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Sunday, January 11, 2026
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Monday, January 12, 2026
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Virtual EventJanuary 12, 2026 -History of Spain and Travel in Spain Today
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January 12, 2026 -Dates that Matter: Turning Points in History (FULL)
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January 12, 2026 -The European Rollercoaster: Europe Since the End of the Cold War (FULL)
History of Spain and Travel in Spain Today
Spain has a long and interesting history, as successive waves of conquerors have come to the land of the original Iberian peoples, each leaving its particular marks. Looking at this gives not just the flavour of Spain, but of the Mediterranean itself. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Gauls, Celts, Goths and Visigoths with early church Roman Catholicism,…
Dates that Matter: Turning Points in History (FULL)
We have all lived through significant historical shifts. Think 9/11, Oct 7th, Nov 22, 1963, or the fall of a wall in Berlin in 1989. Further back in history: 1066; 1453; the shooting of an archduke in Sarajevo; the Magna Carta of 1215; December 7, 1941; 1929; 1867; 1492; the 1455 discovery of the printing…
The European Rollercoaster: Europe Since the End of the Cold War (FULL)
New this year!This workshop will focus on understanding today's Europe in all its complexity. Why? After the Cold War ended, there was a widespread sense that democracy would prevail, peace and prosperity would follow, and the horrors of fascism and communism were past. In the intervening years, that quaint notion has fractured: war in Yugoslavia…
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
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January 15, 2026 -Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine
Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine
Nobel Prizes for Science and Medicine have been awarded since 1901. In this workshop, participants will explore the winners in the four categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and the additional Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (in Memory of Alfred Nobel). Participants will investigate what the winners discovered and what the impact of the…
Friday, January 16, 2026
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Virtual EventJanuary 16, 2026 -The Golden Age of Entertainment: TV, Film, Music
The Golden Age of Entertainment: TV, Film, Music
New this year!Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Sullivan, Alan Alda, Bea Arthur, Carroll O’Connor, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Sammy Davis Jr. These are just some of the legendary performers who defined the golden age of entertainment. These stars from the world of TV, film and…
Saturday, January 17, 2026
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