C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Senate Armed Services Cmte. - 2018 Navy Budget Request
2 hours, 22 minutesActing Navy Secretary Sean Stackley, Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson, and Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the president's 2018 Navy budget request. They discussed members' concerns about readiness and modernization, and explained what would be needed to maintain, improve and grow the fleet in order to meet the demands of the future.
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Reel America: "Home Front 1917-1919, War Transforms American Life" - 1965
20 minutesEducational film narrated by actor Robert Ryan shows how World War I brought about industrial growth and increased government involvement in the U.S. economy, and led to suppression of dissent, deportations, and pro-war government propaganda efforts by the Committee on Public Information.
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The Cold War & Third World
1 hour, 30 minutesTexas A&M history professor Jason Parker discusses U.S. diplomacy during the Cold War. He is the author of "Hearts, Minds, Voices: U.S. Cold War Public Diplomacy and the Formation of the Third World." This event was co-hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center, American Historical Association, and the National History Center.
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Syrian Immigrants During World War I
10 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Stacy Farenthold about why Syrians immigrated to the U.S. during the first World War and what they did once they arrived.
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American Artifacts: Heurich Family & Brewmaster's Castle
30 minutesThe Heurich House in Washington, DC, was built by Christian Heurich, a German immigrant who started a successful brewing company in 1872. Today we tour several rooms in the mansion, also called the Brewmaster's Castle, to learn about the Heurich family.
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U.S. Military in China
1 hour, 18 minutesMilitary historian Geoff Babb discusses the U.S. military's relationship with China, beginning in the late 18th century and up to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event.
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Jo Haldeman Nixon White House Recollections
1 hour, 7 minutesJo Haldeman offers an insider's view of Richard Nixon's White House and the Watergate scandal that ended with his resignation. Her husband, H.R. "Bob" Haldeman, served as the 37th president's chief of staff. She shares excerpts from her book, "In the Shadow of the White House: A Memoir of the Washington and Watergate Years, 1968-1978." The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this program.
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Slavery, Martha Washington & Dolley Madison
1 hour, 4 minutesMarie Jenkins Schwartz talks about her book, "Ties That Bound: Founding First Ladies and Slaves." She focuses on how founding mothers Martha Washington and Dolley Madison viewed slavery and their personal relationships with the slaves living and working under their control. The National Archives hosted this event.
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The Manhattan Project
1 hour, 57 minutesThe Manhattan Project is the subject of a lecture by George Mason University history professor Martin Sherwin. He's the author of, "A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies," and co-author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Mr. Sherwin details the development of the atomic bomb, beginning with the discovery of fission in 1938 through the bombing of the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event in Washington, DC.
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KEYED AHTV 'Carla Peterson, "Black Gotham"
1 hour, 13 minutesCarla Peterson recounts the lives of black elites in New York City in the 19th century. Professor Peterson examines a community of black New Yorkers, which included her ancestors, prior to the Civil War whose occupations afforded them upper-class status under the constant threat of racial violence. Carla Peterson discussed her book at the Jefferson Market Library in New York City. The February 28, 2011, program was part of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation's African American History Month Series.
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Lead-Up to the Battle of Midway
50 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 Walter Borneman talks about the lead-up to the battle, including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor just six months earlier, and the backgrounds and performance of U.S. naval leadership. 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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The Civil War: Disbanding the Remnants of Lee's Army
37 minutesPurdue University professor Caroline Janney looks at the process of disbanding the remnants of the Army of Northern Virginia following Robert E. Lee's April 1865 surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Professor Janney focuses on the Confederates who avoided or escaped Appomattox and retreated into the Shenandoah Valley, and she discusses General Grant's concerns that some Confederates would band together and fight a guerrilla war. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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The Civil War: Shenandoah Valley & the Civil War
40 minutesA panel of historians takes audience questions on the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. Topics include the burning of towns and destruction of property in the valley by both the Union and Confederate sides. Also, the lack of planning by Union leaders for the immediate post-war period and how to deal with former Confederate soldiers who fled to the area. This panel was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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Codebreaking & the Battle of Midway
43 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 Elliot Carlson talks about the key role U.S. codebreakers played in 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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Lectures in History: Mid-20th Century American Oil Interests
1 hour, 16 minutesUniversity of Notre Dame professor Darren Dochuk teaches a class about mid-20th century American oil interests. He describes the east Texas oil boom and the expansion of US oil businesses abroad to places like Saudi Arabia and Alberta, Canada. He argues that religion played a significant role in the worldview and business practices of both global companies and individual prospectors in the industry.
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U.S. Navy Pilots at the Battle of Midway
44 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 Palestinian People Do Have Rights" - 1979
55 minutesAn Arab perspective on Palestine from the 1979 United Nations film, "The Palestinian People Do Have Rights." The documentary traces events from 1947 to 1978 with archival film, visits to refugee camps, and interviews with several Palestinians.
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California Gold Rush Fires & Floods
1 hour, 6 minutesHistorian Gary Noy gives an illustrated talk about the devastating fires and floods that coincided with the population explosion caused by the California Gold Rush. Mr. Noy is the author of "Gold Rush Stories: 49 Tales of Seekers, Scoundrels, Loss, and Luck."
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Lectures in History: Mid-20th Century American Oil Interests
1 hour, 15 minutesUniversity of Notre Dame professor Darren Dochuk teaches a class about mid-20th century American oil interests. He describes the east Texas oil boom and the expansion of US oil businesses abroad to places like Saudi Arabia and Alberta, Canada. He argues that religion played a significant role in the worldview and business practices of both global companies and individual prospectors in the industry.
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U.S. Navy Pilots at the Battle of Midway
45 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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KEYED AHTV 'Carla Peterson, "Black Gotham"
1 hour, 13 minutesCarla Peterson recounts the lives of black elites in New York City in the 19th century. Professor Peterson examines a community of black New Yorkers, which included her ancestors, prior to the Civil War whose occupations afforded them upper-class status under the constant threat of racial violence. Carla Peterson discussed her book at the Jefferson Market Library in New York City. The February 28, 2011, program was part of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation's African American History Month Series.
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Lead-Up to the Battle of Midway
47 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 Walter Borneman talks about the lead-up to the battle, including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor just six months earlier, and the backgrounds and performance of U.S. naval leadership. 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. Military in China
1 hour, 20 minutesMilitary historian Geoff Babb discusses the U.S. military's relationship with China, beginning in the late 18th century and up to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event.
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U.S. Navy Pilots at the Battle of Midway
45 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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The Manhattan Project
1 hour, 54 minutesThe Manhattan Project is the subject of a lecture by George Mason University history professor Martin Sherwin. He's the author of, "A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies," and co-author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Mr. Sherwin details the development of the atomic bomb, beginning with the discovery of fission in 1938 through the bombing of the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event in Washington, DC.