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History Through the Viewfinder
Marking the centennial of the Russian Revolution with a photographic flashback to Red Square.
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How PT-305 Got Her Custom Portholes
Learn how this unique field modification came to be.
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Making Public What Was Once Secret: Los Alamos and The Manhattan Project
Los Alamos and other Manhattan Project Sites developed across the US in 1942 and 1943.
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Innovating for Victory
There’s an old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. That sentiment was definitely the case during World War II, a massive global conflict that presented the United States with a variety of tactical and logistical challenges. At every turn Americans seemed to need more of everything—more supplies, bigger bombs, faster airplanes, better medical treatments, and more precise communications.
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Secret Agents, Secret Armies: The Real Rat Patrol
The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and the Special Air Service (SAS) were the inspiration for a kitschy American TV show of the 1960’s.
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Why Did "Kristallnacht" Happen? Teaching the History of European Antisemitism
11/01/2022 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PMLearn about Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” and how the history of European antisemitism helped lead to this event.
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Victory in the Pacific: Japan & Okinawa (October 11 - 21, 2022)
10/11/2022 - 10/21/2022 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s newest tour brings you to Japan, where World War II ultimately ended. Beginning in Tokyo, guests will investigate the Japanese perspective on the end of the war at the Yushukan War Memorial Museum and also explore the Japanese civilian experience at the National Showa Memorial Museum.
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Exclusive Preview of Ken Burns' "The U.S. and the Holocaust"
09/08/2022 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PMNOTE: A livestream will not be available for this event as it is for in-person attendees only.
Join The National WWII Museum, in partnership with WYES, for an exclusive preview of “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” This new three-part film series directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein explores America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.
