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Lunchtime Lecture: Ian Garden, Nazi Film Propaganda and the 1936 Olympia Film

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

Lunchtime lecture and book signing with Ian Garden Based upon Garden's book, The Third Reich's Celluloid War: The Nazi Propaganda Machine in Film & TV, this lecture exposes the myths surrounding the propaganda films produced during the Third Reich. One, that the Nazis were infallible masters in the use of film propaganda. Two, that everything the

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Home School at the Museum: Geodesic Domes!

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

Home School at the Museum: Geodesic Domes! Students will learn the structure strength of domes and how the U.S. Navy SeaBees incorporated them into their projects. Family teams will build a 3 foot diameter geodesic dome out of straws and pipe cleaners…it is harder than it looks! Please RSVP for Home School at the Museum

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Home School at the Museum: Geodesic Domes!

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

Home School at the Museum: Geodesic Domes! Students will learn the structure strength of domes and how the U.S. Navy SeaBees incorporated them into their projects. Family teams will build a 3 foot diameter geodesic dome out of straws and pipe cleaners…it is harder than it looks! Please RSVP for Home School at the Museum

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Lunchtime Lecture: Anita Sanchez, The Invasion of Sandy Bay

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

Lunchtime lecture and book signing with Anita Sanchez A young boy plays a key role when the War of 1812 comes to his Massachusetts coastal fishing village. The little town of Sandy Bay, Massachusetts, was the site of one of the wildest invasions in U.S. history, when the might of the British Empire came up

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Home School at the Museum: Unmanned Flight: Air Propelled Gliders

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

Students will explore the history and current use of unmanned drone aircraft in the U.S. Navy. They will then build and launch air propelled balsa wood gliders. All spaces for Home School at the Museum are full, but the Museum is accepting names for the waiting list, please call 202-433-4995 or 202-433-6826. For more information

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Home School at the Museum: Unmanned Flight: Air Propelled Gliders

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

Students will explore the history and current use of unmanned drone aircraft in the U.S. Navy. They will then build and launch air propelled balsa wood gliders. All spaces for Home School at the Museum are full, but the Museum is accepting names for the waiting list, please call 202-433-4995 or 202-433-6826. For more information

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Home School at the Museum: Unmanned Flight: Air Propelled Gliders

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

Students will explore the history and current use of unmanned drone aircraft in the U.S. Navy. They will then build and launch air propelled balsa wood gliders. All spaces for Home School at the Museum are full, but the Museum is accepting names for the waiting list, please call 202-433-4995 or 202-433-6826. For more information

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Home School at the Museum: Unmanned Flight: Air Propelled Gliders

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

Students will explore the history and current use of unmanned drone aircraft in the U.S. Navy. They will then build and launch air propelled balsa wood gliders. All spaces for Home School at the Museum are full, but the Museum is accepting names for the waiting list, please call 202-433-4995 or 202-433-6826. For more information

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Ghost Ship Barry

Display Ship Barry Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Further details to follow at: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Lunchtime Lecture: “In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America’s Longest War” with John Ennis

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

They were walking to class on 9/11 when the World Trade Center and Pentagon were struck. These midshipmen were soon to graduate from the Naval Academy into a nation at war, the first officers to do so since Vietnam. Each story provides a glimpse into the lives of modern day Navy or Marine Corps officers

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Lunchtime Lecture: Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia

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

With piracy on the rise and fast becoming a serious global security issue, Rear Admiral Terry McKnight took command of a new multi-national task force in 2009 to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden. As task force commander, he directed operations that disrupted several hijackings and resulted in the capture of sixteen Somali pirates.

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Home School at the Museum: Math by the Mouth – Feeding a Navy

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

How many eggs does it take to make breakfast for a crew of an aircraft carrier? Who figures out the dietary needs of the U.S. Navy? Through various challenges and activities, students will discover what it takes to feed the United States Navy, and keep our sailors healthy! While spaces for Home School at the

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Home School at the Museum: Math by the Mouth – Feeding a Navy

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

How many eggs does it take to make breakfast for a crew of an aircraft carrier? Who figures out the dietary needs of the U.S. Navy? Through various challenges and activities, students will discover what it takes to feed the United States Navy, and keep our sailors healthy! While spaces for Home School at the

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Home School at the Museum: Math by the Mouth – Feeding a Navy

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

How many eggs does it take to make breakfast for a crew of an aircraft carrier? Who figures out the dietary needs of the U.S. Navy? Through various challenges and activities, students will discover what it takes to feed the United States Navy, and keep our sailors healthy! While spaces for Home School at the

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Home School at the Museum: Math by the Mouth – Feeding a Navy

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

How many eggs does it take to make breakfast for a crew of an aircraft carrier? Who figures out the dietary needs of the U.S. Navy? Through various challenges and activities, students will discover what it takes to feed the United States Navy, and keep our sailors healthy! While spaces for Home School at the

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