The World Was Never the Same: Events That Changed History

Join storyteller and award-winning Professor J. Rufus Fears as he presents what he considers to be the 36 defining moments in our past with The World Was Never the Same: Events That Changed History. This course is an intriguing tour of history, from the creation of the Code of Hammurabi to the opening battles of the American Revolution to the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Using his impressive ability to draw lessons from the past, Professor Fears gives you new insights into familiar and unfamiliar events.

Price: Paid
Platform: Great Courses
Categories: History Ancient History - World Civilization & Culture Modern History - World Philosophy & Religion Intellectual History

Learn More

Related Courses

Explore similar courses.

Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds

Explore great moments of history through the eyes of everyday citizens. Living History spotlights 24 turning points where the tide of history changes irrevocably. Moving deeper into these momentous events, you step into the scene and hear the “heartbeat of history” by engaging with a variety of first-hand accounts and authentic primary and secondary sources to experience what it was like to live during these times.

Great Courses Learn more

Launch Sales - Break the Rules and Close More Sales

If You Want Something Different - We Have to DO Something Different!

Udemy Learn more

Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past

How did the world's great historians create their monumental histories? What are their unique motives and visions in doing so? And what role does the historian's viewpoint play in what you accept as truth? In Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past, veteran Teaching Company Professor Allen C. Guelzo takes you deep inside the minds of our greatest historians—including Herodotus, Thucydides, David Hume, and Edward Gibbon—as they write about and shape humanity's story. Told through enthralling historical anecdotes, these 24 lectures invite you to travel into mankind's fundamental desire to record and understand the complexities of the world.

Great Courses Learn more

Interpreting the 20th Century: The Struggle Over Democracy

The 20th century transformed the political, social, and economic structures of the world in ways no one could have imagined as the 1800s came to a close. Even today, more than a century later, that transformation is far from complete. This course is a comprehensive 48-lecture examination of this extraordinary period and is designed around history’s ideas as much as its events.

Great Courses Learn more

Get the latest news!

Get the latest on new courses, sales, learning tips, site updates and community events.