Francis Currey
Farewell to one of the last living WWII Medal of Honor recipients.
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Remembering Museum Friend Cokie Roberts
The pioneering newswoman and author championed the growth of our mission.
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Behind the Scenes: Documenting the Manhattan Project
A national Electronic Field Trip examining the top-secret WWII effort to build the atomic bomb is coming to classrooms in early 2020.
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The 75th Anniversary of D-Day
The National WWII Museum's educational mission was in the spotlight as the world remembered the Normandy invasion.
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Richard “Dick” Cole
Farewell to the last surviving Doolittle Raider, who generously shared his unforgettable WWII story.
Past Events
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Lunchbox Lecture: "Operation: Magic Carpet" by Collin Makamson
09/16/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a digital Lunchbox Lecture about the last great troop movement of World War II—Operation: Magic Carpet.
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Young Readers Author Talk: "Andrew Higgins and the Boats That Landed Victory in WWII"
09/10/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin curator Josh Schick and Authors Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs as they discuss their new book, Andrew Higgins and the Boats That Landed Victory in WWII, published by Pelican Publishing.
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"Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation" with author Robert Fieseler and Ed Lengel, PhD
09/09/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMRobert Fieseler, in conversation with Dr. Ed Lengel, will discuss this award-winning book which chronicles the events of that night, the controversies in the aftermath of the fire and the activism that followed and proved essential to the emergence of a fledgling gay movement.
