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Never forget. Dive deeper into our fascinating history and learn more about historical sites, battles, events and influential leaders.
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During the years 1933 to 1945, the Nazis and their collaborators were responsible for the persecution of millions of people from a variety of ethnic, ...  View More

Class Section Number: 254SHIS2780A

Start date: 04/14/25

End date: 06/02/25

Fee: $109.00

7 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

 
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This course will look at the sixties in the United States. We’ll start with the election of 1960, and then examine JFK’s presidency, including the Bay ...  View More

Class Section Number: 261SHIS2781A

Start date: 07/09/25

End date: 08/13/25

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

 
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This course will continue to look at the wild decade of the 1960s. The British Invasion will be examined as well as the Space Race, the weapons race a ...  View More

Class Section Number: 262SHIS2782A

Start date: 10/01/25

End date: 11/05/25

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

 
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With over 3500 years of written record, China, the “Middle Kingdom,” has the longest continuous history of any country in the world. Yet until the ear ...  View More

Class Section Number: 254SHIS2777A

Start date: 06/17/25

End date: 07/08/25

Fee: $49.00

4 sessions.

 
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At the outbreak of war, the United States had a minimal number of ships, the Confederacy had none. Over the course of four years, both sides ramped up ...  View More

Class Section Number: 253SHIS2769A

Start date: 03/03/25

End date: 03/24/25

Fee: $99.00

Location: Online

 
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The 1960s were a time of change in America. No longer were the youth willing to do as they were told, no questions asked. The Vietnam war and the civi ...  View More

Class Section Number: 254SHIS2778A

Start date: 04/03/25

End date: 05/22/25

Fee: $69.00

8 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  103

 
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Many remember the 1970s as a decade of soaring inflation, political upheaval, and the erosion of the United States' prestige worldwide. But the signif ...  View More

Class Section Number: 254SHIS2767A

Start date: 04/02/25

End date: 05/21/25

Fee: $69.00

8 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

 
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Then, Now, And the Future. The U.S. Constitution establishes three separate branches of the government for checks and balances. Alexander Hamilton sai ...  View More

Class Section Number: 253SHIS2783B

Start date: 03/12/25

End date: 04/16/25

Fee: $59.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

 
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This course will look at the period from c. 1920 – 1939. After briefly examining post World War I adjustments, we’ll look at how and why immigration r ...  View More

Class Section Number: 254SHIS2779A

Start date: 04/09/25

End date: 05/14/25

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  244

 
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In this second part, we'll continue to examine some of the most serious blunders of World War II, analyzing their impacts on the war's progression and ...  View More

Class Section Number: 253SHIS2775B

Start date: 03/12/25

End date: 04/16/25

Fee: $59.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

 
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