Program Type:
Special EventAge Group:
Adults- Registration available. Please note the details below.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
This presentation covers the events that lead to the celebration of Victory over Japan Day. Some of the events covered in this presentation are: the attack on Pearl Harbor; the capture of US POW No 1 (Kazuo Sakamaki); the Janesville 99 - a tank company from Janesville, WI that take part in the Bataan Island battle and the infamous Bataan death march; the dropping of "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading directly to the end of WWII; the celebration of VJ Day (August 15th, 1945) which includes the infamous sailor/nurse "kiss" in New York City.
About the Presenter
Bob Block is a resident of Oregon, Wisconsin. He retired after working with the Wisconsin Crime Lab in Madison, Wisconsin for 34 years as head of the drug identification unit having testified in courts over 500 times as an expert witness.
Bob is an active member of the Oregon Area Historical Society and has an interest in historic topics.
Hybrid Event Registration
This event will take place in person and online. To attend online, registration is required. To attend in person, registration is optional. Please register if you would like an email reminder of the event.
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Recording
This event will be recorded and posted on the Library's YouTube page. If you do not want to be a part of the recording, ask library staff how to avoid being on the recording.
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