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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisFierce warriors come to mind when someone mentions the word Viking. But most of what we know about legendary Vikings comes from documents that were written centuries after the events they depict. But travelers from the Scandinavian countries were far more than mere raiders. They were also traders, explorers, and settlers. Here, we’ll take some time to... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-06-2023 to 06-20-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Joan MusbachTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisIn November 1961, President Kennedy observed that an assemblage of Nobel Prize Winners was “the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” This sounded good but Kennedy forgets, as most Americans do, another... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-28-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Chuck CoonTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisPolitical parties are not mentioned in the Constitution and most of the Founding Fathers railed against them. George Washington, in his 1796 Farewell Address, said that they were “…potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-07-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Frank Newton, PhDTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisMexico kicked off the 1900s with a revolution to overthrow 35 years of dictatorship; but what resulted was 70 years of a new style of dictatorship. Learn from Dr. Frank Newton about the many travails suffered by Mexico through the 20th century and its continuing struggles into the modern... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-07-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Richard BellTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThe Siege of Yorktown in October 1781 was a decisive win for George Washington’s Continental Army. Yet it was also a triumph for the unlikely wartime alliance forged between patriot revolutionaries and the French King Louis XVI. University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell explores the inside story of this essential alliance as it evolved from... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 06-08-2023 to 06-29-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Laurence BrittTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisThis course will focus on the year 1914. It was not only the beginning of the First World War, it was also the end of an era and the start of a new and dangerous time where many illusions were shattered. The course will be broken into four one-hour segments. First, the world as it was at the start of 1914 – politically, culturally, and economically.... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-08-2023 to 06-22-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Joan MusbachTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisAmericans generally acknowledge French help in winning our independence from Great Britain, but are unaware of the significant benefits to America culture from France, specifically Paris, in the 19th and early 20th century. First, explore the presence of Franklin, Jefferson, Adams and John Paul Jones in Paris in the late 18th century. Then learn about... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-08-2023 to 06-08-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:30 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Johnny RabbittTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThis will be a fantasy of food with visits to places such as Bevo Mill, Tony's, Parkmoor, Ruggeri's, Miss Hulling's, Pelican's, Three Fountains, Noah's Ark, Parente's Italian Village, the River Queen, etc., and the people like: O. T. Hodge, Arthur Schneithorst, Ted Drewes, the Saracino family, Jack Carl, Vince Bommarito, Amadeo Firore, Ed Imo, Harold Koplar... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-09-2023 to 06-09-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Bonnie VegaTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThe first lady of the United States is the title held by the hostess of the White House usually, but not always, the wife of the president. Although the first lady's role has never been codified or officially defined, she figures prominently in the political and social life of the US. The position of the first lady is not an elected one and carries only... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-13-2023 to 06-13-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Dan ShermanTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisA brilliant and charismatic physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer became one of America's best-known scientists for his work leading to the creation of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. Oppenheimer soon became a highly controversial figure, caught up in the politics of nuclear weapons policy in the 1940s and 50s. This talk will the discuss career and personality of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-13-2023 to 06-13-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisAfter the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763, relations between the American colonists and the British Crown and Parliament deteriorated. At first, the colonists tried negotiating with government officials for fair treatment as British citizens. When that didn’t work, colonial leaders tried organizing resistance to the imposition of harsh new... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-15-2023 to 06-15-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 04:00 PM-05:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jim EcklesTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisFew people know that the Army built a camp equipped to train 30,000 men to be sent to Europe to fight Germany in World War I. It is hard to imagine what Deming, New Mexico, then a town of only 2,500 citizens, must have been like on a Saturday night with thousands of troops, mainly from Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, flooding the streets. Eckles... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jim DuncanTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisHuman occupation in Missouri and Illinois may go as far back as 15,000 years; this is likely due the land being rich with natural resources and two major rivers. Learn about the fascinating artifacts, mounds, rock art -- the cultural materials that have been found in this bi-state region -- all evidence of the early peoples who lived... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisThe Race into the Air. Ever since man saw birds fly, they have been envious of their freedom of the air. But the invention of flight was nowhere near as simple as creating a lightbulb. But for a species that will believe almost anything, a huge number of people cried fake. Followed by an equally large number of fakes claiming they did it first. But in the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-20-2023 to 06-20-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM Central TimeInstructor: Bonnie VegaTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisEleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the US from 1933-1945 making her the longest serving first lady in US history. She represents a watershed in the role of the first lady. Before her the boundaries of the first lady’s activities had expanded gradually. After her it would be possible for her successors to do virtually anything. She is generally... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-20-2023 to 06-20-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisThe culture and early settlement of the United States is derived from Europe. We know much about the history of Europe, but how did Europeans become the peoples they are today? The pre-history of Europe has been a very esoteric subject and very little has been published in books. The information for this research has previously been obtained from obscure... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisPierre Curie was a French physicist doing groundbreaking work exploring the effects of magnetism on crystals. When he accepted Marie Sklodowska into his lab as an assistant, he had not realized he was starting a new experiment exploring her magnetism on his heart. The two would go on to become the first married couple to win the Nobel Prize. This lecture... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:30 PM-02:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: John GuentherTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThis is the story of 90 historical events which led to the realization the Gateway Arch. In "connecting the dots" of history, we begin in 1699 with the Louisiana Territory, the lands of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), and conclude with the Grand Opening of the New Museum and Visitor Center of the Gateway Arch on July 3,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Philip R. Pryde, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus SDSU, Author, LecturerTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisWe all hope for peaceful solutions to the many problems in the Middle East, and a valuable first step is a better understanding of the countries, peoples, and customs of the region. Many Americans have visited Israel, but fewer have spent time in nearby Islamic countries. This presentation, with slides taken by the presenter on a recent trip to Egypt and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-23-2023 to 06-23-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Bev SchuetzTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisFamous Feuds and... read more