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  • Victory at Guadalcanal (August 7, 1942–February 9, 1943)
  • Dates: 2/27/2026 - 3/20/2026
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): John Delano
    Fee: $0.00

    Guadalcanal is a 90-mile-long island in the Solomons and the site of the first land offensive by the U.S. Marines in the South Pacific in World War II. Beginning 8 months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) and two months after the U.S. Navy’s victory at the Battle of Midway (June 4-7, 1942), the battle for Guadalcanal was a desperate, seven-month struggle by land, sea, and air forces between the United States and Japan. It was Japan’s first major defeat on land. Casualties were high on both sides. This class will provide an overview of the major events that occurred. Instructor Delano has a personal interest in this historic World War II battle because his uncle – a Marine PFC in the 1st Marine Division – was killed in action here on August 13, 1942 during the infamous Goettge Patrol.

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  • The War in the Skies: Europe 1939-1945
  • Dates: 3/17/2026 - 4/7/2026
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Buck Beasom
    Fee: $0.00

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  • NEW! Powerful Knights: The Catholic Military Orders In & After the Crusades
  • Dates: 3/23/2026 - 4/6/2026
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Michael Knapp
    Fee: $0.00

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  • NEW! Double-Decker Yanks; Visit London as a Local
  • Dates: 4/14/2026 - 4/14/2026
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Kelly Shaw
    Fee: $0.00

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  • England 1066: Year of Four Kings
  • Dates: 4/14/2026 - 4/28/2026
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): John Rogers
    Fee: $0.00

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  • History and the Diplomat
  • Dates: 4/14/2026 - 4/28/2026
    Times: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Swem Library
    Room: Ford Classroom
    Instructor(s): Michael Butler
    Fee: $0.00

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  • A Revolutionary Landscape: The 18th-century English Landscape Garden
  • Dates: 4/21/2026 - 4/21/2026
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Paula Henderson
    Fee: $0.00

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  • NEW! The "Road" to Timbuktu
  • Dates: 4/23/2026 - 4/23/2026
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Preston Burns
    Fee: $0.00

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  • NEW! The Intriguing Story Behind Norway's Constitution Day
  • Dates: 5/11/2026 - 5/11/2026
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2030
    Instructor(s): Marta Seger
    Fee: $0.00

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