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The award was established as the Medal of Freedom in 1945 by President Truman to recognize notable World War II service members.

They spoke during a Georgetown University Center for Security Studies conference to mark NATO's 75th anniversary and its historical security significance for the U.S. and the world. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II.

This animated short film was a cautionary tale designed to instruct service personnel about security. Par…

Army during World War II. ... This event took place during the 2023 International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

Robert Oppenheimer and the other personalities behind the Manhattan project as well as the state of scientific research during World War II.

This event took place during the 2023 International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

In the 1940s, a Senate committee led by Senator and future President Harry Truman examined the national d…

Panelists focused on NATO's deterrence role, during this portion of a Georgetown University Center for Security Studies conference to mark NATO's 75th anniversary and its historical security significance for the U.S. and the world. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II.

The ambassador also discussed NATO's recent expansion to add new members - Sweden and Finland - as the Russia-Ukraine War continues. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II.

In this first portion of the event, panelists reflected on NATO's history and purpose, which began as a military alliance of 12 member-states in a post-World War II era and which later expanded to its present membership of 32 nations.

This 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee Institute, Prairie View College, Howard University, and Hampton Institute and was released as "Negro Colleges in War Time."

100 year-old World War II veteran John "Lucky" Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

Florida State professor Kurt Piehler discussed how the U.S. military sought to meet the spiritual needs of the millions who served in uniform during World War II. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.

NATO was established on April 4, 1949, amid the aftermath of World War II.

NPR's Steve Drummond told the story of Senator Harry Truman's bipartisan investigation of corruption during the World War II defense build-up. ... The book's subtitle is "How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II."

Bernard Bluestein, John Christman, and Seymour Nussenbaum, three of the seven surviving veterans of the W…

Historian Craig Symonds talked about the similarities and differences in leadership between Civil War Admiral David Farragut and World War II-era Admiral Chester Nimitz.

The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion on the origins and development of poster art and how poster artists helped shape public opinion during World War I.

We visited to learn about Its guests, including Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, World War II soldiers and the first Japanese delegation to the United States in 1860.

This Pepperdine College Cold War film documents Soviet territorial expansion between 1917 and 1962, and warns of the threat of international communism. Primarily focused on the increase of Soviet global influence following World War II, the film details how Poland, Hungary, China, North Korea, Cuba, and North Vietnam were influenced by leaders in Moscow.