BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Jacksonville Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Jacksonville Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:005f8cf4-4799-425d-b0d4-634051c3a7e5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261022T082240Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T200000 SUMMARY:History Chat: The American Revolution Comes to Florida LOCATION:Southeast Regional\nSoutheast Regional X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Southeast Regional;X-APPLE -RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Southeast Regional:geo:30.249046,-81.5395014 GEO:30.249046;-81.5395014 DESCRIPTION:History Chat is a one hour program in which a lecturer speaks about a topic in local or national history followed by an audience Q&A ses sion. .\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/17383847 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

About the Program: During most of the Revolutionary War\, Florida was divided into two separate Bri tish colonies.  \;During that period the southernmost battle of the wa r was fought near present-day Jacksonville.  \;It is unfortunate that most of the fighting in the South is not well-known because\, it can be ar gued\, that is where the war was won\, even before the Battle of Yorktown.  \;Later in the War\, after Spain followed France into the alliance a gainst Britain\, Spain\, from New Orleans\, invaded the Floridas\, defeati ng the British in major battles as well.

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Richard Eason is currentl y an adjunct professor of political science &\; public administration a t the University of North Florida. He is a retired U.S. diplomat and gradu ate of the College of William and Mary. He also attended the US Naval War College\, where he studied the Revolutionary War\, and earned a has a seco nd M.A. from George Washington University. He served overseas in nine coun tries in the Middle East\, Europe\, \;Asia \;and South America. He speaks Arabic\, French\, and Spanish.

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Register to save your seat. Registration must be completed two hours prior to the start time. A libra ry card and PIN are required for registration. If you do not already have one\, you can apply for a library card online.

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All registered seats wil l be forfeited at 6:55 pm and made available to waitlisted and walk-in att endees. Registered attendees arriving after this time will be seated if se ats are available.

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Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act \, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request . Please allow 1&ndash\;2 business days to process. Last-minute requests w ill be accepted\, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learn ing Services at 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.

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