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Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I
Dates: Sunday, October 16, 2016 04:00pm
DESCRIPTION: Hoboken Historical Museum's World War 1 Commemorative Lecture Series featuring a wide array of acclaimed scholars and historians. Lectures are scheduled for August 21, 2016 through May 7, 2017 at the Hoboken Historical Museum. NOTE: All lectures will be on Sundays at 4 p.m.
2016 DATES
1) August 21, Chad Millman, The Detonators. Topic: The Black Tom explosion 2) September 11, Howard Blum, Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America. Topic: German sabotage in NY Harbor 3) October 16: Thomas Fleming, The Illusion of Victory: America in WWI Topic: Propaganda ...
Contact: 201.656.2240 or info@hobokenmuseum.org
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The American Home Front During World War 1
Dates: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 06:00pm
The Northwest Bergen History Coalition's 7th Annual Fall Program
THE AMERICAN HOME FRONT DURING WORLD WAR 1 Presented by Carter Jones Meyer Ph.D, Professor of History, Ramapo College of New Jersey
A hundred years ago, Woodrow Wilson was running for re-election on the slogan: “I kept us out of the war.” The majority of Americans were isolationist. Since the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, Wilson had worked hard to get Germany to sign an agreement respecting the rights of neutral countries. But just five months after the 1916 election, America entered World War I.
Join us for an insightful presentation by Dr. Meyer ...
Contact: Sue Tryforos (201-447-3865) or Michelle Dugan (201-995-0171)
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