C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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President Reagan at D-Day 40th Anniversary
15 minutesPresident Reagan spoke at the 40th anniversary of D-Day just in front of the cliffs above the beaches of Normandy, France. He thanked those who liberated Europe from tyranny and made such sacrifices necessary to achieve the goals of liberty.
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Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev 1988 New Year's Day Messages
12 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan addressed the citizens of the Soviet Union about the nature of the American holiday season, the treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union and the possibility of another meeting between the two countries. General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev addressed the citizens of the United States on the new status of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and offered a bright picture of the future.
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Reel America: President Reagan Interview with Tom Brokaw - 1989
38 minutesThree days prior to leaving office, President Ronald Reagan is interviewed by NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw. The president discusses his mother, alcoholic father, religious beliefs, careers in radio, acting, and politics, and reflects on his eight years in office. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library provided this video.
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Reel America: Manhoff Film Archive of 1950s Soviet Union
33 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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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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U.S. World War II Bombing Operations - Matterhorn & Frantic
1 hour, 20 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
37 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
8 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.
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George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 25 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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Reel America: "The Panama Deception" - 1992
1 hour, 34 minutesThis 1993 Academy Award-winning documentary takes a critical look at Operation Just Cause, the December 20, 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama. The film details the consequences for civilians of using military force in a densely populated urban area, and argues that U.S. media coverage of the invasion accepted the Pentagon's version of events.
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Reel America: "The Battle at St. Vith" - 1965
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History Bookshelf: "Thomas Buergenthal, "A Lucky Child"
1 hour, 15 minutesThomas Buergenthal, the American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, recalled his childhood during the Holocaust. He was a survivor of two labor camps and one of the youngest prisoners at Auschwitz. He was reunited with his mother at a Polish orphanage a year after his liberation. Judge Buergentahl talked about his experiences and the various ways people behaved in those circumstances. He answered questions from members of the audience. Thomas Buergenthal is the author of "A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy," published by Little, Brown, and Company. He has served on the U.N. Human Rights Committee, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and President's Commission on the Holocaust. This program was a presentation of "ALOUD at Central Library" by the Los Angeles Library Foundation in association with the Los Angeles Public Library.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
37 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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The Civil War: Fall 1863 Virginia Campaigns
1 hour, 40 minutesCivil War scholar Jeffrey Hunt detailed the movements of General George Meade and Union forces from July to December 1863 as they followed Confederates through Virginia. This event was part of Pamplin Historical Park's "Small Battles, Big Results" symposium.
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Drinking in the Antebellum Congress
20 minutesProfessor Thomas Balcerski talked about the prevalence of drinking in both the political and social life of congressional representatives before the Civil War. This interview was recorded at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City.
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Lectures in History: Neutrality & World War I America
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Minnesota professor Saje Mathieu taught a class about "neutrality" and what that concept meant in World War I America. She explained how neutrality did not mean inactivity, as the U.S. sold materials to both the Allied and Central Powers, helping both sides continue the fight. She also talked about how the U.S. viewed itself as the defender of democracy and sought to police certain nations and ethnic groups, yet faced criticism for how it treated its own dissenters and minorities.
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Black Cowboys in the American West
55 minutesHistorian Michael Searles talked about his book, "Black Cowboys in the American West: On the Range, on the Stage, Behind the Badge." Using images of black cowboys, Professor Searles discussed their experiences in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Tesoro Cultural Center in Morrison, Colorado hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Nuremberg"- 1948
1 hour, 16 minutesThis 1948 U.S. Army documentary of the Nuremberg trials was first screened in Germany in November, 1948 and was not released in the U.S. until a restored version was completed by a team in 2016. Using Nazi and allied films, documents, and testimony, "Nuremberg" chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, its annexation of neighboring countries, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. This version has English language narration recorded over the trial sound, and contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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War of 1812 Hero Stephen Decatur's Duel
45 minutesU.S. Naval Academy superintendent Sean Buck talked about the life and career of Stephen Decatur, a War of 1812 hero later killed in a duel with disgraced fellow naval officer James Barron. Two naval officers then read the increasingly tense correspondence between the two men leading up to their March 22, 1820 face-off. The White House Historical Association hosted this event to commemorate the duel's 200th anniversary.
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Lectures in History: Neutrality & World War I America
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Minnesota professor Saje Mathieu taught a class about "neutrality" and what that concept meant in World War I America. She explained how neutrality did not mean inactivity, as the U.S. sold materials to both the Allied and Central Powers, helping both sides continue the fight. She also talked about how the U.S. viewed itself as the defender of democracy and sought to police certain nations and ethnic groups, yet faced criticism for how it treated its own dissenters and minorities.
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Black Cowboys in the American West
55 minutesHistorian Michael Searles talked about his book, "Black Cowboys in the American West: On the Range, on the Stage, Behind the Badge." Using images of black cowboys, Professor Searles discussed their experiences in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Tesoro Cultural Center in Morrison, Colorado hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf: "Thomas Buergenthal, "A Lucky Child"
1 hour, 15 minutesThomas Buergenthal, the American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, recalled his childhood during the Holocaust. He was a survivor of two labor camps and one of the youngest prisoners at Auschwitz. He was reunited with his mother at a Polish orphanage a year after his liberation. Judge Buergentahl talked about his experiences and the various ways people behaved in those circumstances. He answered questions from members of the audience. Thomas Buergenthal is the author of "A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy," published by Little, Brown, and Company. He has served on the U.N. Human Rights Committee, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and President's Commission on the Holocaust. This program was a presentation of "ALOUD at Central Library" by the Los Angeles Library Foundation in association with the Los Angeles Public Library.
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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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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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The Civil War: Fall 1863 Virginia Campaigns
1 hour, 40 minutesCivil War scholar Jeffrey Hunt detailed the movements of General George Meade and Union forces from July to December 1863 as they followed Confederates through Virginia. This event was part of Pamplin Historical Park's "Small Battles, Big Results" symposium.
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Drinking in the Antebellum Congress
20 minutesProfessor Thomas Balcerski talked about the prevalence of drinking in both the political and social life of congressional representatives before the Civil War. This interview was recorded at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City.
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Reel America: "The Battle at St. Vith" - 1965