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Events
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Rosa Parks And The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesRosa Parks: Real Story Of A Real Hero December 1, 1955. One brave and determined woman made a fateful decision that changed the course of human history. Rosa Parks’ decision to challenge the segregation of busses in Alabama sparked not … Continue reading
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Who Killed JFK – Historian Presents a Modern Analysis
Private VenueWho Killed JFK? I'll Tell You! The murder of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked the nation. A suspect was quickly arrested and subsequently murdered. President Lyndon Johnson appointed a blue ribbon committee – the Warren Commission – … Continue reading
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The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas
Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesFabulous Las Vegas has gone through several fascinating eras! It was a desert town that grew when the railroads came through.To accommodate the railroad workers, a wide open culture of brothels, saloons and gambling developed in the dusty desert outpost. … Continue reading
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Wallis Simpson (American Royalty Series)
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldThe King of England abdicated his throne in order to be with "the woman I love." Some people see it as the most romantic gestures in history. Others see his marriage to a twice divorceed, promiscuous woman from Baltimore as … Continue reading
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Tom Hanks
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesIf you were watching TV in 1980, you might have noticed a handsome, curly haired 26-year-old named Tom Hanks starring in an innocuous new show about roommates who dressed up in drag in order to live in a women's only residence. … Continue reading
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Grace Kelly – American Royalty
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesGrace Kelly American Royalty Grace Kellyhad a short, luminous and wonderful career as a movie star. She starred alngside some of the most famous leading men of her time, including Gary Cooper, (High Noon) WIlliam Holden, (The Country Girl, for … Continue reading
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Best Actors Never to Win an Oscar
Private VenueAmerica has been in love with the movies for over 100 years. And every year the race for the Oscar is closely watched by movie fans around the world. Winning the Academy award connotes something special in the history of … Continue reading
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Rita Hayworth – American Royalty
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesRita Hayworth - American Royalty The pin-up photo of Rita Hayworth hung above the bunks of World War II American soldiers, airmen and sailors and airmen all over the world. She was called "The Love Goddess" and Fred Astaire declared … Continue reading
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Chicago’s Best Broadway – 2019
Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, ILEach year, this Cultural Historian (and self-described Broadway nerd) offers a dynamic program looking at some of the best Broadway musicals that will be playing in the Chicagoland area this year! Every year brings a new crop of delights … Continue reading
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Wallis Simpson (American Royalty Series)
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesThe King of England abdicated his throne in order to be with "the woman I love." Some people see it as the most romantic gestures in history. Others see his marriage to a twice divorceed, promiscuous woman from Baltimore as … Continue reading