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Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
U.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds gives a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff rid…
2 years, 6 months ago
Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
University of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields teaches a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, also known as the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor murd…
2 years, 6 months ago
Landscape Preservation and National Parks
Professor Laura Watt talked about the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argued that this approa…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Underground Railroad
Norfolk State University history professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander discussed the history of the Underground Railroad and efforts to escape enslavem…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Ohio Dynasty of Presidents
University of Akron professor Kevin Kern discusses the Ohioans who were elected president, including the seven that served between 1868 and 1920.
Lea…
2 years, 7 months ago
Colonial Myths and Monuments
University of Delaware Professor Zara Anishanslin taught a class about how colonial history is remembered through historic sites and monuments, and s…
2 years, 7 months ago
The 1990s
American University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of t…
2 years, 7 months ago
Evolution of Job Skills & Rise of Robots
Boston College economics professor Chandini Sankaran discussed the evolution of job skills and how computers and robots have changed labor markets an…
2 years, 8 months ago
Native American Art & Museum Collections
University of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of native American culture in museum collections as well …
2 years, 8 months ago
Vietnam War's "Operation Rolling Thunder"
Douglas Kennedy of the U.S. Air Force Academy taught a class on Vietnam's War's "Operation Rolling Thunder" air campaign, which took place from 1965-…
2 years, 8 months ago