Visitor's Guide - German

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Charters Café Untergeschoss William G. McGowan Theater Besucher- Untergeschoss Im WILLIAM G. MCGOWAN THEATER finden spezielle Vorträge und öffentliche Programme rund um die Bestände der National Archives statt. Sie finden unseren Veranstaltungskalender unter www.Archives.gov/calendar. Im CHARTERS CAFÉ gibt es Suppen, Salate, Sandwiches, Snacks und Getränke von Montag bis Freitag, 10:00–14:30 Uhr. Die FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES unterstützt die Arbeit der National Archives und des National Archives …
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Visitor's Guide - Spanish

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Charters Café Nivel inferior William G. McGowan Theater Nivel inferior El CHARTERS CAFÉ ofrece sopas, ensaladas, bocadillos, emparedados y bebidas de 10 a. m. a 2:30 p. m., de lunes a viernes. NATIONAL ARCHIVES MUSEUM Constitution Avenue entre las calles 7th y 9th, NW, Washington, DC. Diariamente, 10 a. m. a 5:30 p. m. (cerrado el Día de Acción de Gracias y el 25 de diciembre). Entrada gratuita. Visite https://museum.archives.gov/ para ver las horas actualizadas e información del programa. Se sugiere hacer …
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Woodstock 1969

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Woodstock 1969 Past Exhibit … The 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair featured some of the greatest performers of the time and attracted an audience of 400,000. One of the most famous musical events of the 20th century, Woodstock continues to be a powerful symbol of the 1960s and the counterculture movement. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of this cultural touchstone, a Featured Document exhibit highlighting the history and legacy of three day festival of “Peace & Music” will be on display. Life …

Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust

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Never Forget Remembering the Holocaust Past Exhibit … 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp complex in German-occupied Poland. Russian soldiers discovered thousands of sick, dying, and dead prisoners when they entered the complex of concentration camps, forced labor camps, and a killing center abandoned by the Nazis. The Schutzstaffel (SS), Hitler's paramilitary organization, had attempted to destroy the camp before …

75th Anniversary of the United Nations Charter

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75th Anniversary of the United Nations Charter Past Exhibit … Cooperating for post-war peace and security As World War II reached its climax, the United Nations Conference on International Organization convened on April 25, 1945, in San Francisco, CA, for the purpose of drafting the United Nations Charter. For two months, delegates from 50 nations representing every race, religion, and creed, worked to turn Allied proposals for the United Nations into a charter that all member nations agreed to. On June …

Black Wall Street: 100 Years Since the Tulsa Race Massacre

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Black Wall Street 100 Years Since the Tulsa Race Massacre Past Exhibit … “--- were dead. Figures are omitted [because] NO ONE KNOWS.” —Red Cross Report On Memorial Day 1921, a Black shoe shiner named Dick Rowland rode in an elevator with white operator Sarah Page. The next day, Rowland was detained inside the Tulsa, Oklahoma, courthouse for the alleged assault of Page. Meanwhile, Tulsans gathered outside the courthouse to either witness or prevent Rowland’s possible lynching. During this gathering, shots …

Frances Perkins: Champion of Workers' Rights

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Frances Perkins Champion of Workers Rights Past Exhibit … “I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.”  —Frances Perkins Chances are you benefit from the legacy of Frances Perkins, one of U.S. history’s most consequential figures. As Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, she was a main architect of the New Deal, securing retirement, disability, and unemployment benefits still in effect today. Her life’s mission, however, was set decades before. “The …