C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Japanese Perspective on the Battle of Midway
49 minutesThe Battle of Midway took place June 4-7, 1942, in the Pacific Theater and resulted in a decisive naval victory for the U.S. over Japan. Next, author Anthony Tully gives the Japanese perspective on the battle. This talk from the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, was part of a day-long symposium to mark the battle's 75th anniversary.
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U.S. Navy Pilots at the Battle of Midway
42 minutesThe Battle of Midway took place June 4-7, 1942, in the Pacific Theater and resulted in a decisive naval victory for the U.S. over Japan. Next, author Timothy Orr talks about the experiences of the U.S. pilots who attacked the Japanese fleet during the battle. This talk from the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, was part of a day-long symposium to mark the battle's 75th anniversary.
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Reel America: The Black American Heroes of World War I"
1 hour, 1 minuteThe soldiers of the 369th U.S. Infantry Regiment, an all-black unit known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," served with the French army in World War I. This documentary uses interviews with WWI veterans, photographs, and archival film to tell their story. The film was directed by Harlem-born filmmaker William Miles.
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Bill Bowerman- Co-Founder of Nike
14 minutesJennifer O'Neal showed us items from the University of Oregon's Bill Bowerman collection. Bowerman was a legendary track and field coach and co-founder of Nike.
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Gideon v. Wainwright & the Right to Counsel
1 hour, 0 minuteA panel of jurists and attorneys discuss Gideon v. Wainwright, the 1963 Supreme Court landmark case that ruled criminal defendants at the state level have a right to counsel. The panel also talk about the impact this case has in the courtroom today. The Supreme Court Historical Society along with the Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association hosted the event.
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Eugene Pioneer History
15 minutesBob Hart and Faith Kreskey showed us items from the Lane County Historical Museum's pioneer collection.
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American Artifacts: Washington Navy Yard Walking Tour
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Paisley Caves and the First Americans in Oregon
10 minutesVisit the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon where Dennis Jenkins talked about some of North America's earliest people. Mr. Jenkins also showed artifacts from his archaelogy work at the Paisley Caves.
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Sculpting James Monroe
1 hour, 10 minutesSculptor Gordon Kray talks about his artistic process in creating a statue of James Monroe for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The fifth president attended the college until he enlisted in 1776 to fight the British in the Revolutionary War. William and Mary is also Kray's alma mater. The Mosby Heritage Area Association hosted this event, which was part of a symposium titled "James Monroe Presidential Inauguration: A Bicentennial Commemoration and Reflection."
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U.S. Army Women Telephone Operators in World War I
50 minutesHistorian and author Elizabeth Cobbs talks about the women who served overseas as telephone operators in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I. She also explores how their service impacted the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., and she discusses the six decade fight by these women to be recognized as military veterans. The National Archives in Washington, DC hosted this event.
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History of the Global Positioning System GPS
1 hour, 41 minutesAuthors Richard Easton and Eric Frazier discuss the history and evolution of the global positioning system, or GPS. They talk about its early days as an American spy tool during the Cold War and track how its usage has changed over time. They also explore America's military, commercial and personal dependence on the device. The New York Military Affairs Symposium hosted this event.
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Suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway
18 minutesLinda Long shared the story of Abigail Scott Duniway, an Oregon Pioneer and woman's rights activist.
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History Bookshelf: June 1967
1 hour, 11 minutesMichael Oren, author of "Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East," discusses his book. It chronicles the events of the six-day-long Arab-Israeli War, which resulted in redrawn borders, changes in leadership, and a new balance of power. Mr. Oren writes about the roles of major figures in the war such as Moshe Dayan, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Lyndon Johnson, and Alexei Kosygin and explains the Six-Day War in the larger context of the Cold War. After his presentation he answered questions from members of the audience at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC..
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Senator Wayne Morse
10 minutesMargaret Hallock shared the story of the former U.S. Senator from Oregon, Wayne Morse.
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American Artifacts: Tudor Place Historic House
39 minutesLocated in Washington DC, Tudor Place was the home of Thomas Peter and his wife, Martha Parke Custis Peter, the granddaughter of Martha Washington. Six generations of the Peter family lived in the house from 1805 to 1984. We take a tour with curator Grant Quertermous, who shows us a letter from George Washington, a bomb shelter, and a signed picture of Woodrow Wilson.
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The Civil War: U.S. Grant, Robert E. Lee & Leadership
1 hour, 0 minuteCivil War historian William "Jack" Davis compares the upbringings and leadership skills of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. This talk was part of a day-long seminar on Civil War leadership hosted by Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
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History of Logging in Oregon
16 minutesFaith Kreskey talked about the history of the lumber industry in Lane County, Oregon, its impact on the area and how it has changed over the years.
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Reel America: The Changed Face of Europe" - 1964
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Eugene Pioneer History
15 minutesBob Hart and Faith Kreskey showed us items from the Lane County Historical Museum's pioneer collection.
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Lectures in History: D-Day & Omaha Beach
54 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Adrian Lewis teaches a class about Omaha Beach and the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France during World War II. He describes the German and Allied military strategies as well as the command structure on each side. He also enumerates the challenges faced by American troops faced when trying to land on Omaha Beach and argues that the outcome was not inevitable.
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History of New York City's Bellevue Hospital
1 hour, 5 minutesPulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky talks about his book "Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital." New York City's Bellevue hospital was founded in 1736 and is the oldest public hospital in the United States.
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Reel America: June 1967"
30 minutesWhite House Naval Photographic Center report on the activities of President Lyndon Johnson through the month of June, 1967. Events include the Six-Day War in the Middle East, nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, visits by Prime Minister Holt of Australia & a three-day summit with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey.
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History of Radio Spectrum Regulation
1 hour, 31 minutesAuthor Thomas Hazlett talks about his book, "The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone." Commenting on Mr. Hazlett's remarks are a wireless policy specialist from Verizon and a technology policy representative from Facebook.
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Lectures in History: D-Day & Omaha Beach
55 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Adrian Lewis teaches a class about Omaha Beach and the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France during World War II. He describes the German and Allied military strategies as well as the command structure on each side. He also enumerates the challenges faced by American troops faced when trying to land on Omaha Beach and argues that the outcome was not inevitable.
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History of New York City's Bellevue Hospital
1 hour, 5 minutesPulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky talks about his book "Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital." New York City's Bellevue hospital was founded in 1736 and is the oldest public hospital in the United States.
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History Bookshelf: June 1967
1 hour, 11 minutesMichael Oren, author of "Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East," discusses his book. It chronicles the events of the six-day-long Arab-Israeli War, which resulted in redrawn borders, changes in leadership, and a new balance of power. Mr. Oren writes about the roles of major figures in the war such as Moshe Dayan, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Lyndon Johnson, and Alexei Kosygin and explains the Six-Day War in the larger context of the Cold War. After his presentation he answered questions from members of the audience at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC..
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Paisley Caves and the First Americans in Oregon
9 minutesVisit the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon where Dennis Jenkins talked about some of North America's earliest people. Mr. Jenkins also showed artifacts from his archaelogy work at the Paisley Caves.
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American Artifacts: Tudor Place Historic House
40 minutesLocated in Washington DC, Tudor Place was the home of Thomas Peter and his wife, Martha Parke Custis Peter, the granddaughter of Martha Washington. Six generations of the Peter family lived in the house from 1805 to 1984. We take a tour with curator Grant Quertermous, who shows us a letter from George Washington, a bomb shelter, and a signed picture of Woodrow Wilson.
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Gideon v. Wainwright & the Right to Counsel
1 hour, 0 minuteA panel of jurists and attorneys discuss Gideon v. Wainwright, the 1963 Supreme Court landmark case that ruled criminal defendants at the state level have a right to counsel. The panel also talk about the impact this case has in the courtroom today. The Supreme Court Historical Society along with the Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association hosted the event.
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History of Logging in Oregon
14 minutesFaith Kreskey talked about the history of the lumber industry in Lane County, Oregon, its impact on the area and how it has changed over the years.
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American Artifacts: Washington Navy Yard Walking Tour
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Sculpting James Monroe
1 hour, 10 minutesSculptor Gordon Kray talks about his artistic process in creating a statue of James Monroe for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The fifth president attended the college until he enlisted in 1776 to fight the British in the Revolutionary War. William and Mary is also Kray's alma mater. The Mosby Heritage Area Association hosted this event, which was part of a symposium titled "James Monroe Presidential Inauguration: A Bicentennial Commemoration and Reflection."