History, brought alive — live over Zoom & in person.
Join Professor Emeritus Dr. Don Schwartz for vivid, multimedia lectures on the people and events that shaped our world.
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A taste of the lectures
Over seventy single lectures and multi-part series spanning U.S., European, and World history.
Their Finest Hour: Britain in the Blitz
How a nation held the line under fire.
The History of Presidential Scandals
From Teapot Dome to today.
Hamilton: The Man Behind the Musical
The real founding father in full.
Diseases That Changed History
Epidemics that reshaped civilizations.
The American Civil War
A sweeping look at the war that remade a nation.
Crisis in Ukraine
The deep history behind the headlines.
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