Lectures in History

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Reaganomics Feb 15, 2026

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Brigham Young University professor Grant Madsen examines supply-side economics which was termed "Reaganomics." Brigham Young University is located in Provo, Utah.

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Marion Orr "House of Diggs" Feb 08, 2026

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Brown University professor Marion Orr lectures on the life & legacy of Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr. The Michigan Democrat founded the Congressional Black Caucus and was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till's killers.

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The History of the Space Program Feb 02, 2026

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In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 2026.

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Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment Jan 25, 2026

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William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

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How Martin Luther King Jr. Used Political Strategy Jan 18, 2026

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Boise State history professor Jill Gill lectures on Martin Luther King Jr.'s political strategies in the Civil Rights Movement up until his assassination in 1968.

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Blake Gilpin on Reconstruction-Era Supreme Court Cases That Led to Jim Crow Segregation Jan 11, 2026

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Tulane professor Blake Gilpin discusses three Reconstruction-era Supreme Court cases and how they led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation.

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Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War Jan 05, 2026

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When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan teaches a class on the state's relationship with the institution of slavery until the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.

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FEED DROP: America 250 Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration Dec 28, 2025

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The National Park Service and other groups held a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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The Barbary Pirates and Early American Foreign Policy Dec 21, 2025

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Carroll College professor Jeanette Fregulia chronicles the Barbary pirates' conflict with American ships during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production Dec 14, 2025

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Northwestern professor Ken Alder presented an image of an 1851 Colt Navy Revolver and asked why the gun was one of the first mass produced technologies in the United States. Professor Alder chronicled the origins of American mass production through gunmaking.

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