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2/2 Space is limited, so please register immediately if you’re interested in either of these classes. Changes are constantly being made to the Fall schedule, so please check it often to stay up to date on any class changes you might experience.

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1/2 We are thrilled to offer two more classes on our Fall 2020 schedule:

HIS 2533.001- Latin American Civilization
CRN 19394
Internet course
Taught by: Andrew Konove

HIS 3303.001- History of Mexico
CRN 19393
Internet course
Taught by: Andrew Konove

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Dr. Crystal Webster (@Crystallynnweb) has published a new article with the @washingtonpost!
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1931: Al Capone and 68 of his henchmen are indicted on 5,000 separate counts of violations of prohibition and tax evasion.

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Contributed by Dr. Catherine Nolan-Ferrell

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1144: Basilica of St. Denis is dedicated near Paris, the first fully Gothic church

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Contributed by Professor Neel Baumgardner

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Contributed by Tara Thompson:

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Contributed by Professor John Carr-Shanahan
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1989: Thousands die in the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Chinese troops with tanks and armored cars stormed Tiananmen Square killing hundreds of protesters when firing into the crowd indiscriminately and arresting thousands of pro democracy protesters.

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New course opportunity for Fall 2020:

HIS 2573.001- Intro to African Civilization- CRN 19336
Taught by: Dr. Rhonda Gonzales
Format: Internet

We’re thrilled to be offering this course for the first time in three years! Register quickly, as there are only 60 seats available.

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1862: US President Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for the settlement of the American West, totaling 80 million acres by 1900.

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1568: English Queen Elizabeth I arrests Mary, Queen of Scots. The Scottish queen was found guilty of treason, but Elizabeth resisted signing Mary’s death warrant and then delayed carrying it out until her courtiers finally did so without her knowledge.

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Roadrunners,

We wish we were with you at this moment, marching into the Alamodome in our regalia, and applauding your work. We appreciate you, we miss you, and we are so proud of you! Enjoy this moment.

Our tribute to you: https://t.co/mzM3gPnhWv

Congrats!

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UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Work now accepting submissions for the 2020 edition! #UTSA #UndergraduateResearch #JURSW #CallforPapers

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Today, #MuseumWeek showcases #climateMW! As settlers arrived in Texas and established homesteads dominated by work and subsistence living, pioneer families took to their gardens and tamed the great wildflowers of Texas. Check out these beautiful shots of the beds at #ITC!

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1928: The first Mickey Mouse film is screened. The 6-minute film “Plane Crazy” directed by Walt Disney shows Mickey trying to fly an airplane in reference to Charles Lindbergh.

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1607: English colonists land near the James River in Virginia, establishing the Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

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1888: Crouching start 1st used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale.

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1956 : The Gold Coast / Ghana becomes the first black African nation to be granted independence from Britain.