v. 1. disc 1. Hammurabi issues a code of law ; Moses and monotheism --
disc 2. The enlightement of the Buddha ; Confucius instructs a nation --
disc 3. Solon, democracy begins ; Marathon, democracy triumphant --
disc 4. Hippocrates takes an oath ; Caesar crosses the Rubicon --
disc 5. Jesus, the trial of a teacher ; Constantine I wins a battle --
disc 6. Muhammad moves to Medina, the Hegira ; Bologna gets a university.
v. 2. disc 7. Dante sees Beatrice ; Black death, pandemics and history --
disc 8. Columbus finds a new world ; Michelangelo accepts a commission --
disc 9. Erasmus, a book sets Europe ablaze ; Luther's new course changes history --
disc 10. The defeat of the Spanish Armada ; The battle of Vienna --
disc 11. The battle of Lexington ; General Pickett leads a charge --
disc 12. Adam Smith versus Karl Marx ; Charles Darwin takes an ocean voyage.
v. 3. disc 13. Louis Pasteur cures a child ; Two brothers take flight --
disc 14. The Archduke makes a state visit ; One night in Petrograd --
disc 15. The day the stock market crashed ; Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany --
disc 16. Franklin Roosevelt becomes president ; The atomic bomb is dropped --
disc 17. Mao Zedong begins his long march ; John F. Kennedy is assassinated --
disc 18. Dr. King leads a march ; September 11, 2001.
Disc 1: Lecture 1: Hammurabi issues a code of law (1750 B.C.) --
Lecture 2: Moses and monotheism (1220 B.C.) --
Lecture 3: The enlightenment of the Buddha (526 B.C. ) --
Lecture 4: Confucius instructs a nation (553-479 B.C.) --
Lecture 5: Solon--democracy begins (594 B.C.) --
democracy triumphant (490 B.C.)
Disc 2: Lecture 7: Hippocrates takes an oath (430 B.C.) --
Lecture 8: Caesar crosses the Rubicon (49 B.C.) --
Lecture 9: Jesus--the trial of a teacher (A.D. 36) --
Lecture 10: Constantine I wins a battle (A.D. 312) --
Lecture 11: Muhammad moves to Medina--the Hegira (A.D. 622) --
Lecture 12: Bologna gets a university (1088)
Disc 3: Lecture 13: Dante sees Beatrice (1283) --
Lecture 14: Black death--pandemics and history (1348) --
Lecture 15: Columbus finds a new world (1482) --
Lecture 16: Michelangelo accepts a commission (1508) --
Lecture 17: Erasmus--a book sets Europe ablaze (1516) --
Lecture 18: Luther's new course changes history (1517)
Disc 4: Lecture 19: The defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) --
Lecture 20: The Battle of Vienna (1683) --
Lecture 21: The Battle of Lexington (1775) --
Lecture 22: General Pickett leads a change (1863) --
Lecture 23: Adam Smith (1776) versus Karl Marx (1867) --
Lecture 24: Charles Darwin takes an ocean voyage (1831)
Disc 5: Lecture 25: Louis Pasteur cures a child (1885) --
Lecture 26: Two brothers take a flight (1903) --
Lecture 27: The Archduke makes a state visit (1914) --
Lecture 28: One night in Petrograd (1917) --
Lecture 29: The day the stock market crashed (1929) --
Lecture 30: Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany (1933)
Disc 6: Lecture 31: Franklin Roosevelt becomes president (1933) --
Lecture 32: The atomic bomb is dropped (1945) --
Lecture 33: Mao Zedong begins his long march (1934) --
Lecture 34: John F. Kennedy is assassinated (1963) --
Lecture 35: Dr. King leads a march (1963) --
Lecture 36. September 11, 2001.