C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Congressional Oversight & Presidential Misconduct
1 hour, 2 minutesThis was a discussion about congressional oversight of presidential misconduct. University of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri and Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell talked about impeachment, including the current proceedings against President Trump. The National History Center hosted this event as part of its congressional briefings program for members of Congress and their staff.
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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, 7 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
41 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
41 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, 31 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.
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American Artifacts: African American History, Reconstruction Through Civil Rights
41 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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Wright Brothers & the First U.S. Military Airplane
1 hour, 39 minutesAviation scholar Paul Glenshaw talked about the first U.S. military airplane - the 1909 Wright Flyer - designed by the pioneering Wright Brothers. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program.
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World War I Fighter Pilot Culture
54 minutesToday's fighter pilot culture has its origins in World War I. In this program, military historian Michael Hankins revealed the airmen behind the romanticized facades, and described how legendary pilots like Eddie Rickenbacker influenced movies, comics and popular culture. This event was part of an all-day symposium hosted by the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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World War II Fighter Pilots
1 hour, 9 minutesU.S. Army Air Corps veterans recounted their experiences as fighter pilots in the European theater during World War II. Speakers included one "ace" fighter pilot as well as two members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a groundbreaking African American unit. This discussion was part of the 2019 American Veterans Center Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Topgun - U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School
1 hour, 45 minutesFormer Navy fighter pilot Dan Pedersen, the first Officer in Charge and co-founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, discussed his book "Top Gun: An American Story." In his illustrated talk about the program popularized by a Hollywood movie, he offered a first-hand account of its development. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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Three Mile Island 40th Anniversary - Part 1
33 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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Wright Brothers & the First U.S. Military Airplane
1 hour, 39 minutesAviation scholar Paul Glenshaw talked about the first U.S. military airplane - the 1909 Wright Flyer - designed by the pioneering Wright Brothers. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program.
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World War I Fighter Pilot Culture
54 minutesToday's fighter pilot culture has its origins in World War I. In this program, military historian Michael Hankins revealed the airmen behind the romanticized facades, and described how legendary pilots like Eddie Rickenbacker influenced movies, comics and popular culture. This event was part of an all-day symposium hosted by the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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World War II Fighter Pilots
1 hour, 9 minutesU.S. Army Air Corps veterans recounted their experiences as fighter pilots in the European theater during World War II. Speakers included one "ace" fighter pilot as well as two members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a groundbreaking African American unit. This discussion was part of the 2019 American Veterans Center Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Topgun - U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School
1 hour, 45 minutesFormer Navy fighter pilot Dan Pedersen, the first Officer in Charge and co-founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, discussed his book "Top Gun: An American Story." In his illustrated talk about the program popularized by a Hollywood movie, he offered a first-hand account of its development. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.