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Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
On exhibit at the National Archives Building, Washington, DC
February 10 - May 6, 2012
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News & Events
The National Archives Experience exhibits will close early on Thursday, May 31, at 4 p.m., last admission will be at 3:30 p.m. Regular hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. will resume on June 1.
May 16, at noon
The Gods of Prophetstown: The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier
Adam Jortner discusses the largely forgotten account of the conflict that arose between the Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa, his brother Tecumseh, and William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory in 1811. A book signing will follow the program.
May 19 at noon
1940: America Goes to the Movies Film Series
Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock’s first American film, stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. (1940; 130 minutes)
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