January 30-31

Classroom -Jan 30

1835 – Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president

1835 – Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president

1835 – Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president

Why did political violence emerge so early in American public life, even before modern parties fully formed?
How did this event shape public perceptions of presidential vulnerability and security?
What does the reaction to this attempted assassination reveal about attitudes toward authority and dissent in the 19th century?

1948 – Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi

1835 – Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president

1835 – Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president

Why did Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence make him both a moral authority and a target?
How did Gandhi’s death alter India’s national identity at the moment of independence?
What does this assassination suggest about the limits of moral leadership in times of political division?

1972 – Bloody Sunday in Derry

1835 – Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president

1972 – Bloody Sunday in Derry

Why were civil rights marchers viewed as a threat by state authorities in Northern Ireland?
How does official denial or delayed accountability affect public trust in government institutions?
In what ways can state violence reshape a conflict long after the event itself?

Classroom - Jan 31

1961 – A chimpanzee is launched into space aboard a U.S. capsule

2021 – Protests erupt across Russia after the detention of an opposition figure

1961 – A chimpanzee is launched into space aboard a U.S. capsule

Why did early space programs rely on animals before sending human astronauts?
What ethical questions does this mission raise about risk, consent, and scientific progress?
How does this event complicate the way we celebrate “firsts” in technological history?

1990 – The Soviet Union opens its first McDonald’s in Moscow

2021 – Protests erupt across Russia after the detention of an opposition figure

1961 – A chimpanzee is launched into space aboard a U.S. capsule

Why did a fast-food restaurant become such a powerful symbol during the late Cold War?
What does the public response reveal about scarcity, desire, and exposure to global consumer culture?
How can cultural exchange function as a form of political or ideological change?How did detention and interrogation policies shape the experiences of Asian immigrants?
What does Angel Island reveal about how nations decide who belongs and who does not?

2021 – Protests erupt across Russia after the detention of an opposition figure

2021 – Protests erupt across Russia after the detention of an opposition figure

2021 – Protests erupt across Russia after the detention of an opposition figure

Why do moments of political detention often trigger widespread public protest?
How does the state’s response to dissent shape public trust and civic participation?
What continuities exist between past and present forms of protest in modern Russia?