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Home School at the Museum: C02 Dragsters

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

What happens when you put the power of a rocket on the back of a wooden race car? This month, students will revisit the laws of motion, energy, and rocket science by creating their own C02 powered race car. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: C02 Dragsters

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

What happens when you put the power of a rocket on the back of a wooden race car? This month, students will revisit the laws of motion, energy, and rocket science by creating their own C02 powered race car. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Battle of Midway Presentation, US Navy Museum

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Join U.S. Navy Museum curator Dr. Edward Furgol, FSA Scot, in the U.S. Navy Museum Battle of Midway exhibit as he details the events leading up to, during, and resulting from this pivotal naval battle. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: C02 Dragsters

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

What happens when you put the power of a rocket on the back of a wooden race car? This month, students will revisit the laws of motion, energy, and rocket science by creating their own C02 powered race car. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: C02 Dragsters

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

What happens when you put the power of a rocket on the back of a wooden race car? This month, students will revisit the laws of motion, energy, and rocket science by creating their own C02 powered race car. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Exhibit Opening – Free Trade and Sailors’ Rights: The War of 1812 and the Shaping of America

James Kochan Fine Art & Antiques 218 North Market Street, Frederick, MD, United States

The exhibit Free Trade and Sailors' Rights: The War of 1812 and the Shaping of America will be on view at James Kochan Fine Art & Antiques, 218 North Market Street in historic Frederick, Maryland, opening on June 16th and closing September 1, 2013. Hours: 11-5 PM Friday-Sun or by appointment. A catalog of the

Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing at the Navy Museum – Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

With author Steve Vogel In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn

Navy Museum Lunchtime Lecture – From Gunboats to Good Neighbors: U.S. Naval Diplomacy in South America, 1919-1945

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Dr. Joel Christenson, recipient of the Naval History and Heritage Command's 2011 Rear Admiral John D. Hayes Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in U.S. Navy History, will examine the considerable role naval power played in United States foreign relations with Latin American during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, as Washington abandoned armed interventionism and began pursuing the policy

Bicentennial of Battle of Lake Erie Commemoration

Lake Erie Put-in-Bay, OH, United States

For more information visit: Perry Group at http://www.battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com/howtogetonboard.php Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial at http://www.nps.gov/pevi/planyourvisit/special-events.htm

US Navy Museum: Battle of Lake Erie Commemoration

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

On September 10, 1813 Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry emerged victorious from the Battle of Lake Erie. Join the staff of the National Museum of the United States Navy for a day of commemoration of this event. Public programs include: Tours of "1813: Don't Give up the Ship" exhibit with Curator Dr. Edward Furgol at

Navy Museum Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing – In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

VADM George W. Emery, USN (Retired) will lecture at the National Museum of the United States Navy about his book, In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812. The book, which was published by the Naval Historical Foundation, features digital reproductions and transcriptions of documents from the War of 1812 currently in

Olympia Manila Bay Weekend

Cruiser Olympia at Independence Seaport Museum 211 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This day will celebrate May 1st, 1898, the Battle of Manila Bay - the famous battle in which OLYMPIA (with Admiral Dewey) led the Asiatic squadron against the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The Living History crew will be spending the weekend on board in a full immersion event, in which they will demonstrate the

National Naval Aviation Museum 2015 Annual Symposium

National Naval Aviation Museum 1750 Radford Blvd, Pensacola , FL, United States

The goal of the symposium series is to help preserve the rich history and proud heritage of Naval Aviation by highlighting historical events in which U.S. Naval Aviation has played a major role. In past years, symposia subjects have included: the Battle of Midway; the Battle of Coral Sea; American Aces; Medal of Honor recipients;

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