Atomic Veterans: Regular Men, Nuclear Fallout
Join Historian Hannah Dailey as she presents on what it means to be an Atomic Veteran.
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FALLOUT: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World with Author Lesley Blume
This presentation of FALLOUT, which premiered on the Museum’s Facebook page, recounts how John Hersey got the story that no other journalist could—and how he subsequently played a role in ensuring that no nuclear attack has happened since, possibly saving millions of lives.
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Hiroshima: History and Legacy
Join us as we reflect on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 75 years later. The Museum’s Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian, Dr. Rob Citino, will host a discussion on the history, artifacts, and Museum’s educational initiatives about the atomic bomb and Hiroshima.
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"Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World"
Fox News Anchor and author Chris Wallace discusses his latest book, Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World.
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Survival and Witnessing: A Conversation with Emma Kuby, PhD, About French Concentration Camp Survivors as Activists
This conversation with Emma Kuby, PhD, considers how these survivors became key witnesses after 1945, how they organized, and how they defined survival and witnessing.
Past Events
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Deposit - D-Day Tour: The Invasion of Normandy & Liberation of France (September 19, 2019 start)
09/19/2019 - 09/25/2019 | 12:00 AMBy clicking “Next Step” you will pay a $1,000 deposit per person for the main tour program, and $200 deposit per person should you opt to... -
Stage Door Songbook Series: Cole Porter
09/22/2019 | 11:30 AM - 2:15 PMJoin us for our first production of a brand new series, the Stage Door Songbook Series.
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Smithsonian Museum Day
09/21/2019 | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PMThe National WWII Museum joins fellow Smithsonian affiliates in showcasing the history and culture of our community!
