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Frank Sinatra
The Rat Pack – Icons Of Cool
Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United StatesThe Rat Pack On Stage The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop – were the embodiment of cool for a short period of time in the late 1950s and very … Continue reading
The Swinging, Controversial Life Of Frank Sinatra
Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesFrank Sinatra was one of the most charismatic and controversial American entertainers of all time. He was one of a kind! Click here to read about his amazing record on Civil Rights. In this brand-new multimedia presentation I will trace … Continue reading
JFK – A Life
Garlands Of Barrington 1000 Garlands Ln, BarringtonJOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about him is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, his horrific death. … Continue reading
The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, 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
The Swinging, Controversial Life Of Frank Sinatra
Fremont Public Library 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, United StatesFrank Sinatra was one of the most charismatic and controversial American entertainers of all time. He was one of a kind! Click here to read about his amazing record on Civil Rights. In this brand-new multimedia presentation I will trace … Continue reading
Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?
Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United StatesForget Al Capone. He ran the Chicago Outfit brutally and very publicly for just a couple of years before being sent to prison on income tax charges. Tony Accordo and Paul RIcca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned … Continue reading
The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldFabulous 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
The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas
Harper College, Main Campus 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, 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