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Latest Past Events

Hidden Battleship at the Battleship North Carolina

Battleship North Carolina #1 Battleship Road, Wilmington

For the explorer at heart, bring a friend to the Battleship North Carolina for a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of un-restored areas of the Battleship. The four-hour tour consists of small groups with guides. Guests explore the bow (officers' country and boatswain locker), third deck (Radio II, brig, after gyro, storage rooms, ammunition handling, Engineer's office, torpedo

National Archives Lecture: The Armageddon Letters – Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis

National Archives, William G. McGowan 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington

James Blight and Janet Lang discuss their new book, The Armageddon Letters, which takes readers behind the scenes during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, arguably one of the most dangerous confrontations of the nuclear age. Researched over 25 years, and augmented with an interactive trans media program, Blight's and Lang's account has been described

National Archives Lecture: The Weight of Vengence – The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812

National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington

History professor Troy Bickham places this "forgotten war" in a global context. The United States saw an opportunity to challenge Britain's dominance, while the British feared the rise of U.S. maritime power and territorial expansion. The War of 1812 was a turning point for both countries and marked a critical moment of self-definition for the