Native American D-Day Veteran Charles Norman Shay Dies at 101
A US Army medic during the landings at Normandy, Charles Shay was awarded the Silver Star for his actions on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
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The Little Prince's Last Flight: The Story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince and other timeless works of literature, was also a daring French aviator who lost his life in action during World War II.
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Reel History Filmmaker Talks: Path to the Past
Join Nathan Huegen, Director of Educational Travel, and filmmaker Lou Baczewski in a discussion of the documentary film by Baczewski entitled Path to the Past.
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1936, a Year for the Worker: Factory Occupations and the Popular Front’s Victory in France
The election of the Popular Front government in France and a wave of factory occupations secured huge gains for French workers.
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Targeting the Most Vulnerable: Klaus Barbie and the Izieu Children’s Home
In Izieu, France, Gestapo official Klaus Barbie crossed a final threshold of criminality.
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The Woman Behind the Camera in World War II
03/31/2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLee Miller was an American photographer known for her work, both on the Home Front and the battlefield during World War II. This webinar is appropriate for grades K–12.
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"Colette" Documentary Virtual Discussion
06/03/2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin us on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (CT) for a virtual discussion of Colette’s journey and the story of the documentary project.
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Eugene Bullard: Hero of Two World Wars
02/01/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for an exciting conversation between two of the country's leading WWII historians about a truly remarkable man who fought the Germans in both world wars—but for the French rather than his own country, the United States.
