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  • The Rat Pack – Icons Of Cool

    Mallinckrodt College of the North Shore 1041 RDG RD, WILMETTE IL ,60091

      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 at the end of 1950s and into the very early 1960s. … Continue reading →

  • Richard J. To Rahm: Modern Mayors Of Chicago

    Fremont Public Library 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, United States

    For two tumultuous decades, Richard J Daley was indisputably the all powerful mayor of the city of Chicago. From 1955 until 1976, his name was synonymous with "The City That Works." At times, it seemed as if he would be … Continue reading →

  • Dorothy Kilgallen

    Dorothy Kilgallen is best remembered today as a somewhat flinty regular panelist on the game show, "I've Got a Secret."  However,  this groundbreaking woman was a pioneer in journalism. And her role in attacking the conclusions of the Warren Commission … Continue reading →

  • The thrilling events that led to the Declaration of Independence and its actual meaning and influence on America will come to life in this exciting multimedia presentation.

    Barbara Walters: First Superstar Women TV Reporter

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Barbara Walters: First Superstar Women TV Reporter Barbara Walters was the first superstar woman television news reporter. Fighting against many barriers, she opened the door for women to be taken seriously as news anchors and news reporters on broadcast television. … Continue reading →

  • First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries

    Private Venue

    First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading →

  • LBJ – A Biography

    One of my favorite programs! A one man show - the life of LBJ! No multimedia for this one - just a master storyteller bringing to life one of the most controversial, complex, contradictory, colorful and charismatic men ever to … Continue reading →

  • 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 →

  • Marilyn Monroe

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

     It is one of the most iconic photographs ever taken: Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate in the summer during "The Seven Year Itch." People who have never seen the film; in fact people who have never seen a … Continue reading →

  • RFK Campaigining

    Robert F. Kennedy – Fallen Leader

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

    Imagine If RFK Had Not Been Shot   The election of 1968 was a tipping point in American History. Protests over the war in Vietnam. marches for Civil Rights, demands for change roiled the country.  And then, just months apart, … Continue reading →

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