1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, Part 1
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the first of a t…
913 viewsUniversity of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the first of a t…
913 viewsDekalb County chief executive officer Michael Thurmond spoke about Georgia colony founder James Oglethorpe and his journey from slave trader to abolitionist.
139 viewsThe Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event on protecting human rights defenders that operate online. National Security Council and State Department officials Kelly Ra…
Writer Adam Lazarus detailed the fifty-year friendship of John Glenn and Ted Williams focusing on their service together in the Korean War.
66 viewsJournalist Liza Mundy discussed the little-known history of the roles and impact of the women working in the CIA.
106 viewsMaryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore (D), provided an update on the investigation into the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse. He said the focus was on recovering the victims still missin…
225 viewsNew Yorker cartoonist Amy Kurzweil examined how artificial intelligence and art can connect the past and future through the lens of her family’s personal history, spanning three generations.
54 viewsAuthor Fred Kaplan talked about Thomas Jefferson’s writings, including his correspondence, his religious and scientific writings, and his inaugural addresses. This program was hosted by the …
245 viewsWriter Dayton Duncan looked at the history of the American buffalo, from prehistoric times to their co-existence alongside Native Americans, to their near extinction during western expansion…
61 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke about several topics at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference. These topics included inflation a…
600 viewsTime Magazine senior correspondent Simon Shuster talked about the life and political career of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This event was held at Unity Temple on The Plaza in Kans…
174 viewsPolitical reporters discussed George Washington’s role in enacting the Constitution and the lasting results on American politics and society. This event was part of Mount Vernon’s Founding D…
127 viewsJournalist Victor Luckerson chronicled the rise and fall of Tulsa’s Greenwood District also known as “Black Wall Street” through the lens of the Goodwin family from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massa…
40 viewsCounterpoint Institute president Shea Bradley Farrell talked about Hungary’s fight against communism and the lessons she thinks the United States should learn from it. The Embassy of Hungary…
151 viewsNYU professor Jonathan Haidt argued that technology is harming the social development and mental health of children. He was interviewed by Harvard University Center for Digital Thriving co-d…
27 viewsUniversity of Montana history professor Leif Fredrickson discussed the 1909 labor protests in Missoula, Montana, that sparked a high profile fight over free speech and police violence. The U…
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259 viewsBritish Ambassador to the U.S. Karen Pierce and others discussed Northern European security amid the Russia-Ukraine war at an event hosted by the Hudson Institute. Topics included NATO defen…
114 viewsUniversity of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a …
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