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The National WWII Museum Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II with a Year of Events
On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end.
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When Silence Is More Forceful Than Words: Geneviève Guilbaud and the Power of Remembrance
Geneviève Guilbaud has lived a life of remembrance, an existence always directed against the forgetting and trivialization of the horrors of Nazism.
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Major Richard Bong's Medal of Honor
Known as the “Ace of Aces,” Major Richard Ira Bong is credited with the downing of an impressive confirmed total of 40 enemy aircraft.
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“Japan Surrenders!”
On August 14, 1945 the world learned that Japan had surrendered, effectively ending World War II, a war that Americans thought would go on indefinitely. No newsflash in modern history has ever been greeted with such overwhelming celebration. The iconic images of happy throngs holding up the newspapers that would go into countless scrapbooks and frames, the impromptu parades, hands in the air forming a “V” for victory, and the iconic images from Times-Square – including one very famous kiss between a nurse and a sailor.
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Q&A with Historians Featured in World War II with Tom Hanks
The National WWII Museum was proud to collaborate on The HISTORY Channel’s 20-part series World War II with Tom Hanks. See what the Museum’s leading historians had to say about working on the show.
Past Events
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SOLD OUT! Summer Science Camp, June 12-16
06/12/2017 - 06/16/2017 | 12:00 AMThis session of Summer Science Camp is SOLD OUT.
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SOLD OUT! D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy & Liberation of France (June 4 start)
06/04/2017 - 06/10/2017 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s most popular tour provides an in-depth itinerary exploring America’s most famous WWII battle.
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D-Day and the Museum's 17th Birthday
06/06/2017 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMEach year, we commemorate D-Day, calling to mind the men who landed on the beaches in Normandy and American experiences all over the world upon learning about the actions of the day.
