C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Alaskan Oil Spill
2 hours, 11 minutesCommittee held hearings to review the environmental and maritime implications of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Alaskan Oil Spill News Conference
25 minutesPresident George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both areas, and the responsibility of Exxon for the crash. Following his statement, President Bush and federal officials answered questions from the reporters.
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Origins of the Indianapolis 500
18 minutesThe Indianapolis 500 is known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". Eric Powell, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Director of Communications, explained the origins of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and how many of the traditions associated with the event developed since its first race in 1909.
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Cuyahoga River Fire 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 3 minutesThe Cuyahoga River fire of 1969 helped galvanize the clean water and environmental movements -- even though it wasn't the worst fire the polluted river had seen. Historian David Stradling joined us from along the river in Cleveland, Ohio and talked about the fire, the myths associated with it, the urban poverty and environmental crises of 50 years ago, and the campaign by Mayor Carl Stokes to find solutions. Mr. Stradling is co-author, with his brother Richard, of "Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland."
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Reel America: "The Crooked River Dies" - 1966
23 minutesThis 1966 documentary traces the 100-mile-long Cuyahoga River from its source to Cleveland, where it empties, polluted, into Lake Erie. It originally aired on WKYC-TV's "Montage," an award-winning documentary series. More than 250 episodes were produced from September 1965 to December 1978, which are now archived at the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. This film is presented courtesy of the library and Dennis Gould, who produced and filmed this episode.
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Reel America: "The Crooked River Dies, An Epilogue" - 1971
25 minutesThis documentary is an update to the 1966 film "The Crooked River Dies." WKYC-TV Cleveland returned to the Cuyahoga River to see how things had changed in five years. The camera observes some progress, but the filmmakers argue that much more needs to be done, and the river still "dies" as it approaches Lake Erie. The film was featured on "Montage," an award-winning documentary series which aired from September 1965 to December 1978, and is now archived at the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. It is presented courtesy of the library and Dennis Goulden, who directed and filmed this episode.
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Three Mile Island 40th Anniversary - Part 1
1 hour, 3 minutesAmerican History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal look back at the March 28, 1979 partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The event is considered the most serious nuclear power accident in the United States, and has had a lasting impact on the industry. Joining us in the studio are historian Samuel Walker, author of "Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective," and Edwin Lyman, acting director of the Nuclear Safety Project for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Mr. Lyman is the author of "Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster." We'll begin from near Three Mile Island to hear from a member of the community.
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Governor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
12 minutesNancy Watson showed some of the papers of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R). The papers give insight into his time as governor during the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, including minute by minute notes of the incident.
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Alaskan Oil Spill
2 hours, 11 minutesCommittee held hearings to review the environmental and maritime implications of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Alaskan Oil Spill News Conference
24 minutesPresident George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both areas, and the responsibility of Exxon for the crash. Following his statement, President Bush and federal officials answered questions from the reporters.
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Origins of the Indianapolis 500
19 minutesThe Indianapolis 500 is known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". Eric Powell, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Director of Communications, explained the origins of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and how many of the traditions associated with the event developed since its first race in 1909.
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Cuyahoga River Fire 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 3 minutesThe Cuyahoga River fire of 1969 helped galvanize the clean water and environmental movements -- even though it wasn't the worst fire the polluted river had seen. Historian David Stradling joined us from along the river in Cleveland, Ohio and talked about the fire, the myths associated with it, the urban poverty and environmental crises of 50 years ago, and the campaign by Mayor Carl Stokes to find solutions. Mr. Stradling is co-author, with his brother Richard, of "Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland."
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Reel America: "The Crooked River Dies" - 1966
23 minutesThis 1966 documentary traces the 100-mile-long Cuyahoga River from its source to Cleveland, where it empties, polluted, into Lake Erie. It originally aired on WKYC-TV's "Montage," an award-winning documentary series. More than 250 episodes were produced from September 1965 to December 1978, which are now archived at the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. This film is presented courtesy of the library and Dennis Gould, who produced and filmed this episode.
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Reel America: "The Crooked River Dies, An Epilogue" - 1971
25 minutesThis documentary is an update to the 1966 film "The Crooked River Dies." WKYC-TV Cleveland returned to the Cuyahoga River to see how things had changed in five years. The camera observes some progress, but the filmmakers argue that much more needs to be done, and the river still "dies" as it approaches Lake Erie. The film was featured on "Montage," an award-winning documentary series which aired from September 1965 to December 1978, and is now archived at the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. It is presented courtesy of the library and Dennis Goulden, who directed and filmed this episode.
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Three Mile Island 40th Anniversary - Part 1
1 hour, 2 minutesAmerican History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal look back at the March 28, 1979 partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The event is considered the most serious nuclear power accident in the United States, and has had a lasting impact on the industry. Joining us in the studio are historian Samuel Walker, author of "Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective," and Edwin Lyman, acting director of the Nuclear Safety Project for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Mr. Lyman is the author of "Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster." We'll begin from near Three Mile Island to hear from a member of the community.
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Governor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
13 minutesNancy Watson showed some of the papers of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R). The papers give insight into his time as governor during the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, including minute by minute notes of the incident.
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Alaskan Oil Spill
2 hours, 12 minutesCommittee held hearings to review the environmental and maritime implications of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Alaskan Oil Spill News Conference
24 minutesPresident George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both areas, and the responsibility of Exxon for the crash. Following his statement, President Bush and federal officials answered questions from the reporters.
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Origins of the Indianapolis 500
18 minutesThe Indianapolis 500 is known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". Eric Powell, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Director of Communications, explained the origins of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and how many of the traditions associated with the event developed since its first race in 1909.
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400th Anniversary Ceremony - First Africans in Virginia
2 hours, 32 minutesAmerican History TV was live from Fort Monroe for the 400th anniversary ceremony commemorating the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia and the dedication of a new visitor center.
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400th Anniversary of Forced African Migration
2 hours, 8 minutesIn commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the 1619 beginning of forced migration of Africans into slavery, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted a panel discussion on the theme "400 Years of Perseverance." The group of scholars talked about the importance of slave site preservation, W.E.B. DuBois' color line theory, civil rights, and the criminal justice system. In August of 1619, twenty Africans who had been forced to cross the Atlantic Ocean arrived in the Virginia colony on board a Dutch ship.
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American Artifacts: African American History, 1619 Through the Civil War
38 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between 1619 and the Civil War, sharing stories about individuals who led slave revolts, educated fellow freed people, and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. This was the first of a two-part tour.
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American Artifacts: African American History, Reconstruction Through Civil Rights
42 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between Reconstruction and the civil rights movement, sharing stories about individuals who were elected to Congress, served as Tuskegee Airmen and fought for desegregation.
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400th Anniversary Ceremony - First Africans in Virginia
2 hours, 32 minutesAmerican History TV was live from Fort Monroe for the 400th anniversary ceremony commemorating the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia and the dedication of a new visitor center.
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400th Anniversary of Forced African Migration
2 hours, 8 minutesIn commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the 1619 beginning of forced migration of Africans into slavery, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted a panel discussion on the theme "400 Years of Perseverance." The group of scholars talked about the importance of slave site preservation, W.E.B. DuBois' color line theory, civil rights, and the criminal justice system. In August of 1619, twenty Africans who had been forced to cross the Atlantic Ocean arrived in the Virginia colony on board a Dutch ship.
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American Artifacts: African American History, 1619 Through the Civil War
39 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between 1619 and the Civil War, sharing stories about individuals who led slave revolts, educated fellow freed people, and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. This was the first of a two-part tour.