{"id":13,"date":"2010-08-30T03:29:20","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T03:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T08:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:27:43","slug":"course-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand<br \/>\nA mighty woman with a torch, whose flame<br \/>\nIs the imprisoned lightning, and her name<br \/>\nMother of Exiles.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ChhnZLO32mo?feature=shared\">Emma Lazarus, \u201cThe New Colossus\u201d (1883)<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/files\/2026\/09\/2026-Fall-Syllabus-US-Since-1877.pdf\">PRINTABLE SYLLABUS<\/a><\/span>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Required Texts (B&amp;N or library reserves)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>H.W. Brands, <em>American Dreams: The United States Since 1945 <\/em>(Penguin, 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Manisha Sinha,<em> The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic <\/em>(Liverlight, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Additional Readings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>History 118 Oral History Projects \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2023\/04\/24\/interview-transcript-clara-blackwell\/\">Clara Blackwell<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2022\/04\/21\/the-1968-tet-offensive\/\">Long Bui<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2022\/04\/21\/5860\/\">Sarah Cayouette-Gluckman<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2015\/05\/21\/philadelphias-struggles-to-integrate-and-the-rise-of\/\">Matthew Ferry<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2021\/05\/11\/a-witness-to-the-takeover-of-the-us-embassy-during-the-iranian-revolution-an-interview-with-former-political-officer-michael-metrinko-2\/\">Martin Vatanka<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sarah Goldberg \/ Matthew Pinsker, Prince of Emancipation, Google Arts, 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/story\/the-prince-of-emancipation-house-divided-project-at-dickinson-college\/uAVxfs_zVjtpJg?hl=en\">WEB<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Locke and Ben Wright, eds., <em>American Yawp, <\/em>Updated Edition (2026), [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanyawp.com\/\">WEB<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/first-essay-19th-century\/\"><strong>First Essay \u2013 Second Republic<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>By <strong>Monday, October 12<\/strong>, students will submit a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay answering this question about <em>The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic<\/em>:\u00a0 What was one of the greatest historical triumphs detailed in Manisha Sinha\u2019s book, and what was one of the most disappointing tragedies?\u00a0 Students should explain their answers within a clear narrative context, covering the period from 1865 to 1920.\u00a0 All essays must include material from Sinha\u2019s book properly cited with Chicago-style footnotes. Outside research is allowed but not required. Additional information will be available on the annotated assignment guidelines at the course site. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/second-essay-20th-century\/\"><strong>Second Essay \u2013Global America<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>By <strong>Monday, Nov. 9<\/strong>, students will submit a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay explaining what they consider to be the most significant ways that American national security policy changed between World War I and the Cold War.\u00a0 All essays must include material from sources on the syllabus (such as the <em>American Yawp<\/em>) properly cited with Chicago-style footnotes.\u00a0 Outside research is allowed but not required. Additional information will be available on the annotated assignment guidelines at the course site. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/oral-history-project\/\"><strong>Oral History Project <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The highlight of this semester will be a multi-media oral history project that students will undertake to illustrate an important episode or trend covered in H.W. Brands\u2019 <em>American Dreams.<\/em>\u00a0 By <strong>Monday, November 30<\/strong>, students should post an annotated transcript (at least 500 words) from their initial interview(s) at the course website, including a list of a half a dozen other sources for further research.\u00a0 These transcripts and bibliographies will receive comments but not grades.\u00a0 By <strong>Monday, December 14<\/strong>, students should post a full oral history essay that successfully incorporates quoted material from their interview(s) while also putting them into thoughtful historical context using not only <em>American Dreams<\/em>, but also other relevant primary and secondary sources.\u00a0 Essays should cover about 4-6 pages (1200-1500 words) and should include Chicago-style footnotes.\u00a0\u00a0 All essay posts should include at least 3 to 4 images, properly credited and captioned. Students must also embed a short video documentary (about 1 to 2 minutes) incorporating either audio or video clips from (or about) their oral history interviews.\u00a0 Additional information will be available on the annotated assignment guidelines at the course site. Projects will be graded on depth of analysis, research and design effort, and quality of prose. Submissions after December 14 typically will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Grade Distribution <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Class Participation\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 percent<\/p>\n<p>Essay 1 \u2013Second Republic \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n<p>Essay 2 \u2013Global America\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n<p>Oral history project\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30 percent<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Day<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><strong>Discussion Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><strong>Reading Assignment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/1<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/methods-center\/\">Methods<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-policies\/\">Expectations<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">&#8212;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/3<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/second-founding\/\">Reconstruction<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanyawp.com\/textbook\/14-reconstruction\/\">Yawp, chap. 14<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/8<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/reconstruction\/\">Prince of Emancipation<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/story\/uAVxfs_zVjtpJg\">Goldberg \/ Pinsker exhibit<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/10<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">NO CLASS<\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Monday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/14<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">Constitution Day:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkeforum.org\/monday-september-14-2026-winfield-c-cook-constitution-day-program\/\">Jane Calvert<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Weiss Center, 7pm [REQUIRED &#8211;no livestream] <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/08\/Lyall-article.pdf\">READING<\/a>]<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/15<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/abolition-democracy\/\">Abolition Democracy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, Intro + chap. 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/17<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">NO CLASS<\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/22<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/womens-rights\/\">Women\u2019s Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, chap. 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/24<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/election-of-1876\/\">Election of 1876<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, chap. 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">9\/29<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/american-west\/\">Struggle Over the West<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, chap. 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/1<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/labor-and-capital\/\">Labor and Capital<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, chap. 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/6<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/american-empire\/\">American Empire<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, chap. 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/8<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/nineteenth-amendment\/\">Nineteenth Amendment<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Sinha, chap. 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>10\/12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><strong>Second Republic essay due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><strong>By 5pm via email<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/13<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/world-war-i\/\">World War I<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanyawp.com\/textbook\/19-world-war-i-and-its-aftermath\/\">Yawp, chap. 19<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/15<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/great-depression\/\">Great Depression<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanyawp.com\/textbook\/21-the-great-depression\/\">Yawp, chap. 21<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/20<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">NO CLASS (Fall Break)<\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/22<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/world-war-ii-origins\/\">Coming of WWII<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanyawp.com\/textbook\/22-world-war-ii\/\">Yawp, chap. 22 (Sec. I &#8211; IV)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/27<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/world-war-ii-homefront\/\">World War II<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanyawp.com\/textbook\/22-world-war-ii\/\">Yawp, chap. 22 (Sec. V \u2013 X)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">10\/29<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/1945-2\/\">1940s<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 1-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/3<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/anti-communism\/\">Early 1950s \u2013Cold War<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/5<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/1950s\/\">Late 1950s \u2013Suburbs<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>11\/9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><strong>Global America essay due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><strong>By 5pm, via email<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/10<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/civil-rights\/\">Early 1960s \u2013Civil Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 5 + <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2015\/05\/21\/philadelphias-struggles-to-integrate-and-the-rise-of\/\">Ferry<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/12<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/vietnam\/\">Late 1960s \u2013Vietnam War<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 6 + <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2022\/04\/21\/the-1968-tet-offensive\/\">Bui<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/17<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/watergate\/\">Early 1970s \u2013Time of Change<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 7 + <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2022\/04\/21\/5860\/\">Cayouette<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/19<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/1970s\/\">Late 1970s \u2013Global Energy Crisis<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 8 + <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2021\/05\/11\/a-witness-to-the-takeover-of-the-us-embassy-during-the-iranian-revolution-an-interview-with-former-political-officer-michael-metrinko-2\/\">Vatanka<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/24<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/reagan-realignment\/\">1980s \u2013Reagan Realignment<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 9 + <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/2023\/04\/24\/interview-transcript-clara-blackwell\/\">Blackwell<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">11\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">NO CLASS \u2013Thanksgiving<\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>11\/30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><strong>Oral history interviews due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><strong>By 5pm via post at course site<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">12\/1<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">1980s \/ 90s \u2013 End of Cold War<\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chap. 10-11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">12\/3<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/1990s\/\">1990s \u2013Polarization<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\">Brands, chaps, 12-13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"248\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">12\/8<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><a 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