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National World War II Museum Announces Next International Conference

National World War II Museum Announces Next International Conference

By Staff Reports on 29 January 2010

[ 18 March 2010 5:00 pm to 20 March 2010 5:00 pm. ] Stellar lineup of historians, authors, filmmakers, veterans expected.

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Today in History: 3 March 1845

By Linda Goin on 3 March 2009

It was on this day in 1845 that The Adams Sentinel out of Gettysburg picked up on a story from Richmond that pushed the news about grandfather Broadmeadow’s new steel venture…

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D-Day 65th Anniversary Forum

D-Day 65th Anniversary Forum

By Staff Reports on 1 March 2009

[ 4 June 2009 to 5 June 2009. ] The Liberty University History Department and the National D-Day Memorial Foundation announce a call for papers on topics related to the preparation for, the execution of, and the impact of D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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