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  • Medgar Evers

    Medgar Evers: Is It Ever Too Late To Do The Right Thing?

    Sauk Valley Community College 173 Illinois 2, Dixon, United States

    Medgar Evers Is My Hero. Medgar Evers, a brave Civil Rights leader,was assassinated in the driveway of his home, murdered by a Ku Klax Klan leader bent on blood. What offense had Medgar Evers committed? He was trying to register African Americans … Continue reading →

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  • Richard J. Daley

    Hizzoner – Richard J. Daley, The Mayor Of Chicago

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Richard J. Daley was the Mayor of Chicago for 21 years. The Legacy Of Richard J. Daley His legacy is complex and his accomplishments controversial, substantial, and long-lasting. A poll of professional historians named Richard J. Daley as the sixth most … Continue reading →

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  • Richard J. Daley

    Hizzoner – Richard J. Daley, The Mayor Of Chicago

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    Richard J. Daley was the Mayor of Chicago for 21 years. The Legacy Of Richard J. Daley His legacy is complex and his accomplishments controversial, substantial, and long-lasting. A poll of professional historians named Richard J. Daley as the sixth most … Continue reading →

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  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

    Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Are you ready for some high energy history? How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I point them to. I have been fascinated … Continue reading →

  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

    McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake

    Are you ready for some high energy history? Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I … Continue reading →

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  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

    McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake

    Are you ready for some high energy history? Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I … Continue reading →

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  • Ike

    Ike – A Biography of the Private Life Of A Great American

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    Ike –  A Biography of the Private Life Of A Great American Very few Americans have ever had an impact on the world that could equal that of Dwight David Eisenhower. He did a brilliant job as commander of allied forces … Continue reading →

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  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

    Private Venue

    Are you ready for some high energy history? How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I point them to. I have been fascinated … Continue reading →

    This event is not open to the general public.

  • Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda – Protecting The Accused

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

      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 Rights … Continue reading →

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  • Election of 1948

    Harry S. Truman – Bringing Independence To The White House

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    When Harry S. Truman left office he was considered a failed President. Wags said, "To err is Truman!" A half century later, conventional wisdom was that Truman was a great President. Which statement is true? Or does the truth lie … Continue reading →