50+ OLLI Program >> History
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This lecture/discussion course continues the study of America’s war on terror from 1978 to the present. Topics include the Unabomber, the roots of 9/1 ...  View More

This course traces Apple’s fifty-year history and its massive impact on personal computing, design, product culture, platforms and ecosystems, and dai ...  View More

August Wilson was the first African American playwright to have a Broadway theater bear his name, honoring his powerful portrayal of African American ...  View More

This course explores the Trans-Mississippi Department, which encompassed the Confederate states of Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and western Louisiana, a ...  View More

Journey into the vibrant world of early 20th century art and witness the birth of abstraction. This transformative period reshaped the cultural landsc ...  View More

This course traces the seventeenth-century global conflict between the Dutch and the Portuguese. We’ll examine how myth and chance spurred diverse peo ...  View More

This course is a history class with a laugh track. We will analyze the 20th and 21st centuries against their historic context, using humor as the plat ...  View More

Mexicans celebrate a remarkable diversity of peoples, music, food, festivals, and historical traditions, expressed through fiestas that bring communit ...  View More

American Revolution naval operations involved the British Navy, Continental and State Navies, Privateers, and French Navy. The course will cover block ...  View More

From new industrial materials to innovations in housing, mid-20th-century designers worked to shape an aesthetic that reflected post-World War II idea ...  View More

The American Experiment began with the Declaration of Independence and led to the creation of the federal judiciary, one of the country’s greatest exp ...  View More

Besides the official services provided by the founders of the United States, there is the rest of the story that allows us to see them as individuals. ...  View More