb would be used on human beings.
More than 14,000 African American men served in the US Army Air Forces in segregated units during World War II. Only about 1,000 of them were pilots. Many others, like Louisiana native Albert Porche, filled vital support roles which kept the famed Red Tails flying in Italy.
Head to The Higgins Hotel for a live instrumental showcase of wartime piano music.
Learn about the history of the United States' decision to use nuclear weapons on Japan and how to teach this event through a range of primary and secondary sources in this free virtual teacher workshop.
Honoring the legendary female singing groups from the 1930s to the 1960s and beyond.