On this episode of Our American Stories experience the gripping drama of the front lines as a valiant pigeon becomes the last hope to stop a brutal friendly-fire barrage Historian Frank Blazich from the National Museum of American History shares the story of the use of homing pigeons during WWI Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories it was never supposed to be them but through an extraordinary chain of events Lt Bill Owen's crew managed to become the first B- crew to drop bombs in the heart of the Third Reich John O'Neil Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force tells the story as his father the tail and waist gunner on the B- told it Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories it was never supposed to be them but through an extraordinary chain of events Lt Bill Owen's crew managed to become the first B- crew to drop bombs in the heart of the Third Reich John O'Neil Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force tells the story as his father the tail and waist gunner on the B- told it Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family members and how a change of heart changed her life and so many others John O'Neil Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force tells the story of his father the tail and waist gunner on the B- Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - Making Peace with My Sister rsquo s Killer - John O rsquo Neil On The First B- To Bomb BerlinSee omnystudio [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories nbsp Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family member and how a change of heart changed her life and so many others John O'Neil Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the nbsp National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force tells us how Lt Bill Owen's crew managed to become the first B- crew to drop bombs in the heart of the Third Reich Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - Making Peace with My Sister rsquo s Killer [... more]

Among the many exhibits and artifacts exploring the harsh reality of slavery and its aftermath in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC I was grateful to discover the Contemplative Court This tranquil room features translucent walls of bronze glass and water appears to rain down from the ceiling into a pool As I sat in that peaceful space a quote on the wall from Dr Martin Luther King Jr caught my eye ldquo We are determined to work and fight until justice rains down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream rdquo These [... more]

GUEST Katherine Kersten Senior Policy Fellow Center of the American Experiment Last week we discussed what is behind the denigration of whiteness in the country examining a section with that title on the website of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture along with a now-removed infographic on Aspects and Assumptions of Whiteness and White Culture in the United States you can view it here Values like the nuclear family objective thinking hard work delayed gratification and Christianity are associated with whiteness and viewed as unremarkable or even contemptible In short the vilification of whiteness is [... more]

You have likely noticed in recent years how white-skinned people have become objects of derision by those on the left Our founders are described as old white guys or white supremacists and thus their statues need to be torn down You have probably heard terms like white privilege and white dominance which are used to demean guilt and shame whites for all sorts of alleged societal sins A good example of this disdain is found on the website of The National Museum of African American History and Culture one of the taxpayer-funded museums of the Smithsonian Institution There you will [... more]

Almanac When Japan attacked Oregon Some of our favorite things Tearing down a wall Bob Woodward Trump in the White House National Museum of Brazil destroyed by a fire See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]