C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Cuban Missile Crisis
55 minutesGrove City College professor Paul Kengor explored the tense days of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union faced off over missiles in Cuba in one of the "hottest" episodes of the Cold War. He explained how the ideological militancy of Cuban leader Fidel Castro worried leaders in both Moscow and Washington who did not truly desire nuclear conflict despite their tough talk.
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Former Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
15 minutesHoward Lee, was the first African-American elected mayor in a majority-white southern city. Mr. Lee talked about serving as Chapel Hill's mayor from 1969 to 1975, and explained the challenges he faced during the election and while in office.
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History Bookshelf: Eric Burns, "1920"
44 minutesEric Burns talked about his book, "1920: The Year That Made the Decade Roar," about the importance of the year 1920 in American history.
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Studying the Holocaust
1 hour, 16 minutesHolocaust scholars discussed recent trends in scholarship as well as new findings. They stressed the brutality of the Nazi regime, and that the Holocaust and military fighting of World War II were interelated events that should be understood that way in histories. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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The Civil War: 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff
1 hour, 15 minutesCivil War scholar James Morgan discussed the October 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff that occurred near Leesburg, Virginia. Fought during the first year of the war, he argued that this Union loss was largely due to misinformation and miscommunication among the officers. This event was part of Pamplin Historical Park's "Small Battles, Big Results" symposium.
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U.S. Army in Northern Russia, 1918-1919
45 minutesWorld War I scholar and author James Carl Nelson discussed his book, "The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918 to 1919." In August of 1918, about five thousand soldiers of the 339th regiment of the U.S. Army sailed to a Russian city 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow. They would spend the next year in the frozen north fighting the Red Army in an attempt to aid anti-communist forces. This program was a part of the 2019 National World War I Museum & Memorial symposium.
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Lectures in History: 1960s African American Voter Registration
49 minutesEmory University professor Carol Anderson taught a class about efforts in the early 1960s to register African American voters in Mississippi. She described some of the leaders of the movement, their tactics and the opposition they faced from segregationists.
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The Girl in the Picture, Remembering Vietnam
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Mark Bowden and jazz composer Hannibal Lokumbe joined United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Kim Phuc at the National Constitution Center to discuss the legacy of the Vietnam War in an event titled, "The Girl in the Picture: Remembering Vietnam." On June 8, 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut snapped a Pulitzer Prize-winning image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc, who was severely injured in a friendly fire napalm attack by South Vietnamese jets. Hannibal Lokumbe composed "Children of the Fire" when he saw the image, and performed portions of the jazz music during this program.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour Visits Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1 hour, 6 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour visited Chapel Hill, North Carolina to learn about the history of the city from local experts and historians.
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The Civil War: 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign
55 minutesCivil War scholar Scott Patchan talked about operations in the Shenandoah Valley during July and August 1864. Following a Confederate advance on Washington D.C. under Major General Jubal Early, Union and Confederate forces engaged in skirmishes throughout the Valley. The Mosby Area Heritage Association hosted the event.
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Reel America: Manhoff Film Archive of 1950s Soviet Union
34 minutesHistorian Douglas Smith viewed and discussed silent color film shot by U.S. Army Major Martin Manhoff, including Joseph Stalin's 1953 Moscow funeral. The Manhoff Archive includes hundreds of color slides and film reels taken by Major Manhoff in the early 1950s while he was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as a military attache.
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Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
11 minutesThe Morehead Planetarium was the first built in the south and is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Todd Boyette, Director of the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, explained how NASA used the facility to train over 60 astronauts for space missions.
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U.S. World War II Bombing Operations - Matterhorn & Frantic
1 hour, 14 minutesHistorians Tami Davis Biddle and Alexandra Richie talked about two lesser known World War II U.S. Army Air Force initiatives: Operation Matterhorn, which targeted mainland Japan and Japanese territory from China and India, and Operation Frantic, which targeted German-held territory from Soviet bases. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
40 minutesRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the history of the M4 Sherman tank and demonstrates how it works. The most commonly used American tank in World War II, there were more than 49,000 manufactured. They were also used by the British, Chinese, and Soviet allies, and were used by the U.S. Army until the mid 1950s.
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History of UNC
6 minutesUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill Archivist Nicholas Graham discussed the university's founding, as well as its role in the growth of the city of Chapel Hill.
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Nazi Execution of Canadian POW's & Saipan Suicides
1 hour, 14 minutesHistorians James Holland and Richard Frank discussed two grim events that took place in June and July of 1944; a Hitler Youth division's execution of Canadian POW's at an 11th century Abbey in Normandy, France, and the mass suicide of Japanese civilians who jumped off cliffs to avoid capture by U.S. forces during the Battle of Saipan. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 26 minutesThis was a discussion about President George W. Bush's 2007 decision to increase American troop levels in Iraq. Former Bush administration officials Meghan O'Sullivan and Peter Feaver recounted their roles in the decision-making, and their subsequent efforts to document these events in an oral history titled "The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush's Decision to Surge in Iraq." This is the first of three programs on "the surge" hosted by the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Carolina Basketball Museum
10 minutesThe Carolina Basketball Museum chronicles the history of UNC Basketball. Steve Kirshner, Director of Athletic Communications at the University of North Carolina, toured the museum and discussed the storied history of UNC's Basketball program, which dates back to 1910.
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American Artifacts: Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
16 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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Marion Cheek Jackson Center
9 minutesMembers of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center discussed Chapel Hill's Civil Rights history, including the Chapel Hill Nine sit-in on February 28, 1960.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
38 minutesRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the history of the M4 Sherman tank and demonstrates how it works. The most commonly used American tank in World War II, there were more than 49,000 manufactured. They were also used by the British, Chinese, and Soviet allies, and were used by the U.S. Army until the mid 1950s.
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History of UNC
7 minutesUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill Archivist Nicholas Graham discussed the university's founding, as well as its role in the growth of the city of Chapel Hill.
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Nazi Execution of Canadian POW's & Saipan Suicides
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorians James Holland and Richard Frank discussed two grim events that took place in June and July of 1944; a Hitler Youth division's execution of Canadian POW's at an 11th century Abbey in Normandy, France, and the mass suicide of Japanese civilians who jumped off cliffs to avoid capture by U.S. forces during the Battle of Saipan. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 26 minutesThis was a discussion about President George W. Bush's 2007 decision to increase American troop levels in Iraq. Former Bush administration officials Meghan O'Sullivan and Peter Feaver recounted their roles in the decision-making, and their subsequent efforts to document these events in an oral history titled "The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush's Decision to Surge in Iraq." This is the first of three programs on "the surge" hosted by the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Former Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
14 minutesHoward Lee, was the first African-American elected mayor in a majority-white southern city. Mr. Lee talked about serving as Chapel Hill's mayor from 1969 to 1975, and explained the challenges he faced during the election and while in office.
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American Artifacts: Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
16 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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Congressman David Price D-4th
4 minutesRep. David Price (D-NC-4th District) discussed his district's history and economy.
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Reel America: Manhoff Film Archive of 1950s Soviet Union
34 minutesHistorian Douglas Smith viewed and discussed silent color film shot by U.S. Army Major Martin Manhoff, including Joseph Stalin's 1953 Moscow funeral. The Manhoff Archive includes hundreds of color slides and film reels taken by Major Manhoff in the early 1950s while he was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as a military attache.
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Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
11 minutesThe Morehead Planetarium was the first built in the south and is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Todd Boyette, Director of the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, explained how NASA used the facility to train over 60 astronauts for space missions.
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U.S. World War II Bombing Operations - Matterhorn & Frantic
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorians Tami Davis Biddle and Alexandra Richie talked about two lesser known World War II U.S. Army Air Force initiatives: Operation Matterhorn, which targeted mainland Japan and Japanese territory from China and India, and Operation Frantic, which targeted German-held territory from Soviet bases. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour Visits Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1 hour, 5 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour visited Chapel Hill, North Carolina to learn about the history of the city from local experts and historians.
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The Civil War: 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign
55 minutesCivil War scholar Scott Patchan talked about operations in the Shenandoah Valley during July and August 1864. Following a Confederate advance on Washington D.C. under Major General Jubal Early, Union and Confederate forces engaged in skirmishes throughout the Valley. The Mosby Area Heritage Association hosted the event.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
38 minutesRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the history of the M4 Sherman tank and demonstrates how it works. The most commonly used American tank in World War II, there were more than 49,000 manufactured. They were also used by the British, Chinese, and Soviet allies, and were used by the U.S. Army until the mid 1950s.
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Marion Cheek Jackson Center
7 minutesMembers of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center discussed Chapel Hill's Civil Rights history, including the Chapel Hill Nine sit-in on February 28, 1960.
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Nazi Execution of Canadian POW's & Saipan Suicides
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorians James Holland and Richard Frank discussed two grim events that took place in June and July of 1944; a Hitler Youth division's execution of Canadian POW's at an 11th century Abbey in Normandy, France, and the mass suicide of Japanese civilians who jumped off cliffs to avoid capture by U.S. forces during the Battle of Saipan. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.