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Press ReleaseNEW ORLEANS – Founded as the National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s official World War II Museum, The National...
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Pearl Harbor still evokes vivid national memory (2007)
NEW ORLEANS (December 5, 2007) – When the smoke cleared at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, 2,333 Americans had been killed and 1,139 wo... -
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Pearl Harbor travel package features WWII veterans and historians (2007)
NEW ORLEANS (November 5, 2007) – As the horror of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor unfolded, PFC Bob Kinzler, U.S. Army, was watching ... -
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‘When Baseball Went to War’ conference, exhibition comes to bat in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (July 26, 2007) – Beginning November 9, The National World War II Museum in New Orleans will premier a conference and exhibit... -
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The National World War II Museum to offer discounted admission to Louisiana residents
NEW ORLEANS (June 20, 2007) – This summer, Louisiana residents can experience The National World War II Museum in New Orleans for less du...
Past Events
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From Recovery to Restoration: Bringing World War II's Lost Aircraft Back to Life
06/10/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin the RAF Museum's Ian Thirsk and Darren Priday as they discuss with the Museum's Seth Paridon and Ed Lengel, PhD, the challenges and excitement of recovering and preserving these historic war birds.
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"It's Your America:" The 1940 Census Today
06/09/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThe 1940 census forms a critical link to our shared past and provides a window into an American world only one year away from being engulfed by war.
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Celebrating 20 Years: The National WWII Museum
06/06/2020 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMBoysie Bollinger, longtime Trustee and one of the Museum’s biggest champions, together with the Museum’s Founding President & CEO Emeritus Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, PhD, and current President & CEO Stephen Watson, will reminisce about what it was like to be a part of the grand opening festivities on June 6, 2000; how World War II history has become a larger part of the nation’s fabric, spurring the expansion of The National WWII Museum; and the Museum's continued transformation into one of the premier cultural and educational institutions in the world.