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Commemorate Pearl Harbor, the “Date Which Will Live in Infamy” at FREE “G.I. Jive: World War II” Event – Sat. Dec. 5
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center has partnered with the City of Pembroke Pines and the Pembroke Pines Historical Museum to present a lively “G.I. Jive: World War II Across Three Theaters” lecture series.
The “G.I. Jive: World War II Across Three Theaters” series is FREE and open to the public and all events feature NSU historian and genealogy expert, Kim Garvey. The next event in the series is:
- Pearl Harbor Remembered – From 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5
As President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed, Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 is “a date which will live in infamy.” On this day, the Japanese navy conducted a surprise attack on the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which later resulted in the U.S. becoming militarily involved in World War II. More than 2,402 U.S. personnel were killed and 1,282 wounded.
The series commemorates several major WWII milestones. Another goal of the series will be to collect “living history” oral accounts from veterans, Garvey said.
“We need to capture these first-hand memories while we still can,” said Garvey, Outreach & Instructional Librarian for Genealogy at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library. “And then to instill that information in the next generation so that it doesn’t become lost.”
The previous event in the series was D-Day Remembered for Veteran’s Day, and the final event in the series will be China-Burma-India, “the forgotten theater of WWII.” All events in the series will take place at the Walter C. Young Resource Center’s Jim Davidson Theatre of the Performing Arts, at 901 NW 129th Ave. in Pembroke Pines.
For more information, please call 954-262-4575 or visit www.nova.edu/library/genealogy.
Media Contact:
Andra Liwag, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5309 office, 954-873-8494 cell, andrali@nova.edu