C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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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Fall of Berlin Wall 30th Anniversary
3 hours, 5 minutesNovember 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After its 1961 construction, the barrier symbolized the ideological Cold War divisions between East and West. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Guests included Angela Stent of Georgetown University as well as authors Hope Harrison and Steve Vogel. Also, Carrie Christoffersen of the Newseum joined us to talk about their exhibit on Cold War Berlin.
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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Rosa Parks & Civil Rights Activism
1 hour, 10 minutesCivil rights pioneers Fred Gray and Congressman John Lewis talked about Rosa Parks and her long history of civil rights activism. They highlighted her influence in igniting boycotts and non-violent protests against segregation and discrimination. This event was held to celebrate the opening of the new exhibit "Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words" at the Library of Congress.
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Reel America: "Lyndon B. Johnson Becomes President, The Tragic Death of President Kennedy"
15 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency short film describes the death and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. It includes footage of President Lyndon B. Johnson's statement upon arriving in Washington, the funeral processions, mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, and ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. It ends with President Johnson's meetings with world leaders who attended the funeral.
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Secret Service Protection
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer Secret Service agents talked about protecting the first family and the challenges they faced. Speakers included Larry Buendorf, who prevented a 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford. The George W. Bush Presidential Center hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: The Women's Memorial
36 minutesRetired Lt. Col. Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Revolutionary War through World War II. This was the first of a two-part program.
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American Artifacts: The Women's Memorial Part 2
29 minutesRetired Lt. Col. Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Korean War through the War on Terror. This is the second of a two-part program.
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Reel America: "Mission, Measles - The Story of a Vaccine" - 1964
25 minutesThis documentary details the history of the highly contagious virus that causes measles and the development of the measles vaccine in the 1950s and early 1960s. The pharmaceutical company Merck with help from the U.S. Public Health Service produced the film. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in the year 2000, but there have been several outbreaks in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes the rising number of cases to unvaccinated international travelers who bring the disease to the U.S. and its spread in pockets of unvaccinated people.
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British Army & the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
1 hour, 5 minutesMilitary historian Gregory Urwin talked about the challenges that the British army faced in adapting to North American terrain and battle tactics during the Revolutionary War. The Museum of the American Revolution, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, and Richard C. von Hess Foundation co-hosted this event as part of a three-day international conference.
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Gunpowder Manufacturing Between 1850-65
1 hour, 45 minutesWest Point history instructor Major David Lambert discussed how gunpowder was outsourced and manufactured in the mid-19th century. The New York Military Affairs Symposium hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
20 minutesAt the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, we visited a camp brothel in the living history village and spoke to reenactors about Victorian-era marriage expectations and Civil War camp life.
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Crazy Horse Memorial
10 minutesStarted in 1948, the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota honors the Oglala Lakota Warrior and is the centerpiece of the campus that seeks to preserve the culture and tradition of all North American Indians. Jadwiga Ziolkowski, Director of Public Affairs of the Crazy Horse Memorial, and Monique Ziolkowski, Director of Mountain Carving, shared the history of the site and talked about their family's connection to the memorial.
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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact
1 hour, 10 minutesSupreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor discussed the legacy and impact of the first woman nominated to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. This talk was part of an all-day conference commemorating the 38th anniversary of O'Connor's Senate confirmation, hosted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute.
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Fall of Berlin Wall 30th Anniversary
3 hours, 5 minutesNovember 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After its 1961 construction, the barrier symbolized the ideological Cold War divisions between East and West. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Guests included Angela Stent of Georgetown University as well as authors Hope Harrison and Steve Vogel. Also, Carrie Christoffersen of the Newseum joined us to talk about their exhibit on Cold War Berlin.
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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Rosa Parks & Civil Rights Activism
1 hour, 10 minutesCivil rights pioneers Fred Gray and Congressman John Lewis talked about Rosa Parks and her long history of civil rights activism. They highlighted her influence in igniting boycotts and non-violent protests against segregation and discrimination. This event was held to celebrate the opening of the new exhibit "Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words" at the Library of Congress.
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Reel America: "Lyndon B. Johnson Becomes President, The Tragic Death of President Kennedy"
15 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency short film describes the death and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. It includes footage of President Lyndon B. Johnson's statement upon arriving in Washington, the funeral processions, mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, and ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. It ends with President Johnson's meetings with world leaders who attended the funeral.
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Secret Service Protection
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer Secret Service agents talked about protecting the first family and the challenges they faced. Speakers included Larry Buendorf, who prevented a 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford. The George W. Bush Presidential Center hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: The Women's Memorial
36 minutesRetired Lt. Col. Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Revolutionary War through World War II. This was the first of a two-part program.
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American Artifacts: The Women's Memorial Part 2
29 minutesRetired Lt. Col. Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Korean War through the War on Terror. This is the second of a two-part program.
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Reel America: "Mission, Measles - The Story of a Vaccine" - 1964
25 minutesThis documentary details the history of the highly contagious virus that causes measles and the development of the measles vaccine in the 1950s and early 1960s. The pharmaceutical company Merck with help from the U.S. Public Health Service produced the film. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in the year 2000, but there have been several outbreaks in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes the rising number of cases to unvaccinated international travelers who bring the disease to the U.S. and its spread in pockets of unvaccinated people.
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British Army & the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
1 hour, 5 minutesMilitary historian Gregory Urwin talked about the challenges that the British army faced in adapting to North American terrain and battle tactics during the Revolutionary War. The Museum of the American Revolution, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, and Richard C. von Hess Foundation co-hosted this event as part of a three-day international conference.
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Gunpowder Manufacturing Between 1850-65
1 hour, 45 minutesWest Point history instructor Major David Lambert discussed how gunpowder was outsourced and manufactured in the mid-19th century. The New York Military Affairs Symposium hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
20 minutesAt the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, we visited a camp brothel in the living history village and spoke to reenactors about Victorian-era marriage expectations and Civil War camp life.
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Crazy Horse Memorial
10 minutesStarted in 1948, the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota honors the Oglala Lakota Warrior and is the centerpiece of the campus that seeks to preserve the culture and tradition of all North American Indians. Jadwiga Ziolkowski, Director of Public Affairs of the Crazy Horse Memorial, and Monique Ziolkowski, Director of Mountain Carving, shared the history of the site and talked about their family's connection to the memorial.
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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact
1 hour, 10 minutesSupreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor discussed the legacy and impact of the first woman nominated to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. This talk was part of an all-day conference commemorating the 38th anniversary of O'Connor's Senate confirmation, hosted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute.