C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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The Manhattan Project
1 hour, 55 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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History Bookshelf: Christopher Dickey, "Our Man in Charleston"
1 hour, 0 minuteChristopher Dickey talked about his book "Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South," in which he recalls the role played by Robert Bunch, British consul assigned to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1853, in the lead-up to the American Civil War. In his book, the author reports that the South knew that acknowledgment by the British government was integral to their future success, and planned to deceive Britain regarding their plans to re-open the Atlantic slave trade to maintain the cotton industry. Bunch, who surreptitiously sent information back to his home country, informed the anti-slavery British government of the South's hidden motives and recommended that their succession efforts be deterred.
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Japanese Perspective on 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 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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The Civil War: Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
45 minutesUniversity of Virginia Commonwealth professor Kathryn Shively Meier discusses Jubal Early's experiences as a Confederate general, focusing on his loss to Union General Philip Sheridan during the 1864 Shenandoah Campaign. She also analyzes Early's memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the Civil 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 minutesNext on American History TV, a panel of historians takes audience questions on the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. Topics include the role of religion in the valley during the war, supply problems faced by Confederate troops, and memoirs written by Confederate leaders after the war. This panel was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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Lectures in History: 1950s American Culture
1 hour, 15 minutesHillsdale College professor Paul Moreno teaches a class on 1950s American culture. He describes how post-World War II society changed due to the Baby Boom, suburbanization, and the emergence of teen culture. He also charts how social norms changed from the Victorian era through the Progressive era and into the 1950s.
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Reel America: June 1967"
29 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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President Johnson & the 1967 Six-Day War
1 hour, 35 minutesA panel of foreign policy scholars discuss the Johnson administration's response to the June 1967 Six-Day War, and how the outcome of the conflict has had a continuing effect on the situation in the Middle East.
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President Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
1 hour, 24 minutesThis year is the 30th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's visit to Berlin where he delivered his "Tear Down This Wall Speech." Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt recall the president's speech and trip. The International Center for Journalists hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Palestinian People Do Have Rights" - 1979
57 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, 5 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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American Artifacts: Heurich Brewing Company
19 minutesThe Heurich House in Washington, DC, was built by Christian Heurich, a German immigrant who started a successful brewing company in 1872. Today, we learn how Prohibition and World War I impacted the Heurich family and their brewing company. This is the second of a two part series.
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19th Century Irish Immigration
9 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Hidetaka Hirota about Irish immigration in the 19th century. The interview focuses on Hirota's book, "Expelling the Poor: Atlantic Seaboard States and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of American Immigration Policy."
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President Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
1 hour, 32 minutesThis year is the 30th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's visit to Berlin where he delivered his "Tear Down This Wall Speech." Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt recall the president's speech and trip. The International Center for Journalists hosted this event.
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John Quincy Adams & Slavery
1 hour, 12 minutesThe Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston hosts a discussion about John Quincy Adams' nuanced and evolving views on slavery, with readings from Adams' own writings. Speakers David Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason talk about their book, "John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery: Selections from the Diary."
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The Civil War: Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
44 minutesUniversity of Virginia Commonwealth professor Kathryn Shively Meier discusses Jubal Early's experiences as a Confederate general, focusing on his loss to Union General Philip Sheridan during the 1864 Shenandoah Campaign. She also analyzes Early's memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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American Artifacts: Heurich Brewing Company
20 minutesThe Heurich House in Washington, DC, was built by Christian Heurich, a German immigrant who started a successful brewing company in 1872. Today, we learn how Prohibition and World War I impacted the Heurich family and their brewing company. This is the second of a two part series.
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19th Century Irish Immigration
10 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Hidetaka Hirota about Irish immigration in the 19th century. The interview focuses on Hirota's book, "Expelling the Poor: Atlantic Seaboard States and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of American Immigration Policy."
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President Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
1 hour, 34 minutesThis year is the 30th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's visit to Berlin where he delivered his "Tear Down This Wall Speech." Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt recall the president's speech and trip. The International Center for Journalists hosted this event.
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John Quincy Adams & Slavery
1 hour, 13 minutesThe Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston hosts a discussion about John Quincy Adams' nuanced and evolving views on slavery, with readings from Adams' own writings. Speakers David Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason talk about their book, "John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery: Selections from the Diary."
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The Civil War: Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
45 minutesUniversity of Virginia Commonwealth professor Kathryn Shively Meier discusses Jubal Early's experiences as a Confederate general, focusing on his loss to Union General Philip Sheridan during the 1864 Shenandoah Campaign. She also analyzes Early's memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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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, 4 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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The World War I Navy
1 hour, 56 minutesU.S. Naval Academy professor James Rentfrow explains how the U.S. Navy evolved in the 20 years between the Spanish-American War and World War I, when the Naval Act of 1916 introduced submarines and instituted changes in weaponry and formation practice. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: Heurich Brewing Company
19 minutesThe Heurich House in Washington, DC, was built by Christian Heurich, a German immigrant who started a successful brewing company in 1872. Today, we learn how Prohibition and World War I impacted the Heurich family and their brewing company. This is the second of a two part series.
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19th Century Irish Immigration
9 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Hidetaka Hirota about Irish immigration in the 19th century. The interview focuses on Hirota's book, "Expelling the Poor: Atlantic Seaboard States and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of American Immigration Policy."
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President Johnson & the 1967 Six-Day War
1 hour, 39 minutesA panel of foreign policy scholars discuss the Johnson administration's response to the June 1967 Six-Day War, and how the outcome of the conflict has had a continuing effect on the situation in the Middle East.