Society for the Advancement of Social Studies
All the history you knew but forgot, and
all the booze you need to forget it again.

The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies (SASS), The Brooklyn Brainery, and Public Assembly are proud to present a series of free lectures designed to both entertain and enlighten. On the first Tuesday of month, we will discuss a different historical topic that you probably knew at one point but don’t remember anymore.

This will be accompanied by fun games, surprise guests, and most importantly THEMED DRINK SPECIALS from the good folks at Public Assembly, which everyone knows is the best way to ensure maximum knowledge gained.
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September 17th
11:19 AM
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October 2nd is NOT Columbus Day!

What you need to know:

So Christopher Columbus gets his own day every year because in 1492 he sailed the ocean blue and crashed into Haiti and told everyone it was India. Pretty impressive stuff, but we’re not going to talk about him. Instead, we’re going to talk about some of the other grouchy European explorers who made their mark in the New World. We’ll cover the adventures of Henry Hudson, Hernando Cortes and his improbable conquest of Mexico, and learn exactly what John Smith did (besides Pocahontas).

Love reading? Here are more details:

Henry Hudson and the Rivers Unknown

Henry Hudson has a whole lot of stuff named after him, so come learn what he did to deserve this geographic immortality. 

Cortes and the Aztecs

Find out why Montezuma has been getting revenge for the past 500 years. 

But my name really IS “John Smith!”

From Virginia to New England, this guy was breaking hearts and taking names. Ladies?