History is made and defined by landmark events - moments that irrevocably changed the course of human civilization. They have given us spiritual and political ideas.History is made and defined by landmark events - moments that irrevocably changed the course of human civilization. They have given us spiritual and political ideas; catastrophic battles and wars; scientific and technological advances; world leaders both influential and monstrous; and cultural works of unparalleled beauty.

This series of 36 captivating lectures explores some of the most important and definitive events in the history of the world - events after which our world would never be the same. Taught by Professor J. Rufus Fears of the University of Oklahoma, a remarkably gifted teacher with more than 25 teaching awards to his credit, these lectures form an intriguing and engaging tour of thousands of years of human history, from the creation of the Code of Hammurabi to the Battle of Lexington to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and beyond. It's a chance for you to gain new insights about world history from a truly riveting historian. Using his expert knowledge and impressive ability to draw out invaluable lessons from the past, Professor Fears has chosen the events he discusses based on three criteria: how the event in itself fundamentally changed history, how the aftermath of the event changed history, and how the event and its impact still resonate with us today.

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CH1. Hammurabi Issues a Code of Law (1750 B.C.)
CH2. Moses and Monotheism (1220 B.C.)
CH3. The Enlightenment of the Buddha (526 B.C.)
CH4. Confucius Instructs a Nation (553-479 B.C.)
CH5. Solon-Democracy Begins (594 B.C.)
CH6. Marathon-Democracy Triumphant (490 B.C.)
CH7. Hippocrates Takes an Oath (430 B.C.)
CH8. Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (49 B.C.)
CH9. Jesus-The Trial of a Teacher (A.D. 36)
CH10. Constantine I Wins a Battle (A.D. 312)
CH11. Muhammad Moves to Medina-The Hegira (A.D. 622)
CH12. Charlemagne Is Crowned Emperor (A.D. 800)
CH13. Dante Writes The Divine Comedy (ca. 1307)
CH14. Black Death-Pandemics and History (1348)
CH15. Columbus Finds a New World (1492)
CH16. Michelangelo Accepts a Commission (1508)
CH17. Erasmus-A Book Sets Europe Ablaze (1516)
CH18. Luther's New Course Changes History (1517)
CH19. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588)
CH20. The Battle of Vienna (1683)
CH21. The Battle of Lexington (1775)
CH22. General Pickett Leads a Charge (1863)
CH23. Adam Smith (1776) versus Karl Marx (1867)
CH24. Darwin Publishes On the Origin of Species (1859)
CH25. The Discovery of X-Rays (1895)
CH26. Einstein Explains the Universe (1905)
CH27. Gandhi Goes to South Africa (1893)
CH28. Lenin Returns to Russia (1917)
CH29. D-Day (1944)
CH30. Hiroshima (1945)
CH31. Mao Zedong Proclaims the People's Republic (1949)
CH32. The Hungarian Uprising (1956)
CH33. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
CH34. John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated (1963)
CH35. Dr. King Leads a March (1963)
CH36. September 11, 2001