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Military History
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
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
1861 The Civil War Year By Year – Reflections On Amercia’s Deadliest War
Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL1860 & 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 created … 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
George Washington: The Perfect Man For America
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldGeorge 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