Preble Hall U.S. Naval Academy Museum

The U.S. Naval Academy History Department presents the first of three new podcast series which will initially be distributed through Preble Hall. In this episode, faculty members Mac Anderson, Thomas Burgess, and Andy Cox discuss the top three military disasters.

The oldest extracurricular activity at the U.S. Naval Academy is 176 years old is The Masqueraders. Joining Preble Hall to discuss The Masqueraders and this weekend's performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are:

Prof. Christy Stanlake, USNA English Department
Midshipman Tiara Sterling (Titania)
Midshipman Allen Sand (Oberon)
Midshipman Rob Saunders (Lysander)
Midshipman Olivia Hunt (Hermia)

Vice Admiral Robert Monroe, USN (Ret), U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1950, reflects on the Cold War from North Korea to the Strategic Defense Initiative.

From 1977 until 1980 Vice Admiral Monroe was Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency, responsible for many of DOD's nuclear weapons activities, including stockpile management, safety, security, and survivability.

David Mckenzie discusses Americans who served in the Mexican Army and Navy in the 1820s.

David McKenzie is a public historian currently finishing his History Ph.D. at George Mason University. He studies 19th-century U.S. and Latin American history, currently focusing on U.S. citizens who moved to Mexico’s interior between 1821 and 1846. David previously worked at the Alamo, an exhibition design firm, and a local Jewish historical society. He currently works on digital history and exhibitions at Ford’s Theatre.

The U.S. Naval Academy's History Department hosts an annual Bancroft Lecture, named after Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, historian and founder of the Academy.

Dr. Vincent Brown of Harvard University was the 2021 lecturer on 10 March. This year's lecture was via Zoom due to COVID restrictions.

Dr. Jamie Goodall, historian and author of "Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay" discusses pirate operations and notable figures.