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March 24, 2023

VIDEO: Snatching Lightning—Benjamin Franklin

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This webinar explores the significance of Benjamin Franklin's inventions on the daily lives of the people of his time.

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March 21, 2023

VIDEO: The Invention of the Typewriter

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This webinar explores the fascinating history and creation of the enduring and transformative machine—the typewriter. 

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March 9, 2023

VIDEO: Transforming the Skyline—The Elevator

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This webinar explores the revolutionary work of industrialist Elisa Otis and others, and their groundbreaking contribution to American architecture—the elevator.

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February 21, 2023

VIDEO: Harnessing Light—The Laser

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This webinar delves deep into the history of Theodore Maiman's groundbreaking invention, and how it forever changed many scientific fields of inquiry

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March 29, 2022

Video: 1965: LBJ and the Great Society

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The "Great Society" programs of the Johnson Administration offered Americans many promises of a great and better future. Nearly 50 years later, our panelists discuss how the events came about,......

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March 22, 2022

Video: Shaping the West

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Watch as we discuss the development of the American frontier with Richard Etulain, Patty Limerick, and Brad Birzer.

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March 15, 2022

Video: 1957-1975: The Competition of the Century - America and the Space Race

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A competition between two superpowers in space marked some of the greatest achievements by mankind. In this webinar, our panel discusses the legacy and history of the Space Race.

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March 15, 2022

American History Webinar Series

National Association of Scholars

This webinar series brings together scholars and influential authors to examine pivotal moments in American history and what those moments can tell us about our national character.

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March 1, 2022

Video: Quagmire - America in Vietnam

National Association of Scholars

How is the Vietnam War remembered? How did the war alter domestic life, both during its course and in its aftermath? How did the conclusion of the war alter U.S. foreign policy?

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