Past Events
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June 6 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Primarily Omaha Beach
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Code Talkers
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 11:30am to 4:30pm
Rosie the Riveter
(Hands on History Station)
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June 5 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Ford After Five Event
A Bird's Life: A Celebration of Charlie Parker -
Washington, DC - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NPS Escape Room! Hands-on Adult Workshop
Tackle puzzles and ciphers about the National Park Service to solve a mystery in time during this “escape room” for adults.
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June 4 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
All Roads Lead to Power: The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for U.S. Women
Kaitlin Sidorsky analyzes how many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office. -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
First Day of Issue Dedication Ceremony: Commemorative Forever Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring former President George H.W. Bush with a forever stamp and dedication ceremony on June 12, which would have been his 95th birthday. The stamp art is a portrait of Bush painted by artist Michael J. Deas and based on a 1997 photograph taken by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, according to the Postal Service. He is sun-tanned and wearing a gray suit with a power-blue dress shirt and a dark blue tie with stars.#GHWBushStamp -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
First Day of Issue Dedication Ceremony: Commemorative Forever Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring former President George H.W. Bush with a forever stamp and dedication ceremony on June 12, which would have been his 95th birthday. The stamp art is a portrait of Bush painted by artist Michael J. Deas and based on a 1997 photograph taken by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, according to the Postal Service. He is sun-tanned and wearing a gray suit with a power-blue dress shirt and a dark blue tie with stars.#GHWBushStamp
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June 3 Monday
College Station, TX - 12:00am
Bush Birthday Tribute
The event will also serve as a tribute to Mrs. Bush and 94th birthday on June 8. Museum visitors are invited to join in the festivities from noonto 4:00 p.m. with free birthday cake, popcorn, and refreshments in the rotunda. -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
Bush Birthday Tribute
The event will also serve as a tribute to Mrs. Bush and 94th birthday on June 8. Museum visitors are invited to join in the festivities from noonto 4:00 p.m. with free birthday cake, popcorn, and refreshments in the rotunda. -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
"I Love America!" Fourth of July Celebration
Celebrate July 4th with the Lions Club at the George H.W. Bush CenterCOLLEGE STATION On July 4, the College Station Noon Lions Club will host the 59th annual I Love America Fourth of July Celebration at the George H.W. Bush Library Center at Texas A&M University. The celebration will feature food, childrens games and train rides, free admission to the Bush Library and Museum, a patriotic concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony and will culminate with a July 4th fireworks display.The day begins at 9:30 a.m. when the Bush Library and Museum will open with free admission for everyone until 8:00 p.m. Inside the rotunda, the College Station Noon Lions Club will offer free vision screenings from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Food truck vendors will open at 12:00 p.m. Vendors selling food include Blakes Steaks, C&L Nuts, the Crafty Pig, Good Bull BBQ, Kona Ice, Krab Kingz, Marcos Pizza, and Sweet Pops.At 5:00 p.m. the Lions Club will begin selling Coca-Cola products, Slovacek sausage, and offering free watermelon slices.Two All Abroad Fun Trains will provide free train rides starting at 4:00 p.m. The Kids Zone, complete with games and bounce houses, will be open around 6:15 p.m. Both the train rides and the Kids Zone will close at 8:30 p.m.Live music entertainment by the Great American Boxcar Chorus will start at 7:00 pm. The evening will culminate with a patriotic concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. and a fireworks show at 9:45 p.m.This years event is made possible through the generous support of key sponsors Commerce National Bank, along with help from the George and Barbara Bush Foundation and the City of College Station. Other donors include the City of Bryan; HEB; the Nina Astin Winkler Trust; and the Office of Public Partnership & Outreach in the Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University; Union Pacific; and Wells Fargo.Free parking is available at Fan Field, the gravel parking lot on Research Parkway on the Texas A&M University campus. There will be no shuttles from West Campus Garage or Reed Arena. Barbara Bush Drive will close at 4:00 p.m.; all event attendees must enter through Discovery Drive or John Kimbrough Parkway. Handicapped parking is available in Lot 41.Go to http://transport.tamu.edu/Parking/events/annual.aspx for a map showing driving directions before and after the event. Scroll to the bottom of the page and under Summer Events click on July 4 I Love America.Attendees are asked to enter via University Drive and Research Parkway, arrive early and bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. Pets and glass containers are not permitted.I Love America Fourth of July Schedule of Events 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Bush Library opens (free admission all day) 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. College Station Noon Lions Club vision screening (inside library) 12:00 p.m. Food truck vendors open4:00 p.m. Barbara Bush Drive closes All Abroad Fun Trains begin train rides for kids5:00 p.m. Lions Club begins selling Coca-Cola products, Slovacek sausage, and offering free watermelon slices6:15 p.m. Kids Zone opens7:00 p.m. Live entertainment: Great American Boxcar Chorus8:30 p.m. Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra concert Kids Zone and All Abroad Fun Train rides close9:00 p.m. Food Truck Vendors close9:45 p.m. Fireworks display -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
"I Love America!" Fourth of July Celebration
Celebrate July 4th with the Lions Club at the George H.W. Bush CenterCOLLEGE STATION On July 4, the College Station Noon Lions Club will host the 59th annual I Love America Fourth of July Celebration at the George H.W. Bush Library Center at Texas A&M University. The celebration will feature food, childrens games and train rides, free admission to the Bush Library and Museum, a patriotic concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony and will culminate with a July 4th fireworks display.The day begins at 9:30 a.m. when the Bush Library and Museum will open with free admission for everyone until 8:00 p.m. Inside the rotunda, the College Station Noon Lions Club will offer free vision screenings from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Food truck vendors will open at 12:00 p.m. Vendors selling food include Blakes Steaks, C&L Nuts, the Crafty Pig, Good Bull BBQ, Kona Ice, Krab Kingz, Marcos Pizza, and Sweet Pops.At 5:00 p.m. the Lions Club will begin selling Coca-Cola products, Slovacek sausage, and offering free watermelon slices.Two All Abroad Fun Trains will provide free train rides starting at 4:00 p.m. The Kids Zone, complete with games and bounce houses, will be open around 6:15 p.m. Both the train rides and the Kids Zone will close at 8:30 p.m.Live music entertainment by the Great American Boxcar Chorus will start at 7:00 pm. The evening will culminate with a patriotic concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. and a fireworks show at 9:45 p.m.This years event is made possible through the generous support of key sponsors Commerce National Bank, along with help from the George and Barbara Bush Foundation and the City of College Station. Other donors include the City of Bryan; HEB; the Nina Astin Winkler Trust; and the Office of Public Partnership & Outreach in the Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University; Union Pacific; and Wells Fargo.Free parking is available at Fan Field, the gravel parking lot on Research Parkway on the Texas A&M University campus. There will be no shuttles from West Campus Garage or Reed Arena. Barbara Bush Drive will close at 4:00 p.m.; all event attendees must enter through Discovery Drive or John Kimbrough Parkway. Handicapped parking is available in Lot 41.Go to http://transport.tamu.edu/Parking/events/annual.aspx for a map showing driving directions before and after the event. Scroll to the bottom of the page and under Summer Events click on July 4 I Love America.Attendees are asked to enter via University Drive and Research Parkway, arrive early and bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. Pets and glass containers are not permitted.I Love America Fourth of July Schedule of Events 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Bush Library opens (free admission all day) 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. College Station Noon Lions Club vision screening (inside library) 12:00 p.m. Food truck vendors open4:00 p.m. Barbara Bush Drive closes All Abroad Fun Trains begin train rides for kids5:00 p.m. Lions Club begins selling Coca-Cola products, Slovacek sausage, and offering free watermelon slices6:15 p.m. Kids Zone opens7:00 p.m. Live entertainment: Great American Boxcar Chorus8:30 p.m. Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra concert Kids Zone and All Abroad Fun Train rides close9:00 p.m. Food Truck Vendors close9:45 p.m. Fireworks display
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June 1 Saturday
Washington, DC - 1:30pm to 4:00pm
The “Write” Stuff Family Activities
Meet award-winning authors and illustrators and engage in hands-on activities that explore methods and unveil strategies they use to integrate research in their works. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Frank Lutz at the Nixon Library
Global Perspective on Politics, Economics, and Getting Along Focus Group Discussion with International Students, and Audience Q&A -
Dallas, TX - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Exhibit Closes: Native Texas Park : Guided Tours
Free guided tours of our Native Texas Park at 10 AM and 11 AM every Saturday (weather permitting). -
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:30pm
The “Write” Stuff Author Conversations
Join award-winning authors and illustrators to learn about the writing, illustration, and research that go into making a book.
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May 29 Wednesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Senator Tom Cotton at the Nixon Library
Before he was the U.S. Senator from Arkansas, Tom Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment— “The Old Guard” — on combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Humorous Poetry by Poet Col. Wayne Edwards, The Family Poet
Col. Wayne Edwards is a comic poet who brings his humorous poetry to life.
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May 28 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
In Stony the Road, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., offers a new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War. -
New York, NY - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
A Genealogy and DNA Journey
National Archives at New York City, Finding Family series: Finding Lost Family…A Genealogy and DNA Journey -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closing: Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America highlights major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: "Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America"
"Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs" will reveal major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders.
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May 27 Monday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Eastern Iowa Brass Band - Canceled
Iowa's only brass band will perform an outdoor concert in the West Branch Village Green. Bring your own seating. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Commemorate Memorial Day by Paying Tribute to POW Heroes and Their Families
Honor the American military this memorial day by paying special tribute to POWs and their families.
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May 26 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Who is Buried at Arlington Cemetery?
Stories from Our Nation's Most Hallowed Ground. A program presented by Thomas Tudor
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May 24 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, part 2
Part 2 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement. -
Boston, MA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: State Dinner Honoring the Ivory Coast President, May 22, 1962
This exhibit highlights a state dinner honoring the President of the Ivory Coast, one of 15 African nations that had gained its independence in the year preceding JFK's Presidency.
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May 23 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today
Author Pamela Nadell weaves together stories of extraordinary women who helped carve out a Jewish American identity. -
Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
American Experience: Chasing The Moon
The Kennedy Library and WGBH partner for a preview of the American Experience series, Chasing the Moon. Executive producer Mark Samels, director Robert Stone, and panelists discuss the series and the Space race.
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May 21 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard
In 1946 an African American veteran was removed from a bus, arrested, beaten, and blinded. Richard Gergel details the impact of Woodard’s blinding as the racial awakening of President Truman.
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May 20 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Meet Newt Gingrich
Hear from one of the foremost economic, social, political, and security-focused conservative thinkers today. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: "Grand Canyon Photographs"
"Grand Canyon Photographs: Celebrating the Centennial 1919-2019.”
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May 18 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Opening of New Exhibit
Talk with Hoover Museum Curator, Marcus Eckhardt.
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May 17 Friday
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "Spy Kids"
Please join us for our first movie in our 2019 Summer Film Series, “Spy Kids.” The action-packed family comedy was produced by Miramax, and released in 2001. -
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "Spy Kids"
Please join us for our first movie in our 2019 Summer Film Series, “Spy Kids.” The action-packed family comedy was produced by Miramax, and released in 2001. -
Washington, DC - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Opening Event of "The People"
The People, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, present a discussion on civic responsibility and how to change the political climate for the better. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, part 1
Part 1 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement.
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May 16 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Women and the Vote: The 19th Amendment, Power, Media, and the Making of a Movement
A panel will discuss the unparalleled communications machine of the suffrage movement and how that struggle in the early 1900s continues to shape the women’s movement today. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Arthur Brooks on "Love Your Enemies"
President of the American Enterprise Institute, Arthur Brooks, will discuss his new book, "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt." -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father
In "A Good American Family," David Maraniss recounts his family’s ordeal during the Red Scare of the 1950s.