Lunchbox Lecture: "Drugs and Alcohol During WWII" by Kristen Burton, PhD
Join Dr. Kristen Burton, Teacher Programs and Curriculum Specialist at the National WWII Museum, and historian of alcohol, as she discusses vice during the Second World War.
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Electing Roosevelt: 1940 and 1944
Join The National WWII Museum as we look back on these two historic elections and Roosevelt’s legacy as President of the United States.
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Honor and Duty: The Chinese American WWII Veterans Panel Discussion
Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, nearly 20% of the Chinese American population signed up and served honorably in every branch of the US Armed Services and all four theaters of combat.
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Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation
Join us for a webinar about a book that has received great press and even better reviews, Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation.
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On Deck of Patrol Torpedo Boat 305
Join museum educators for the ride of a lifetime on PT Boat 305!
Past Events
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The Nazi Murder of the Disabled and the 1945 Hadamar Trial: A Conversation with Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
08/26/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThis conversation with Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, focuses on the Nazi T-4 program for the murder of the disabled and the 1945 trial connected to Hadamar, one of the killing centers.
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"The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery"
08/20/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCurator Larry Decuers takes us on an exploration of the Museum’s current special exhibition with special guests Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles, co-authors of The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery.
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The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Manhattan Project
08/19/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM75 years after the dropping of the two atomic bombs, join us for a conversation with Gino Segrè, PhD, and Bettina Hoerlin, PhD, biographers of one of the most critical scientists involved in the Manhattan Project.
