Museum - MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, Arkansas

The Navy League of the United States organized the first Navy Day in 1922, choosing October 27th to honor the birth of President Theodore Roosevelt. Navy Day salutes all of the military personnel who have served, both past and present, in the United States Navy.

Based on a true story, The Whispering Town takes readers to 1943. A war is going on, Nazi soldiers have occupied Denmark. A family hides a Jewish family from the Nazi soldiers in their cellar. With the help of the townspeople, they hope to get on a fishing boat to Sweden. Displayed with the permission of Kar-Ben Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of Kar-Ben.

This story introduces young readers to the historic event, Kristallnacht (night of broken glass), which many believe to be the beginning of the Holocaust. Through the eyes of the neighborhood cat, Benno, we glimpse into the world before and after this fateful night. Displayed with the permission of Kar-Ben Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of Kar-Ben.

No Bones about it! Our virtual Reading Brigade is a hit. Join Reveille this Friday at 1:00 p.m. for a Facebook Live reading of Jane Cutler's The Cello of Mr. O.

We posted a new video on City of Little Rock YouTube Channel. Get a first-hand account of service in Vietnam by Arkansas resident, Bruce Wesson. https://youtu.be/WWZVRJdJg9A

Had a great night with the ladies of Arkansas Ghost Catchers. Their founder, Rhonda Burton, is responsible for the annual Arkansas Paranormal Expo. Unfortunately we were not able to hold the event this year due to the pandemic. So we decided to bring the ladies in to shoot a little demonstration! Keep an eye out for the video! Happy haunting! #hauntedmuseum #paranormalinvestigation #arkansasghostcatchers #macarthurmuseumofarkansasmilitaryhistory

Be sure to tune in tomorrow at 1 p.m. for Reading Brigade Live! We will be reading, Benno and the Night of Broken Glass. Questions and comments are welcome!

RIP, Elizabeth Barker. Thank you.

This edition of FB Live Reading Brigade will be like music to your ears! We will be reading "The Cello of Mr. O" by Jane Cutler. This book teaches readers about finding comfort and beauty in the face of war and destruction.

We are now on YouTube!! Our first video is up and there will be more to come! Check out our playlist on the City of Little Rock's YouTube Channel.

Welcome back to the October FB Live Reading Brigade! Our next story is, "Feathers and Fools," by Mem Fox. This story teaches us about the tragedy that can come from being fearful of our differences. *This book is a little more mature and is best suited for upper elementary readers.*

On this day, October 20, 1944 Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, after promising two and half years earlier "I shall return.

Sneak peek! Reveille the Witch will be bringing you Witch Crafts from the tower for Big Booseum Bash 2020! Like and follow the Booseum page to catch all the hauntingly fun videos from your local museums!

Happy 61st birthday to acclaimed American architect and artist Maya Lin! As a 21-year-old undergraduate at Yale in 1981, Maya Lin's design was selected for the ...Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, beating out 1,441 other competition submissions. Her famous memorial features a black cut-stone masonry wall with the names of 58,300 fallen soldiers etched into its face. The American Institute of Architects has ranked it as number 10 on their list of America's Favorite Architecture. Lin, who continues to work today as an architectural designer and artist, also designed the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama among many other works. To share her story with children, Maya Lin is the subject of the inspiring picture book, "Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines," for ages 5 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/maya-lin-light-and-lines) and the photo-filled "Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands" for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/thinking-with-her-hands) She is also featured in two compilation books for children: "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to my Daughters" for ages 5 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/of-thee-i-sing) and Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed The World for ages 7 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/amelia-to-zora) For adults who would like to learn more about this pioneering architect, we recommend her visually stunning book "Boundaries" at http://amzn.to/1WHhLAo To learn about about heroic women who served during the Vietnam War, we also recommend "Courageous Women of the Vietnam War" for teens and adults, ages 13 and up, at https://www.amightygirl.com/courageous-women-of-the-vietnam And, for fun ways to inspire the architects and builders of tomorrow, we've showcased our favorite girl-empowering building toys in our blog post: Building Her Dreams: Top 60 Building and Engineering Toys for Mighty Girls," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10430

Our video is up on Big Booseum Bash 2020. Watch here or go check out the Boo!seum page. Be sure to watch all the videos and collect the code words for your chance to win a smart tablet!

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The Reading Brigade is back in action! We miss coming to your schools so much that we are posting our favorite stories to share with you online! Starting next week, join us for story time every Friday at 1 p.m. The museum children’s library specifically focuses on topics and issues relevant to our state and nation’s military history, as well as concepts about the impact of war on communities, individuals, nations/cultures, and the environment. To kick off the virtual Reading Brigade, Reveille will be reading Keith Baker's "Who is the Beast" next Friday, 10/2 at 1 p.m. During the program- feel free to leave comments, post questions, and discuss the story as we go along!

Happy 245th Birthday to the United States Navy.

UPDATE: Do to poor weather conditions, this aerial review will now take place on Oct 8. LRAFB 65th ANNIVERSARY | Little Rock Air Force Base aviators are schedu...led to perform an aerial review of the greater Little Rock area to thank Arkansans for their unwavering community support for more than 65 years. The formation will be led by a vintage C-47, and include heritage painted aircraft representative of each of the tactical airlift components that comprise the Home of Herk Nation. Since Little Rock AFB first opened its gates on October 9, 1955, the greater local community has extended unparalleled support to our Airmen and their families. Little Rock AFB would not exist as it does today had the community not purchased the land it donated to the Air Force for the base in 1952. #ThankYou *All viewers are encouraged to follow strict physical distancing guidelines and refrain from gathering in large viewing* #LRAFB65 | #HerkNation | #weARstrong #19thAirliftWing | 314th Airlift Wing - Little Rock AFB | 189th Airlift Wing Arkansas Air National Guard | 913 Airlift Group

October 1917 was a momentous month in New Zealand's military history with two successive battles, each with very different outcomes. The first, a comprehensive... victory and the second, New Zealand's darkest day in war history. On 4th October 1917, the New Zealand Division took part in the Battle of Broodseinde, successfully capturing a part of the Broodseinde Ridge called Gravenstafel Spur. New Zealand soldiers helped to extend the front line eastwards and took 1100 German prisoners in the process. The success achieved at Broodseinde however mistakenly led the British high command to assume that the German resistance was weakening. The next advance on 12 October 1917 on the Passchendaele Ridge was disastrous for the New Zealanders. Heavy rain turned the landscape into a muddy bog rendering artillery support useless. New Zealand troops pushed forward only to discover German concrete pillboxes and barbed wire intact, tragically resulting in over 2,700 casualties in one day. Today across Flanders Fields there are numerous memorials dedicated to remembering the sacrifice and service of the New Zealand Division. For more information see New Zealand engineers resting in a large shell crater at Spree Farm following the First Battle of Passchendaele, 12 October 1917. Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: 1/2-012935-G Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade trudge through the rain on the road back up to Gravenstafel Spur, 13 October 1917. Over 1200 4th Brigade men, along with other New Zealanders from various Divisional support and headquarters units, came forward that day to help clear the congested aid posts and dressing stations and bring in wounded still on the battlefield. Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: 1/2-012933-G

Happy October!! Doug MacBones is back at the educator desk planning some spooky good times for this month! Starting with our first ever FB Live Reading Brigade tomorrow at 1pm. We’ll be reading Who Is the Beast? Don’t be scared to tune in! #happyoctober1st #generaldougmacbones #hauntedmuseum #macarthurmuseumofarkansasmilitaryhistory