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D-Day behind Barbed Wire: Hope for POWs
On June 6, 1944, news of the Normandy invasion spread through German prisoner-of-war camps like wildfire, igniting hope in Allied POWs.
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Beauford T. Anderson's Medal of Honor
Beauford Anderson fought 75 enemies on Okinawa alone, heroics for which he received the Medal of Honor.
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“You Couldn’t Grasp It All”: American Forces Enter Buchenwald
American personnel faced a humanitarian catastrophe when they liberated Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
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Inauguration Day 1945: FDR's Ceremony at the White House
In what was described as a “homey little ceremony on the back porch of the White House,” Franklin Roosevelt entered into his fourth term as President with stoic optimism.
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From Hiroshima to Human Extinction: Norman Cousins and the Atomic Age
In 1945 the American intellectual, Norman Cousins, was one of the first to raise terrifying questions for humanity about the successful splitting of the atom.
Past Events
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Dine & Dance Spooktacular with the Victory Swing Orchestra
10/26/2024 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PMThe National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era.
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Victory Belles Matinee Luncheon
10/23/2024 | 11:45 AM - 1:45 PMEnjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
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The Victory Belles Illuminate the Night
10/21/2024 | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PMJoin our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.
