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Category: "Social Studies 5.3"

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George Washington's Long Island Spy Ring

Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, St. James
This colorful PowerPoint presentation reveals how Patriot spies gathered British military information, from Long Island to Manhattan, and delivered it to George Washington despite constant danger.

America's Nine First Ladies From New York State

Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, St. James
One saved Lafayette’s wife from the guillotine. Another was the "Rose of Long Island." Learn about these and seven other fascinating women from New York State who became First Ladies.

"Washington Crossing the Delaware": The Story Behind the Painting

Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, St. James
This lecture provides an in-depth analysis of events culminating in Washington's pivotal victory at Trenton early in the morning of December 26, 1776, linked to Leutze's iconic painting.

Political Humor: A Look Back in Anger Mixed with Mirth

Joseph Dorinson, Brooklyn
Can Tina Fey impede the political ascent of Sarah Palin? Did H.L. Mencken destroy the reputation of Presidents Harding and Coolidge? How did comedians in America contribute to Nixon's resignation? For answers to these and other knotty questions, stay tuned.

The Muse of the Revolution: Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation

Nancy Rubin Stuart, East Sandwich
The dramatic story of Founding Mother Mary Otis Warren (1728-1814), America's first female playwright and historian, who wrote an eyewitness account of the Revolution.

The Balfour Declaration: The Central U.S. Role in Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Joseph Rappaport, New York
The United States has played a role in the Middle East conflict going back at least as far as 1917. Learn more about the modern history of Israeli-Palestinian relations, America's involvement in key milestones along the way, and the current challenges facing Israelis and Palestinians.

Presidential Power

Frank M. Sorrentino, Brooklyn
This lecture will explore Presidential power and how it has evolved from its origins to the present. Is it sufficient to protect the nation in an age of terrorism, or is it a threat to the constitutional framework and American liberty?

The Police and the Constitution

James L. Coll, Seaford
This informative lecture with a unique perspective highlights how Founding-era ideals apply to the evolving powers and limitations of the police in modern society.

19th Century Circus: Sex, Violence and Politics

David Carlyon, Larchmont
When did circus change from raw adult fare to innocent family entertainment? A historian. and ex-Ringling Brothers clown investigates the reasons.

Lobbying: The Exercise of Politics and Power in New York

Tom Shanahan, Albany
They dueled over legislation long before they rowed across the Hudson to do it for keeps in 1804. Burr, Hamilton, and Lobbying in New York.

Stephen Crane as a Regional Writer

William Seaton, Goshen
At once rebellious and affectionate toward his home region, Stephen Crane's local references are essential to an understanding of his work.

Speaking Truth to Power: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Anti-Nazi Resistance

Jud Newborn, Plainview
The inspiring story of the student resistance to Adolf Hitler's regime --and today's "White Rosers," at home and abroad, who risk all in the fight for freedom and our shared humanity.

Objects and Memory

Jonathan Fein, Cortlandt Manor
What are the things in our homes and museums that mean the most to us? How do we preserve the past and speak to the future?

The Radium Dial Painters: How a Local Tragedy Changed the Nation

Eugene J. Boesch, Mahopac
In 1920, young women employed as watch dial painters by U.S. Radium in Orange, New Jersey, began reporting health problems. By 1922, some were dying. But despite the fact that these women were working unprotected with a radioactive material, U.S. Radium rejected any claims that it was responsible. How did the tragedy of the "radium girls" became one of the nation's first recognized cases of industrial poisoning, and contribute to the movement to protect worker health?

Tracing Today's Public Education Foundations to its History

Donald Singer, Forest Hills
Public education is the backbone of our democracy. Why is that? This discussion will trace the foundations of Public Education and their affects on us today.

Selling America: The 'Voice of America' and U.S. Radio

Terry Hamblin, Delhi
This multimedia presentation examines the United States' use of radio propaganda in Western Europe during the Cold War. Through the use of audiotapes and visual images, we will examine how the United States sought to "sell America", combat Communism and project its ideals and policies to foreign audiences.

'The Removal of Our Colour Population': Liberia and the American Colonization Society

Ron Soodalter, South Salem
In the early 1800s, our greatest statesmen met in Washington to make a vital decision: how to rid the country of its black population.

Hanging Captain Gordon: The Government, Lincoln, and the Slave Trade

Ron Soodalter, South Salem
Only one man in our history was ever hanged for the crime of slave trading. Who was he, and what brought him to this fate?

"Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio," Jackie Robinson, and Hank Greenberg: Ethnic Heroes in Baseball's Melting Pot

William M. Simons, Oneonta
As a means of illuminating America's racial and ethnic past, this lecture examines and compares an iconic baseball triumvirate: Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, and Hank Greenberg.

Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History

Milton C. Sernett, Cazenovia
Harriet Tubman is the most widely recognized icon of the Underground Railroad. This illustrated lecture introduces audiences to the surprising findings of the latest research on her life and the history of how this poor, illiterate woman became a "larger than life" symbol that has inspired many Americans.

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