Dr. Mikaberidze will speak about “The Man Beneath the Hat” which examines Napoleon beyond the battlefield, focusing on the character traits and work habits that drove his remarkable success, but also helped contribute to his downfall. The lecture will explore his discipline, memory, ambition, decisiveness, and capacity for intense work, while also considering how those […]
Today our ESU Happy Hour takes us on a journey through the pivotal events that shaped America 250 years ago, this time in the great state of Virginia, where revolutionary ideas became constitutional action. On May 15, 1776, at the Fifth Virginia Convention in Williamsburg, delegates in Philadelphia proposed to transition Virginia from a British […]
Christmas in America has a much richer and stranger history than the cozy images we know today. This festive ESU Happy Hour explores why early New Englanders outlawed Christmas, how rowdy wassailing gangs once filled the streets, and how German, Dutch, and English traditions eventually blended into the modern Santa. We’ll trace the journey from medieval St. Nicholas and Alpine mischief-makers to […]