Before he took office and faced the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II, FDR faced the challenge of Polio. This disease was sometimes deadly and always feared in the US during the first half of the twentieth century. Part of FDR's legacy is the Polio vaccine, released in 1955.
A sampling of some of the Museum's most poignant programs featuring WWII veterans, civilians, and Holocaust survivors.
The crew of a German U-Boat became prisoners in a North Louisiana prisoner of war camp, held in secret to protect Allied intelligence.
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.
Joe Louis was boxing's heavyweight world champion when he joined the US Army and fought for his country and his community.
Just in time for WrestleMania, the contributions of professional wrestlers during World War II ranged from performing at bond drives to giving the military tips on hand-to-hand combat, while some wrestlers actually served and fought on the front lines.
A highlight of some of the best programs the Museum has hosted over the years on our home state Louisiana.
Institute for the Study of War and Democracy Roundtable featuring Conrad C. Crane, PhD.
Frances Langford was an inspiring vocalist who devoted much of her wartime career to the entertainment of those in service. She was known as the “GI Nightingale,” and her performances had the power to temporarily transport troops from the battlefield into the arms of their sweethearts.
Thousands of students ask—we answer! Let's dig into the top five questions about the Manhattan Project.