7 Nights of History
a successor to the ‘7 Days That Changed the World lecture Series’
The past is all around us, but it only becomes history when we apply the tools of the historical discipline to think historically. Each month a different U of S historian will deliver a public lecture that brings historical thinking to bear on a problem so that we can better understand the human condition and navigate our way into the future. The public is encouraged to ask questions and join in discussion and conversation after each talk.
February 26, 2025 – Dr. Valerie Korinek, “June 28, 1969: The Stonewall Riots: The Spark that Lit Gay, Lesbian and Trans Rights”
January 22, 2025 – Dr. Erika Dyck, "June 15, 1943: Susi Ramstein Takes LSD and Inspires a Feminist Counterculture"
November 20, 2024 – Dr. Hannah Wood, titled “March 15, 1351; When Bargaining Becomes Begging: The Black Death and the Enactment of England’s Statute of Labourers ”
October 23, 2024 – Dr. Andrew Watson, “April 1, 1922: Panic in All Quarters: The Day American Coal Miners Sparked Canadian Energy Anxieties”
September 25, 2024 – Dr. Jim Handy, “10.2.19.17.8 (April 16, 889): The Day the World Ended: The Collapse of the Classic Maya”
