Starlet Alma Carroll barnstormed the country to raise money for the war effort with Bob Hope, Cary Grant, Laurel and Hardy, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Bing Crosby, and others.
The National WWII Museum and its Board of Trustees officially broke ground on The Higgins Hotel & Conference Center. The 230-room Hotel, which is scheduled for completion in 2019, will operate as part of the exclusive Curio Collection by Hilton, one of Hilton’s 14 market-leading brands. The first Curio Collection hotel in Louisiana, the property will support the Museum’s expanding educational programs while offering guests the unique experience of full-service hotel accommodations with a convenient way to maximize their time at the Museum.
On September 30, 1938, Nazi Germany entered an agreement with the United Kingdom, France, and Italy approving the annexation of the Sudetenland. This lecture will describe the efforts that led to the signing of the agreement and how it kicked off what became World War II.
Four unlikely heroes crossed paths in October 1918, as American doughboys fought for survival in France's Argonne Forest during World War I.
A Museum statement condemning the Pittsburgh shootings.
Join us at BB’s Stage Door Canteen as cocktail historian Elizabeth Pearce leads an exploration of the rise of rum's popularity and production during World War II!
The 102nd Cavalry was a New Jersey Army National Guard unit that was activated and mechanized just prior to America’s entry into World War II.
The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is delighted to host the 2021 “Faith in Wartime Lecture” presented by Baptist Community Ministries, featuring Kelly A. Hammond, PhD.