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“Japan Surrenders!”
NEW ORLEANS (August 14, 2009) – No newsflash in modern history has ever been greeted with such overwhelming celebration as the announceme...
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“Japan Surrenders!”
NEW ORLEANS (August 14, 2009) – No newsflash in modern history has ever been greeted with such overwhelming celebration as the announceme... -
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Pearl Harbor still evokes vivid national memory (2007)
NEW ORLEANS (December 5, 2007) – When the smoke cleared at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, 2,333 Americans had been killed and 1,139 wo... -
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Armed Forces Day at The National World War II Museum
NEW ORLEANS (May 8, 2007) – The National World War II Museum will celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 19, 2007, with free admissi... -
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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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"Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis"
03/24/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMA conversation with author Jeffrey Jackson, PhD, and Jeremy Collins about a new book that offers a glimpse into the history of World War II at the ground level.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "World War II Military Service as Civil Rights Activism" by Dr. Marcus Cox, Xavier University
02/17/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMMilitary service during World War II and racial integration in the armed forces heightened expectations for social progress.
