Anniversaries

Fall of the Berlin Wall Series
Fall of the Berlin Wall Series
11 Lectures
Lectures curated around the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, which signaled the beginning of the end of Communism in Europe.
American Experience: Earth Days Series
American Experience: Earth Days Series
22 Lectures
Lectures curated around American Experience: Earth Days Series that celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day and gives testament to what the environmental movement has meant in America.”
American Experience: The Crash of 1929 Series
American Experience: The Crash of 1929 Series
14 Lectures
Lectures curated around American Experience: The Crash of 1929 that explores a fateful year through the descendants of several titans of finance on the 80th anniversary of the Crash of '29.
NOVA: Darwin's Darkest Hours Series
NOVA: Darwin's Darkest Hours Series
13 Lectures
Lectures curated around NOVA: Darwin's Darkest Hours that celebrates the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his famous book On the Origin of Species.
PBS NewsHour: Moon Landing Anniversary Series
PBS NewsHour: Moon Landing Anniversary Series
8 Lectures
Lectures curated around PBS NewsHour: Moon Landing Anniversary to commemorate the historic July 20, 1969 landing of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
Mount Auburn Cemetery's 175th Anniversary Series
Mount Auburn Cemetery's 175th Anniversary Series
5 Lectures
Lectures curated around the 175th anniversary of Mount Auburn Cemetery, designated a National Historic Landmark and one of the country's most significant cultural landscapes.
Boston Athenaeum Bicentennial Series
Boston Athenaeum Bicentennial Series
6 Lectures
Lectures curated around the bicentennial of the Boston Athenaeum, America's first library.
Longfellow's Bicentennial Series
Longfellow's Bicentennial Series
6 Lectures
Lectures curated around the 200th anniversary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's birth.