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Military History
1861 The Civil War Year By Year – Reflections On Amercia’s Deadliest War
1860 & 1861 The Civil War Year By Year Every Wednesday in June, we will look at a different year in the Civil War! The Declaration Of Independence stated "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are … Continue reading
1862 The Civil War Year By Year- The Battle For America
1862 The Civil War At 150 A Nation Divided - 1862 The Civil War When the Civil War began, both sides believed the war would end quickly. They could not have been more wrong. At the two day Battle of … Continue reading
1862 The Civil War Year By Year- The Battle For America
Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL1862 The Civil War At 150 A Nation Divided - 1862 The Civil War When the Civil War began, both sides believed the war would end quickly. They could not have been more wrong. At the two-day Battle of Shiloh, there … Continue reading
America’s Purpose Statement: The Declaration Of Independence
ZoomThe most important sentence ever written by an American - a sentence which has inspired people in every part of the world - is found in America's purpose statement! Click here to read more. The legacy of Washington, Hancock, Franklin, … Continue reading
JFK – A Life
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldJOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most beloved and well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about John Fitzgerald Kennedy is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, … Continue reading
The Revolutionary War
ZoomMost Americans simply do not know very much about the Revolutionary War. Although certain images from the Revolutionary War are seared into our memory – Washington Crossing the Delaware and the signing of the Declaration of Independence - many … Continue reading
The Revolutionary War – Part II
ZoomWelcome to the very intriguing second (and concluding) session of our program about the Revolutionary War.! Although certain images from the Revolutionary War are seared into our memory – Washington Crossing the Delaware and the signing of the Declaration of … Continue reading
George Washington: The Perfect Man For America
ZoomGeorge Washington is America's greatest hero. He was our greatest soldier. He was also our greatest President. His contemporaries already knew that he was a man whose importance to the nation could never be questioned. One of the most honored … Continue reading
1945
ZoomJoin me in our time capsule for this amazing look back at one of the most important years in the history of the world: 1945. In 1945 World War II finally came to an end. After the deaths of both … Continue reading
JFK – A Life
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesJOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most beloved and well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about John Fitzgerald Kennedy is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, … Continue reading