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Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln
McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal LakeAre 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
Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln
McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal LakeAre 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
History Vs. The Movies – Capote and In Cold Blood
Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, ILClick Here To Read About "In Cold Blood" On a quiet Monday in November 1969, Truman Capote was sitting his apartment in New York Reading page 39 of the New York Times where he found a 300 word account of … Continue reading
History Vs. the Movies: Ragtime and The Murder of Stanford White
Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, ILClick Here To Read More About The Crime Of The Century It was the first "crime of the century" - America's most famous architect, murdered at a high society party on the rooftop of Madison Square Garden, shot by an … Continue reading
The Crime of the Century – The Supermodel, The Architect, And the Insane Millionaire
Grand Dominion 3561 Melody St, Mundelein, United StatesClick here to read more about this amazing story! At the dawn of the 20th century, America was riveted by the first celebrity murder case in America. The murderer was famous and so was the victim and so was the … Continue reading
Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?
Private VenueForget Al Capone. Capone 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 Rccca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned over … Continue reading
Al Capone – King Of The Chicago Mob
Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesAl Capone was one of the most famous gangsters in American History. Unlike many organized crime leaders, he did little to hide his identity. He was seen at Wrigley Field chatting with star catcher Gabby Hartnett. Gabby Hartnett Chats With … Continue reading
Al Capone And Sam Giancana – Mob Leaders
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesOrganized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading
Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?
Private VenueForget Al Capone. Capone 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 Rccca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned over … Continue reading
Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln
Private VenueAre 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