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From Colonies to Nations 

The period 1783 to 1873 saw three nations on the North American continent  - the United States, Mexico and Canada - gain their independence or dominio ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

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Rachel Maddow's Prequel: America's Triumph Over Fascism—Lessons for Today 

In 2022, journalist Rachel Maddow created and hosted the acclaimed podcast Ultra, which uncovered a startling, little-known chapter of American histor ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

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The Power Broker 

Robert Caro’s acclaimed biography, The Power Broker (Viking, 1974), chronicles the life and influence of Robert Moses, one of the most powerful figure ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

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CANCELLED: Guilty or Wrongly Convicted? The State of Justice in America (Postponed until Spring Quarter) 

What if you or a loved one were wrongly convicted of a serious crime and sentenced to a long term in prison? It can happen! Did you know that over 400 ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

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CANCELLED: Operation Dragoon: Was Churchill Right? 

While a victory in a wartime operation could be said to have a hundred fathers, especially if it is an Allied operation, that same event could become ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2025-10/15/2025)

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Niall Ferguson on Empires 

Niall Ferguson is a highly respected historian and author who has held academic positions at Stanford, Harvard, and the London School of Economics. He ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

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Women Leading Change: Social Reform in America, 1890-1920 

Step back in time to the Progressive Era (1890-1920), a dynamic period of significant social and political change in the United States. During this pe ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

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A Millennium in North America: Dispelling the Myths of Native Americans 

Countless myths exist surrounding Native Americans, including that they were nomadic peoples without established societies, they were passive recipien ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

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Scandinavia in the Viking Age 

The impact of Viking raids and colonization on the history of Europe and the British Isles is well-known. Less familiar is the culture the Vikings bui ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

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Mirrors of Greatness 

"If I were to be born again, I would be born in the United States." Winston Churchill was the son of an American mother and an English father, and in ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

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Astor, The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune 

The story of the Astors is an American story—of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor f ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

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The American Revolution As Seen Through the Eyes of Rick Atkinson 

In this study group, we will see America at the beginning and the moral and physical courage that founded our nation. Through insights gained we will ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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