History That Doesn't Suck with Professor Greg Jackson - Saturday, May 9 at 7:30 PM at Kimmel Center in Rittenhouse, PhiladelphiaRittenhouse

History That Doesn't Suck with Professor Greg Jackson

Saturday, May 9 at 7:30 PM·7:30 p.m.·Rittenhouse·Kimmel Center

History That Doesn't Suck with Professor Greg Jackson

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Posted to Rittenhouse on February 28, 2026

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Sat, May 9 at 7:30pm

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Kimmel Center

300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Skip the classroom and step into a night of American history-telling, live music, and multimedia! Adapted from the top-ranked history podcast History That Doesn't Suck , Professor Greg Jackson tells the epic tale of "The Unlikely Union," weaving defining moments in American history from the revolution through the civil war as a young nation forms, defines, and reforms itself. Travel back in time ...

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