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Stories from the Atomic Age: An Abbreviated History of Johnston Atoll

Stories from the Atomic Age: An Abbreviated History of Johnston Atoll

Historian and founding member of the Atomic Museum Robert Friedrichs will share the strange and true story of Johnston Atoll – a small uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that was developed into a naval defensive sea area and airspace reservation during World War II and a hub for nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s.

Admission is free for museum members or with museum admission. Free for students and faculty with valid ID (Atomic Museum admission not included).

Atomic Museum
$15 to $29
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM on Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Atomic Museum
755 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
702-409-7366