The groundbreaking 1952 television documentary "Victory at Sea" and its magnificent musical score marked an enduring tribute to the US Navy’s role in winning World War II.
A single teardrop symbolizes FDR’s tumultuous first term.
The surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, forever known as a "day of infamy," plunged the United States into World War II. Each year, The National WWII Museum commemorates the lives lost on December 7, 1941.
Meet the Author: Debbie Cenziper's book tells the gripping story of a team of Nazi hunters at the US Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II.
Join us at the Museum for a full day celebrating Bob Hope’s career in radio, with a humor-writing workshop, a radio-themed STEM workshop for girls, and a “live” radio-broadcast re-creation!
Sean Patterson and the Victory Six return to the era of pre-TV entertainment for a “live” radio variety show.
Make and take your own crystal radio and produce a WWII-era radio comedy using scripts, sound-effects, and music.
Radio Days
By the end of World War II, Bob Hope was one of the world’s biggest stars of show business, but he got his start on radio, taking his vaudeville show on the road to entertain troops. Join us for this discussion on the tools of the trade that made Hope famous: radio.
All day, members of the Jefferson Amateur Radio Club will be stationed throughout campus to interact with visitors and explain how amateur radio works. Also, catch a special appearance by WTUL Kids Show DJ Liz E (Kids Director Liz Elliot).
Program supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, with special thanks to the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.
Girls Innovation Studio: Radio Workshop
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
STEM Innovation Gallery in the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion
Girls will do hands-on activities to explore the physics of radio and produce a WWII-era radio comedy using scripts, sound effects, and music. The workshop takes participants through the many stages of radio production before they put on a "live" broadcast. This event is free for all girls and their caregivers, but please register to attend.