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Press Release NEW ORLEANS (December 4, 2008) – "Never forget." Those two words serve as both a remembrance and a call to action as America comme...
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Medical Innovations: From the 1918 Pandemic to a Flu Vaccine
The 1918 Flu Pandemic peaked the same month as World War I ended, and contributed to the instability around the world in the following decades. It also inspired a search for causes and cures that contributed to medical innovation in World War II, and technologies we still use today.
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The National WWII Museum Opens Capstone Liberation Pavilion
Photo Caption: Officials from The National WWII Museum, the State of Louisiana, and special guests attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony at ... -
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Not All Military Service was Honorable: Realities of Genealogical Research
A genealogist’s research into her uncle’s WWII military service ends with surprising results.
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“Remember Pearl Harbor!” (2010)
The National World War II Museum observes the 69th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 2010.
Past Events
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Dinner with a Curator: "Battle Bonds and Beyond: WWII's Unofficial Clubs"
08/15/2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMShared experiences led to the formation of exclusive yet unofficial clubs that often had strange and oddly specific criteria for membership.
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Travel Webinar: Victory in Europe: The End of the War on the Elbe with Dr. Alexandra Richie
08/08/2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum's Educational Travel Team and historian Alexandra Richie to learn about this new cruise and tour commemorating the 80th anniversary of V-E Day.
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Meet the Author: Mark T. Calhoun, "General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army"
07/25/2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us in conversation with Mark Calhoun, PhD, author of General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army, an in-depth study of the man who contributed so substantially to America’s war preparedness that George C. Marshall once called him “the brains of the Army.”