C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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
56 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, 46 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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American Artifacts: First Half-Century of Aviation
1 hour, 2 minutesOn "American Artifacts," we visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum located in Washington, DC, just down the National Mall from from the U.S. Capitol. Our guide is curator Jeremy Kinney ("KEN"-ee), who shows us some of the museum's rare and one-of-a-kind artifacts to tell the story of the quest to go higher, faster and farther during the first half-century of aviation.
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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
55 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, 8 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, 46 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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Woodstock Festival 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteAmerican History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal looked back at the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, a three-day rock concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. Historian David Farber joined us to talk about the social movements of the 60s leading up to the event, how the unexpected cultural phenomenon unfolded, and the music festival's legacy. Mr. Farber is the author of "The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s."
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Oral Histories: Artie Kornfeld Interview on the 1969 Woodstock Festival
31 minutesThe 1969 Woodstock Festival co-creator Artie Kornfeld talked about the historic three-day concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. He recounted details of how Woodstock came together, signing the musical artists, and the concept and business arrangements for the documentary film. Mr. Kornfeld is the author of "The Pied Piper of Woodstock." The Robert H. Jackson Center co-founder Greg Peterson conducted the interview.
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn February 24, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. American History TV & the Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the court's decision with John Tinker, a co-petitioners in the case, who joined us LIVE to take viewer questions about his experience and to discuss student free speech today.
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Stonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 2 minutesHistorian Marc Stein, editor of "The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History," was at the Stonewall National Monument in New York's Greenwich Village to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots - a key turning point in the gay rights movement. The Stonewall Inn is still a working bar and gathering place for the gay community. Mr. Stein teaches about gay history and social movements at San Francisco State University.
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American Artifacts: Stonewall & the LGBTQ Rights Movement
25 minutesAmerican History TV visited the Newseum in Washington, D.C. to tour their "Rise Up" exhibit looking back at the Stonewall riots, six days of protests considered to be the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ rights movement. Our guide was the exhibit's curator, Patty Rhule. The riots began on June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.
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Woodstock Festival 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteAmerican History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal looked back at the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, a three-day rock concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. Historian David Farber joined us to talk about the social movements of the 60s leading up to the event, how the unexpected cultural phenomenon unfolded, and the music festival's legacy. Mr. Farber is the author of "The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s."
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Oral Histories: Artie Kornfeld Interview on the 1969 Woodstock Festival
31 minutesThe 1969 Woodstock Festival co-creator Artie Kornfeld talked about the historic three-day concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. He recounted details of how Woodstock came together, signing the musical artists, and the concept and business arrangements for the documentary film. Mr. Kornfeld is the author of "The Pied Piper of Woodstock." The Robert H. Jackson Center co-founder Greg Peterson conducted the interview.
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn February 24, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. American History TV & the Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the court's decision with John Tinker, a co-petitioners in the case, who joined us LIVE to take viewer questions about his experience and to discuss student free speech today.
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Stonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 2 minutesHistorian Marc Stein, editor of "The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History," was at the Stonewall National Monument in New York's Greenwich Village to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots - a key turning point in the gay rights movement. The Stonewall Inn is still a working bar and gathering place for the gay community. Mr. Stein teaches about gay history and social movements at San Francisco State University.
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American Artifacts: Stonewall & the LGBTQ Rights Movement
25 minutesAmerican History TV visited the Newseum in Washington, D.C. to tour their "Rise Up" exhibit looking back at the Stonewall riots, six days of protests considered to be the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ rights movement. Our guide was the exhibit's curator, Patty Rhule. The riots began on June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.
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Woodstock Festival 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteAmerican History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal looked back at the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, a three-day rock concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. Historian David Farber joined us to talk about the social movements of the 60s leading up to the event, how the unexpected cultural phenomenon unfolded, and the music festival's legacy. Mr. Farber is the author of "The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s."
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Oral Histories: Artie Kornfeld Interview on the 1969 Woodstock Festival
31 minutesThe 1969 Woodstock Festival co-creator Artie Kornfeld talked about the historic three-day concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. He recounted details of how Woodstock came together, signing the musical artists, and the concept and business arrangements for the documentary film. Mr. Kornfeld is the author of "The Pied Piper of Woodstock." The Robert H. Jackson Center co-founder Greg Peterson conducted the interview.
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn February 24, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. American History TV & the Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the court's decision with John Tinker, a co-petitioners in the case, who joined us LIVE to take viewer questions about his experience and to discuss student free speech today.
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Stonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 3 minutesHistorian Marc Stein, editor of "The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History," was at the Stonewall National Monument in New York's Greenwich Village to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots - a key turning point in the gay rights movement. The Stonewall Inn is still a working bar and gathering place for the gay community. Mr. Stein teaches about gay history and social movements at San Francisco State University.