C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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1967 Newark "Rebellion" Aftermath
1 hour, 0 minute2017 marks the 50th anniversary of what some call the 1967 Newark, New Jersey rebellion. In this program, a panel of Newark residents and activists discuss the impact of those riots, and how they changed the predominately African American city. This discussion was hosted by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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History Bookshelf: James Hornfischer, "Neptune's Inferno"
1 hour, 0 minuteJames Hornfischer discussed his book, Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal. He used maps during his presentation, and responded to questions from members of the audience. This talk was part of the 2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium, held annually at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
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Holocaust Survivor Estelle Laughlin
1 hour, 4 minutesHolocaust survivor Estelle Laughlin recalls how she survived in her book "Transcending Darkness: A Girl's Journey Out of the Holocaust." She was 10-years-old when Nazi forces invaded her home of Warsaw Poland. Ms. Laughlin's family was forced into a ghetto, and later in concentration camps where they were rescued. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted this event.
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The Civil War: Union Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs
57 minutesAuthor Robert O'Harrow discusses his book on Montgomery Meigs, Union quartermaster general during the Civil War. Meigs was responsible for supplying Union armies in the field but also developed Washington, D.C.'s infrastructure and built or expanded several national buildings and sites, such as the U.S. Capitol dome and Arlington National Cemetery.
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American Artifacts: Mulberry Row and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
28 minutesSee renovations underway at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation is renovating the South Wing of Monticello, which was once the kitchen, dairy and slave quarters. Historian Christa Dierksheide explains how Monticello is expanding its story to further include the enslaved people who lived and worked on the 5,000 acre plantation. Director of Restoration Gardiner Hallock tours portions of the home's South Wing currently undergoing archeological research and restoration, including a room where Sally Hemmings may have worked and lived. Finally, go inside the domed home built and designed by Jefferson. Tour guide Steve Light explains how this house reflects both our nation's third President, but also the enslaved people that helped to build and run it.
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Alexander Hamilton's Views on Debt
1 hour, 16 minutesPolitical economy professor and author Robert Wright talks about Alexander Hamilton's views on national debt, and imagines how the Founding Father would address the U.S. debt in the 21st century. The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society and the Museum of American Finance co-hosted this event.
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27th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
1 hour, 15 minutesThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights commemorates the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a report on the ADA's history and the work that remains.This hearing took place at the commission's Washington, D.C. office.
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Shasta Dam
12 minutesTami Corn gives a tour of Shasta Dam which was constructed in the early 1940's. She explains the essential role the structure plays in water and power distribution to California's Central Valley.
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Titan Missile Museum
1 hour, 23 minutesYvonne Morris gave a tour of the Titan Missile Museum and talked about its history. The museum is housed in a preserved Titan II missile site. The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) used by the United States during the Cold War.
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American Artifacts: U.S. in World War I
25 minutesThe United States entered World War I a century ago on April 6th, 1917. In this program, we tour the National World War One Museum and Memorial in Kansas City to learn about objects related to America's role in what was then called "The Great War." Our guide is Doran Cart, senior curator at the site.
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Reel America: The Battle of China" - 1944
1 hour, 4 minutes"Why We Fight: The Battle of China." is a 1944 U.S. Office of War Information film that surveys the geography, people, and history of China and details their defensive war against Japan beginning with the 1931 invasion of Manchuria. The film argues that a decentralized and fractious China was united in the fight by Japanese war crimes against civilians in Nanking in 1937. "Why We Fight" is a series of seven films supervised during World War II by Hollywood director & U.S. Army Major Frank Capra and created by a team of experienced writers, composers, directors, and technicians. The films were intended to explain to troops the reasons behind the war effort but were eventually shown to the American public as well. "The Battle of China" contains graphic scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Post-Civil War Ozarks Violence
57 minutesLarry Wood, author of, "Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents" shared the areas' violent history. He talked about feuding groups and infamous criminals from Wild Bill Hickok to Bonnie and Clyde.
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American Artifacts: History of St. Elizabeths Hospital 1852-2017
58 minutesTour of the National Building Museum exhibition that explores the architecture and history of St. Elizabeths. Opened in 1855 and originally named the Government Hospital for the Insane, the facility was the first federally-operated hospital for the mentally ill.
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The 1967 Newark "Rebellion"
1 hour, 0 minute2017 marks the 50th anniversary of what some call the 1967 Newark, New Jersey rebellion. In this program, a panel of Newark residents and activists discuss their firsthand accounts of those events, and the change it prompted in New Jersey's largest city. This discussion was hosted by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Truman Administration & Latin America
46 minutesLatin America expert Stephen Rabe discusses the successes and disappointments of President Harry Truman's policies in that region. He is a history professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. The Truman Little White House and the San Carlos Institute in Key West, Florida hosted this event, part of a 15th annual symposium which, this year, is titled, "Harry Truman's Legacy Toward Latin & South America."
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Frederick Douglass on Slavery & American Independence
1 hour, 12 minutesThe National Archives hosted a dramatic reading of an 1852 speech by former slave and abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass on the meaning of American independence to slaves, sometimes called, "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"
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American Artifacts: History of St. Elizabeths Hospital 1852-2017
1 hour, 1 minuteTour of the National Building Museum exhibition that explores the architecture and history of St. Elizabeths. Opened in 1855 and originally named the Government Hospital for the Insane, the facility was the first federally-operated hospital for the mentally ill.
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The 1967 Newark "Rebellion"
1 hour, 2 minutes2017 marks the 50th anniversary of what some call the 1967 Newark, New Jersey rebellion. In this program, a panel of Newark residents and activists discuss their firsthand accounts of those events, and the change it prompted in New Jersey's largest city. This discussion was hosted by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Truman Administration & Latin America
45 minutesLatin America expert Stephen Rabe discusses the successes and disappointments of President Harry Truman's policies in that region. He is a history professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. The Truman Little White House and the San Carlos Institute in Key West, Florida hosted this event, part of a 15th annual symposium which, this year, is titled, "Harry Truman's Legacy Toward Latin & South America."
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Frederick Douglass on Slavery & American Independence
1 hour, 15 minutesThe National Archives hosted a dramatic reading of an 1852 speech by former slave and abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass on the meaning of American independence to slaves, sometimes called, "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"
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Reel America: The Battle of China" - 1944
1 hour, 3 minutes"Why We Fight: The Battle of China." is a 1944 U.S. Office of War Information film that surveys the geography, people, and history of China and details their defensive war against Japan beginning with the 1931 invasion of Manchuria. The film argues that a decentralized and fractious China was united in the fight by Japanese war crimes against civilians in Nanking in 1937. "Why We Fight" is a series of seven films supervised during World War II by Hollywood director & U.S. Army Major Frank Capra and created by a team of experienced writers, composers, directors, and technicians. The films were intended to explain to troops the reasons behind the war effort but were eventually shown to the American public as well. "The Battle of China" contains graphic scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Post-Civil War Ozarks Violence
57 minutesLarry Wood, author of, "Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents" shared the areas' violent history. He talked about feuding groups and infamous criminals from Wild Bill Hickok to Bonnie and Clyde.
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Shasta Dam
13 minutesTami Corn gives a tour of Shasta Dam which was constructed in the early 1940's. She explains the essential role the structure plays in water and power distribution to California's Central Valley.
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Titan Missile Museum
1 hour, 23 minutesYvonne Morris gave a tour of the Titan Missile Museum and talked about its history. The museum is housed in a preserved Titan II missile site. The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) used by the United States during the Cold War.
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American Artifacts: U.S. in World War I
24 minutesThe United States entered World War I a century ago on April 6th, 1917. In this program, we tour the National World War One Museum and Memorial in Kansas City to learn about objects related to America's role in what was then called "The Great War." Our guide is Doran Cart, senior curator at the site.
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The Civil War: Union Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs
55 minutesAuthor Robert O'Harrow discusses his book on Montgomery Meigs, Union quartermaster general during the Civil War. Meigs was responsible for supplying Union armies in the field but also developed Washington, D.C.'s infrastructure and built or expanded several national buildings and sites, such as the U.S. Capitol dome and Arlington National Cemetery.
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Alexander Hamilton's Views on Debt
1 hour, 6 minutesPolitical economy professor and author Robert Wright talks about Alexander Hamilton's views on national debt, and imagines how the Founding Father would address the U.S. debt in the 21st century. The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society and the Museum of American Finance co-hosted this event.