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Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
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

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Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
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…

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Landscape Preservation and National Parks
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

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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad

Norfolk State University history professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander discussed the history of the Underground Railroad and efforts to escape enslavem…

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The Ohio Dynasty of Presidents
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.

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Colonial Myths and Monuments
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…

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The 1990s
The 1990s

American University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of t…

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Evolution of Job Skills & Rise of Robots
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

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Native American Art & Museum Collections
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 …

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Vietnam War's "Operation Rolling Thunder"
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-…

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