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1948: America 75 Years Ago (AM)

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Iā€™m back with the latest installment of my popular ā€œTime Capsuleā€ series! Each session will explore the yearā€™s top news stories, top movies and shows, famous birds and deaths, what things cost, and so much more! In this session, we … Continue reading

1948: America 75 Years Ago (PM)

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Iā€™m back with the latest installment of my popular ā€œTime Capsuleā€ series! Each session will explore the yearā€™s top news stories, top movies and shows, famous birds and deaths, what things cost, and so much more! In this session, we … Continue reading

What Just Happened – March 2023 Current Events

North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

Once a month, you can be part of a current events discussion presentation discussion with a twist. Award-winning Ā professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn "What Just Happened?" This session is so unique because we will not just talk … Continue reading

Nellie Bly And Dorothy Kilgallen

Highland Park Country Club 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park IL, IL, United States

Nellie Bly and Dorothy Kilgallen are two of American historyā€™s most groundbreaking female journalists.   Nellie Bly fearlessly exposed the harsh, unfair working conditions for mill workers in Pittsburgh, drawing the ire of the wealthiest people in the city. Ā She … Continue reading

Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement

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Some people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading

Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement (PM)

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Some people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading

Harry Belafonte (AM)

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This has become one of my favorite new programs. And it is undoubtedly one of the most surprising programs I have ever researched! When I began my research, I thought I would talk about a popular entertainer from the 1950s … Continue reading

Harry Belafonte (PM)

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This has become one of my favorite new programs. And it is undoubtedly one of the most surprising programs I have ever researched! When I began my research, I thought I would talk about a popular entertainer from the 1950s … Continue reading