National Press Club Newsmakers Program -- Planning for a National World War One Memorial

 
  Vice Chair Edwin L. Fountain discussed the World War One Centennial Commission’s plans to re-develop Pershing Parkin Washington, DC into a National World War One Memorial, and the legislation recently introduced in Congress for that purpose.

 

 date:
Aug. 12, 2014
 

The Origins and The Beginning Of World War One

 
  A German military Historian, Dr, Michael Epkenhans presents
"The Origins and The Beginning Of World War One"
A slide lecture that traces the events and conditions that lead to the global conflict

 

 date:
July 27, 2014
 

ONE CENTURY LATER

 
  Surprising Ways World War One continues to shape our world, our culture and our lives.

 

 date:
July 27, 2014

Streamed live on July 27, 2014 | 11:00am cdtfrom The National World War One Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. MODERATOR:
Ms. Barbara Pinto, journalist and Network News Correspondent, moderates as a panel of experts provide insight to the relevant stories of the Great War and the enduring influence of World War One on the culture, technological advancement and global conflicts of today.PANELISTS:

Dr. Mitch Yockelson
Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration

Dr. Graydon Tunstall
Senior Lecturer of History at the University of South FloridaDr.

Chad Williams
Associate Professor and Chair of the African and Afro-American Studies Department at Brandeis University

"WORLD WAR ONE WAS THE SEMINAL EVENT OF THE 20TH CENTURY... EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED UP
TO THE 1991 COLLAPSE OF SOVIET UNION WAS BASED ON WORLD WAR ONE."

~ Dr. Graydon Tunstall