And i know that theres a lot of excitement as there ought be for this evenings conversations so thank you for taking time to be here. Were so delighted to have professor margaret macmillen with us today. Thank you for traveling to be a part of this important conversation, and who else to help us with that is better equipped than margaret macmillen and a professor of history at oxford, at the university of toronto. Serves in many varied roles. A trustee of the university and more recently at the Imperial War Museum. Might i offer that we are second only here at the National World war i museum and memorial to the Imperial War Museum in terms of history. They began collecting in 1917 and we began collecting in 1920. And were further delighted that theyre having their world war ii galleries reinstalled by the gallery designers of the National World war i museum and memorial. So theyre very wise i might say. Shes written many publications and books. I dont want to list those. One of which i
Really a terrific event we have had so far and thank you for being with us. I know there is a lot of excitement, as there ought be about this evenings conversation, so thank you for taking time to be here. We are so delighted to have professor Margaret Mcmillan with us. Thank you so much for traveling to be with us. Who else but to help us with that is better equipped than Margaret Mcmillan, emmert as professor of history at the university of toronto. She serves in many and varied roles. Trustee at the Central University and more recently at the Imperial War Museum. Might i offer that we are second only here at the National World war i museum to the Imperial War Museum in terms of history. They began collecting in 1917. We began collecting in 1920. We are further delighted they are having their world war ii galleries reinstalled by the gallery designers of the National World war i museum and memorial. They are very wise i might say. Margarets research specializes in British Imperial hi
Event we havefic had so far and thank you for being with us. I know there is a lot of excitement, as there ought be about this evenings conversation, so thank you for taking time to be here. We are so delighted to have professor Margaret Mcmillan with us. Thank you so much for traveling to be with us. Who else but to help us with that is better equipped than Margaret Mcmillan, emmert as professor of history at the university of toronto. Many and varied roles. Trustee at the Central University and more recently at the Imperial War Museum. Might i offer that we are second only here at the National World war i museum to the Imperial War Museum in terms of history. They began collecting in 1917. We began collecting in 1920. We are further delighted they are having their world war ii galleries reinstalled by the gallery designers of the National World war i museum and memorial. They are very wise i might say. Research specializes in British Imperial history and the International History of
We are so delighted to have professor Margaret Mcmillan with us. Thank you so much for traveling to be with us. Who else but to help us with that is better equipped than Margaret Mcmillan, emmert as professor of history at the university of toronto. She serves in many and varied roles. Trustee at the Central University and more recently at the Imperial War Museum. Might i offer that we are second only here at the National World war i museum to the Imperial War Museum in terms of history. They began collecting in 1917. We began collecting in 1920. We are further delighted they are having their world war ii galleries reinstalled by the gallery designers of the National World war i museum and memorial. They are very wise i might say. Margarets research specializes in British Imperial history and the International History of the 19th and 20th centuries. She has written many publications and books. I do not want to list those. One of which is particularly pertinent to the topic tonight, par
His is almost an hour. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is libby oh connell and m proud to serve on the World War One Centennial Commission. Yesterday marked the 240th anniversary of this nations very First Military memorial. On january 25, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the nations First Military memorial which commemorates brigadire general richard montgomery, one of the first generals lost in the american revolution. Since 1776, communities all across the United States have built solemn, poignant tributes to our soldiers and sailors, and airmen, our nurses, and all the people helping back home. Lets remember, without a supportive and helpful home front, no military campaign succeeds. Today, as we gather for this announcement its important to note that we are all in debt to each and every one of them. But for too long here in specific d. C. , one war has been left out of our national consciousness. And as a result, out of our national conversation. Today we take a great ste