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McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, hosted this event.

History professors Gregg Brazinsky (George Washington University), Steven Casey (London School of Economics and Political Science), and Mary Dudziak (Emory University) discussed the causes and early years of the Korean War. This event was part of the 2024 Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

In 1987, House and Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

The 1960s folk band “The Swingin' Six” stars in a U.S. Postal Service public service announcement explaining the zip code system, which was first introduced in 1963. ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan.

Virginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg.

In 1975, a Senate committee led by Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) examined alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.

In 1973-74, lawmakers examined events surrounding the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. The investigation led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

In the 1950s, the Senate explored whether communists had infiltrated the State Department, the Army, and other federal agencies. Proceedings ultimately led to the censure of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI).

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland discussed her activism during the Civil Rights Movement including her participation in Freedom Rides, sit-ins and the 1963 March on Washington. This event took place at the National Community Action Foundation’s 2024 conference in Washington, D.C.

Journalist John O’Connor looked at Bigfoot’s place in American culture and lore. This event was hosted by Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon.