History

National WWI Memorial

National WWI Museum and Memorial Curator’s Career in 10 Objects

After close to 33 years as curator at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, some artifacts remain proven conversation pieces for Doran Cart.

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In this Dec. 7, 1941, file photo, smoke rises from the battleship USS Arizona as it sinks during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

KC Remembers Pearl Harbor, Even Now

Local remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor continue even after the last Kansas City area military survivors have died.

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Woman Looking Up

The (R)evolution of the ‘Soft Black Girl’

Many Black women are ditching the expectations of the “strong Black woman” stereotype and tapping into the “soft Black girl” lifestyle focusing on luxury.

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Ken Burns and his father in 1958.

Ken Burns on ‘Our America: A Photographic History’

Documentarian Ken Burns’ new book of photography, 15 years in the making, tells the story of the U.S. and us.

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A elderly woman holds a match over a white candlestick. She's wearing a large amethyst ring. High schoolers watch in the background.

Chillicothe Remembers the Holocaust Through the Lives of its Survivors

Chillicothe High School has staged a play preserving the story of Holocaust survivors George and Erika Mandler, who found a new home in the rural Missouri community.

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