Makers of San Diego History Tribute
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) will hold its annual “Makers of San Diego History” tribute aboard the USS Midway Museum. The annual tribute honors a “person, business, or industry that has made history in their own time” and raises funds for SDHC’s education programs.
This year SDHC celebrates the vast contributions of the U.S. Military in San Diego and pays special tribute to the late Walter J. Zable, founder and president of Cubic Corp.
The USS Midway Museum — a major sponsor of the event — is providing the use of their venue for the evening, offering a fitting environment for the evening’s festivities.
The event is also a festive prelude to SDHC’s upcoming featured exhibition "Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego," which opens on April 26 and runs through the end of the year.
The exhibition is a ten-museum collaboration documenting the profound impact of the U.S. Military on the growth and development of our region, past, present, and future. The exhibition explores the relationship between the military and the San Diego community over the past 200 years, highlighting unique aspects of the military experience in San Diego.
Major features include large artifacts from local military bases, films, oral histories. and interactives. Public and youth education programs and lectures complement this major exhibition. The exhibition’s presenting sponsors are Cubic Corp and Wells Fargo.