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Harold Ward: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess."
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Launching the War? Hirohito and Pearl Harbor
A newly released memo sheds light on Japanese Emperor Hirohito's role in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Doolittle Raiders
WWII leadership lessons from the Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
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Marie Rankart, General Motors
Marie Rankart describes the change at General Motors following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when the assembly lines switched from manufacturing civilian automobiles to military aircraft.
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Valor at Pearl Harbor: Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd’s Medal of Honor
Bravery—even unto death—was evident everywhere as Imperial Japan’s air and sea forces struck the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Past Events
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Lunchbox Lecture: The Raid at Pearl Harbor
12/01/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMWhile US strategy in 1941 was largely focused on the war in Europe, the bold carrier raid seized the initiative against increasing US pressure over Japan’s ongoing war in China. Captain Rick Jacobs will discuss the events of that terrible, heroic day—from the opening of Japan by Commodore Mathew Perry in the 1850’s through the devastation at Pearl Harbor on December 7.
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Dinner with a Curator: Stories of Pearl Harbor
11/30/2021 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMJoin us on November 30th as Senior Curator Tom Czekanski presents Stories of Pearl Harbor.
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Infamy: Pearl Harbor Remembered Exhibit Opening Reception
11/16/2021 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PMJoin exhibit curator Tom Czekanski as he introduces and explains the process of creating the Museum’s newest special exhibition, Infamy: Pearl Harbor Remembered—on display in the Museum’s Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery from November 17, 2021 through June 26, 2022.
