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The Abyss: Cuban Missile Crisis 

Imagine the superpowers within hours of nuclear war and the fate of millions resting on a few men's decisions. After President Kennedy’s failed Bay of ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/02/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/2/2026-6/8/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Harry Truman: The Unexpected President 

Harry S. Truman rose from humble smalltown roots to become the 33rd President of the United States. His life was at once a surprise and a quintessenti ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/03/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/3/2026-6/2/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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CANCELLED - The British Are Coming 

Two hundred and fifty years ago, our forefathers fought a bitter war for independence from King George III and the mighty British empire. In The Briti ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/04/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (3/4/2026-6/3/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain (Spring Semester) 

As Mark Twain wrote, “There was never yet an uninteresting life.” The proof lies in Mark Twain (Penguin Press, 2025), the new biography by Ron Chernow ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/05/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/5/2026-6/4/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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We the People: A History of the US Constitution (Evanston Campus) 

We the People: A History of the US Constitution isn’t the history text you might expect. Best-selling author Jill Lepore, Harvard Professor of history ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/05/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (3/5/2026-6/4/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The American Revolution—Through the Lens of Ken Burns 

As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, come join us for an engaging journey into The American Revolution, the newest documentary from acclaimed fi ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 04/21/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (4/21/2026-6/2/2026)

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