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Rating The D-Day Films

The release of two new D-Day films is the occasion for an assessment (in AARP Magazine, June/July 2014) of the new releases as compared to…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jul 3, 2014

Civil Rights Museums: Remembrance Comes With A Price

Two stories.  First CNN backgrounds the development and opening of the new National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA. Secon…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jun 23, 2014

Events That Ponder a Grim Anniversary (WWI)

(From The New York Times; additional links added by Frank Baker) Cultural institutions across the United States, which entered the war in A…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jun 22, 2014

Exhibit: The Power of Words & Images During WWII

"The Power of Words and Images in a World at War" (an exhibit at the Grolier Club in New York City) focuses on the iconic posters, broadsid…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jun 7, 2014

CSPAN D-Day Anniversary Programming

June 6 marks the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops attacked a…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jun 2, 2014

PODCAST: Communicating w/ People in 10,000 Years?

For those of you not familiar with 99% Invisible, it is a "is a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 May 29, 2014

BOOK: 'Here is Where' Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History

I heard an excellent interview with this author on Bob Edward's weekend show - but it does not appear that they are available via Podcast.…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 May 29, 2014

LINCOLN: film study guide

If you teach Lincoln, or plan to use the recent Dreamworks film in your classroom, you may be interested in this educator's guide.

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 May 28, 2014

CNN Miniseries: The Sixties

CNN  May 29 8pm & 11pm ET  (check local listings for the exact channel and time in your area)"Television Comes of Age"  A stirring glim…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 May 22, 2014

TV: The World Wars (Miniseries)

Narrated by two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Town), The World Wars, a three-night event (premiering Memorial Day,…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 May 18, 2014

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