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What was Chicago like in 1900 and the following few years leading up to the Roaring Twenties? If you want to learn the answer to this question, then t ...  View More

“The 1930’s were, perhaps, the seminal decade in twentieth century history, a dark time of global depression that displaced millions, paralyzed the li ...  View More

The year 2019 marks the centennial of the Versailles Peace Treaty that ended World War I, and historians and scholars the world over continue to debat ...  View More

"The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States . . . " - U.S. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2. The Founders took a ...  View More

In many ways the Presidential election campaign of 1960 was the model for those that followed. It featured the increasing importance of Presidential p ...  View More

The island nation of Japan has played an outsized role in world history since the mid-19th century. In this study group, we will consider the history ...  View More

For better or worse, America and capitalism have long been intertwined. In Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism (Penquin Press 2017), ...  View More

In 1877, a band of renegade warriors of the Nez Perce Nation massacred eighteen settlers in Idaho, precipitating another tragic war against the Native ...  View More

"There is nothing more common than to confound the terms of the American Revolution with those of the late American war. The American war is over, but ...  View More

Everyone knows the presidents Adams and Jefferson. What may not be known is that they were political adversaries in the early days of our founding, di ...  View More

During this semester, we will continue our examination of the history of Russia. We will use literature, art and music to elucidate the main themes of ...  View More

1968. What a year! Who among us doesn't remember the drama of the Prague Spring, the confrontations at the Mexico City Olympics, and the tragedies of ...  View More