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1948: America 75 Years Ago (AM)

Private Venue

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 – September 2023 Current Events (NCSS)

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 unique because we will not just talk about … Continue reading

The Rise Of Barack Obama

Private Venue

At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a then-unknown Illinois state legislator delivered one of the greatest convention speeches in American political history. Overnight, Barack Obama wentĀ from being a "skinny guy with a funny name" to being talked about as a … Continue reading

Registration required; contact the organizer.

Brown v Board – SCOTUS Transforms America

North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

In 1896, The United States Supreme Court ruled 7 -1 that segregation was legal in the country that was begun with a document that said "...all men are created equal..." In 1954, The Supreme Court of The United States declared … Continue reading

Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda – Protecting The Accused

North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

  Miranda rights have become so familiar that most of us can recite them from memory - even though we have never been accused of a crime! The "Warren Court" of the 1960s was tasked with interpreting the Bill Of … Continue reading

1948: America 75 Years Ag0

Northbrook Senior Center 3323 Walters Ave, Northbrook, United States

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 – October 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

What Just Happened – October 2023 Current Events

Zoom

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