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Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
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Pearl Harbor Revisited
December 15, 2011 6pm doors open, 7pm program
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Join us at the Oklahoma History Center as we remember the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of WWII in the Pacific for the United States. On December 15th we will have a lecture with special guest Dr. James Baker from the University of Central Oklahoma. Dr. Baker will examine the deadly surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
The evening will feature a special discussion on the battle. Topics include missed clues leading up to the attack, reasons for the successful surprise, various historical interpretations of the event, and conspiracy theories.
The museum will open its doors at 6pm and the program is at 7pm. Admission is FREE and seating is first come. Be sure and come early to explore our new exhibit: Oklahomans and Infamy.
For more information please contact Jason Harris at jharris@okhistory.org or (405)522-0785. |
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Christmas Tea
December 11, 2011 2pm
Cherokee Strip Museum
Perry, OK
The Christmas Tour of Homes in Perry raises money to help provide Christmas decorations for the town square. The Cherokee Strip Museum is one of the stops on the tour. Visitors will enjoy refreshments and view the museum decorated with scherenschnitte, greenery, popcorn, and apples. Scherenschnitte, which means "scissor cuts" in German, is the art of paper-cutting design.
For additional information contact Peggy Haxton at csmuseum@okhistory.org or (580)336-2405. |
