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At the beginning of the 17th century, the King of England was an absolute monarch who ruled by divine right. At its end, Parliament was supreme. To re ...  View More

Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? Was its violent demise inevitable? Did its people fall victim to the lure of ethno-nationalism? Where do we situate the ...  View More

Accounts and memories of John F. Kennedy often seem to have an almost mythic quality. But who was the real JFK? Now, one of our most outstanding histo ...  View More

Join us as we delve into the colorful and complex history of two of the most consequential cities in East and Southeast Asia - Hong Kong and Singapore ...  View More

What does it mean for a history book to be critically acclaimed? In the case of Paul Johnson's Modern Times, The World From the Twenties to the Nineti ...  View More

The news coverage of the 1968 Democratic Convention has sometimes been characterized as “liberal biased” and “fake news." Many Chicagoans remember the ...  View More

What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life, a good life? In their captivating book, The Good Life (Simon & Schuster, 2023), Robert Waldinger and M ...  View More

In May, 1670, Charles II gave the new Hudson’s Bay Company “Sole Trade and Commerce” rights as “true and absolute Lordes and Proprietors” of a region ...  View More

On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out in Europe, General George Marshall was sworn in as Chief of Staff of the US Army. Ten months late ...  View More

Explore this important selection of films curated to show critical moments, events, and themes in the black American experience. Presented across the ...  View More