C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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World War I, African Americans & Civil Rights
1 hour, 10 minutesThe National Museum of African American History and Culture recently released a book called " We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity." In conjunction, the museum also has a temporary exhibit focusing on African Americans during the war. Museum curator and book contributor Krewasky Salter joined Howard University professor Greg Carr to talk about the collection of essays that inspired the book and exhibit. The two also discussed how the African American experience during what was then called "the Great War" served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Spreading Holocaust" - 1965
28 minutesEpisode four of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 tells the story of America's entry into World World II beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor through the November, 1942 invasion of North Africa. The film also details nationwide industrial mobilization and President Roosevelt's address to Congress on his plans for producing more planes, ships, tanks, guns, and military supplies. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Slumbering Giant Awakens" - 1965
29 minutesEpisode five of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 covers World World II from approximately one year after the December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack to the Allied invasion of Sicily in the summer of 1943. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - Global War" - 1965
28 minutesEpisode six of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 tells the story of World War II beginning with the July, 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily to operations in the Pacific, to the invasion of southern Italy. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Tide Turns" - 1965
29 minutesEpisode seven of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 examines World War II in the year 1944, from Pacific Island campaigns to the D-Day invasion, liberation of Paris, and first incursions into Germany prior to the Battle of the Bulge. This aired on the "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Victory" - 1965
30 minutesEpisode eight of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 brings the story of World War II to a conclusion by documenting European and Pacific theater operations from October 1944 through the surrender of Japan. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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"The War Ends in Europe" - 1945 United Newsreel
5 minutesThis United Newsreel about VE day includes film of the signing of the surrender and President Truman's official statement.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, Jeffrey Rosen, Michael Gerhardt, Robert Strauss, "The Presidents"
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorians and contributors to C-SPAN's "The Presidents" book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.
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The Civil War: Cumberland Valley Railroad
45 minutesScott Mingus, co-author of "Targeted Tracks," talked about the importance of the Cumberland Valley Railroad during the Civil War. This was a one-track railroad running from Hagerstown, Maryland to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was used to move Union troops, ammunition and supplies and was often under attack by Confederate forces. The Gettysburg Heritage Center in Pennsylvania hosted this talk.
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History of Earth Day
35 minutesSenator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) founded Earth Day on April 22, 1970.
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Life & Career of Apollo Flight Director Gene Kranz
44 minutesAir Force veteran and former NASA flight and mission director Gene Kranz discussed his life and career, culminating with his work for the Apollo program. This talk marking the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 was part of the American Veterans Center annual conference in Washington, D.C.
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Oral Histories: Norman Hatch Interview on World War II Battle of Iwo Jima and Occupation of Japan"
1 hour, 6 minutesWorld War II veteran Norman Hatch talked about his time serving as a cameraman for the Marine Corps. Mr. Hatch supervised part of the team that recorded the second flag-raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Later, he discussed serving as part of the Allied occupation force in Japan and seeing the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2013 for its oral history collection. This is the second of a two-part interview.
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Jean Baker, "Margaret Sanger, A Life of Passion"
1 hour, 10 minutesJean Baker recounts the life of birth control advocate Margaret Sanger (1879-1966). Ms. Sanger, schooled as a nurse, became a vocal proponent of educating women on the concepts of contraception after watching a woman die of a self-induced abortion in 1912. Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, a predecessor to Planned Parenthood. Jean Baker read from her book before being interviewed by Cristina Page and responding to questions from members of the audience at the Tenement Museum in New York City.
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Reel America: "All Star Party for Dutch Reagan" - 1985
50 minutesHollywood celebrities participate in a Variety Club International televised tribute to President Ronald Reagan. This 10th annual tribute party was hosted by Frank Sinatra, and includes appearances and performances by Nancy Reagan, Vince Scully, Dean Martin, Charlton Heston, Burt Reynolds, Ben Vereen, Emmanuel Lewis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and Variety Clubs chairman Monty Hall.
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The Civil War: The Union Army's Irish Brigade
47 minutesGettysburg National Military Park ranger Angie Atkinson talked about the formation and combat experience of the Union Army's Irish Brigade. She described the standing of recent Irish immigrants in U.S. society before the war, and discussed the goals of the brigade's commanders and its battlefield actions from First Manassas through Gettysburg. The National Park Service recorded this outdoor evening program in 2014.
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Reel America: "Victory Round-Up" - May 1945 United Newsreel
13 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender with Soviet, American, French, and British generals in attendance. Nazi leaders are taken into custody and celebrations are shown in Paris, Belgium, and Denmark.
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Leaders Facing Crises After World Wars I and II
59 minutesThe National World War II Museum hosted an online discussion with historian Michael Neiberg about the crises world leaders faced at the end of World Wars I and II. In a conversation with the museum's Jason Dawsey, Mr. Neiberg talked about the visions and strategies debated by leaders as they tried to decide how to deal with destroyed economies, failed empires, and competing political ideologies.
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Lectures in History: Free Speech Laws & Court Cases
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds taught a class about free speech and legal cases that have impacted the courts' interpretation of this part of the First Amendment. The class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Using Photographs to Study Western History
56 minutesOutgoing Western History Association president Martha Sandweiss gave an illustrated talk about how historians can use photographs, and the stories behind the photographs, to study and understand the American west. Professor Sandweiss has been studying and writing about photographs for forty years and argued that more historians should use photographic archives in their work. This was the 2019 Presidential Address at the Western History Association's annual meeting.
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Reel America: "The Eternal Fight" - 1948
24 minutesThis United Nations film briefly documents the history of human diseases and describes how the newly-founded World Health Organization planned to coordinate efforts to fight disease. The film argues that because of ever- increasing human travel, epidemics will increase unless nations work together to identify outbreaks and limit the spread of contagious diseases.
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Reel America: "The Fight Against the Communicable Diseases" - 1950
20 minutesThis film describes the work of the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, which was founded in 1946. The film surveys the CDC's work with state health departments to combat the most serious threats to U.S. health at the time including malaria, influenza, polio, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ringworm, and typhus.
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Race & the Vietnam War
1 hour, 6 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Beth Bailey discussed how issues of race affected the U.S. military -- and its self-perception of being color blind -- during the Vietnam War. She focused on how African Americans were viewed by white soldiers, and how African American soldiers protested mistreatment. This video is courtesy of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Reel America: May 1945 United Newsreel
10 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on a May Day parade in Moscow, the capture of several top Nazi leaders, the liberation and destruction of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a message to Japanese leaders from President Truman, and tank battles on Okinawa in the Pacific.
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Lectures in History: Free Speech Laws & Court Cases
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds taught a class about free speech and legal cases that have impacted the courts' interpretation of this part of the First Amendment. The class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Using Photographs to Study Western History
56 minutesOutgoing Western History Association president Martha Sandweiss gave an illustrated talk about how historians can use photographs, and the stories behind the photographs, to study and understand the American west. Professor Sandweiss has been studying and writing about photographs for forty years and argued that more historians should use photographic archives in their work. This was the 2019 Presidential Address at the Western History Association's annual meeting.
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Jean Baker, "Margaret Sanger, A Life of Passion"
1 hour, 9 minutesJean Baker recounts the life of birth control advocate Margaret Sanger (1879-1966). Ms. Sanger, schooled as a nurse, became a vocal proponent of educating women on the concepts of contraception after watching a woman die of a self-induced abortion in 1912. Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, a predecessor to Planned Parenthood. Jean Baker read from her book before being interviewed by Cristina Page and responding to questions from members of the audience at the Tenement Museum in New York City.
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Reel America: "All Star Party for Dutch Reagan" - 1985
50 minutesHollywood celebrities participate in a Variety Club International televised tribute to President Ronald Reagan. This 10th annual tribute party was hosted by Frank Sinatra, and includes appearances and performances by Nancy Reagan, Vince Scully, Dean Martin, Charlton Heston, Burt Reynolds, Ben Vereen, Emmanuel Lewis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and Variety Clubs chairman Monty Hall.
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The Civil War: The Union Army's Irish Brigade
48 minutesGettysburg National Military Park ranger Angie Atkinson talked about the formation and combat experience of the Union Army's Irish Brigade. She described the standing of recent Irish immigrants in U.S. society before the war, and discussed the goals of the brigade's commanders and its battlefield actions from First Manassas through Gettysburg. The National Park Service recorded this outdoor evening program in 2014.
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Reel America: May 1945 United Newsreel
12 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on a May Day parade in Moscow, the capture of several top Nazi leaders, the liberation and destruction of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a message to Japanese leaders from President Truman, and tank battles on Okinawa in the Pacific.
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Leaders Facing Crises After World Wars I and II
1 hour, 0 minuteThe National World War II Museum hosted an online discussion with historian Michael Neiberg about the crises world leaders faced at the end of World Wars I and II. In a conversation with the museum's Jason Dawsey, Mr. Neiberg talked about the visions and strategies debated by leaders as they tried to decide how to deal with destroyed economies, failed empires, and competing political ideologies.
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Lectures in History: Free Speech Laws & Court Cases
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds taught a class about free speech and legal cases that have impacted the courts' interpretation of this part of the First Amendment. The class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic.