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Larry Earl Schweikart (/ ˈ ʃ w aɪ k ər t /; born April 21, 1951) is an American historian and retired professor of history at the University of Dayton. During the 1980s and 1990s, he authored numerous scholarly publications.
The museum opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology.It was one of the last structures designed by the renowned architectural firm McKim Mead & White.In 1980, the museum was renamed the National Museum of American History to represent its mission of the collection, care, study, and interpretation of objects that reflect the experience of the American people.
Written from a conservative standpoint, it is a counterpoint to Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States and asserts that the United States is an "overwhelmingly positive" force for good in the world. Schweikart said that he wrote it with Allen because he could not find an American history textbook without "leftist bias". [1] [2]
[104] [105] Inside was a 600-seat theater with a short film; a dark ride-style attraction with scenes from American history; [106] four exhibit spaces; and a museum area. [105] A hall of presidents was added for the 1965 season, [106] [107] along with an exhibit called Challenge to Greatness. [108] [104] [105] [106] [108] West Virginia Federal ...
The museum also plans to open a small exhibit in the fall incorporating Native American voices and explaining the history of the closed halls, why changes are being made and what the future holds ...
The Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals are a series of exhibition halls at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. The halls opened on June 12, 2021, as a complete redesign of their predecessors, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Gems and Minerals and Morgan Memorial Hall ...
A local resident discovers a little-known part of Jacksonville history at Durkeeville Historical Society. Larry Rencher: Durkeeville museum keeps community history alive for next 100 years Skip to ...
Anthea M. Hartig (born 1964) is an American historian and museum administrator who is the director of the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian trustees appointed Hartig as director beginning in 2019, succeeding John Gray. She is the museum's first female director.