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The Manhattan Project: Birth of the Atomic Age
2nd Feb 2024
In 1945, with the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States ushered in a frightening new Atomic Age. Without the Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb may not have come into being. Because of the Manhattan Project, the course of history and the nature of warfare were fundamentally and permanently altered. What led to this controversial clandestine project? Read on to learn more about the Manhattan Project and atomic bomb facts.
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Forgotten Friday – It’s A (War) Dogs Life
30th Jan 2024
Eden Camp is a dog friendly attraction and has recently been awarded for its achievement in making dogs and their owners welcome. So to commemorate this we have devoted this Forgotten Friday to the brave ‘Dogs of War’.
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Forgotten Friday – ‘The British Schindler’
17th Jan 2024
In the winter of 1938 Nicholas Winton was a 29 year old stockbroker living and working in London. He had been planning to go on a skiing holiday to Switzerland but following an appeal for help from friends in Prague in Czechoslovakia he realized that there was a growing humanitarian crisis for the refugees there and the increasing danger from Nazi Germany. So, instead of taking his winter holiday he travelled to Prague and met up with Martin Blake who was there working on behalf of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia.
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Forgotten Friday – ARP Wardens
18th Dec 2023
Today we are delving into the history of the ARP Warden. Why is this important and how were Wardens identified?
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#ForgottenFriday – Life as a POW at Eden Camp
10th Nov 2023
Today’s #ForgottenFriday takes us back in time to life at Eden Camp before it was a museum.
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