C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Thomas Jefferson's Life & Legacy
56 minutesUniversity of Mary Washington history professor William Crawley discussed the life and legacy of third president Thomas Jefferson, paying particular attention to his words and actions on issues of slavery and race. University of Mary Washington hosted the event and provided the video. It's from their "Great Lives" lecture series.
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Reel America: "The Vote" - 1963
11 minutesIn this Defense Department film, actor E. G. Marshall describes the history of military voting and how soldiers in the past often could not vote, then he explains how the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 provides for absentee ballots for service members.
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Reel America: "World Charter Signed" - 1945
11 minutesThis United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.
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Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference"
19 minutesThis Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.
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Reel America: "The United Nations and World Disputes" - 1950
22 minutesThis U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.
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Reel America: "Seeds of Destiny" - 1946
23 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Cobra Strikes" - 1965
31 minutesThe final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.
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History Bookshelf: Ian Buruma, "Year Zero"
1 hour, 14 minutesIan Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City
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Reel America: "World Charter Signed" - 1945
10 minutesThis United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.
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Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference"
19 minutesThis Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.
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Reel America: "The United Nations and World Disputes" - 1950
22 minutesThis U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.
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Reel America: "Seeds of Destiny" - 1946
24 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Cobra Strikes" - 1965
30 minutesThe final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.
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History Bookshelf: Ian Buruma, "Year Zero"
1 hour, 14 minutesIan Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City
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Reel America: "World Charter Signed" - 1945
11 minutesThis United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.
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Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference"
19 minutesThis Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.
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Reel America: "The United Nations and World Disputes" - 1950
22 minutesThis U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.
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Reel America: "Seeds of Destiny" - 1946
23 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Cobra Strikes" - 1965
31 minutesThe final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.
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History Bookshelf: Ian Buruma, "Year Zero"
1 hour, 14 minutesIan Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City
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Reel America: "World Charter Signed" - 1945
11 minutesThis United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.
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Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference"
19 minutesThis Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.
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Reel America: "The United Nations and World Disputes" - 1950
22 minutesThis U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.
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Reel America: "Seeds of Destiny" - 1946
24 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Cobra Strikes" - 1965
31 minutesThe final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.
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History Bookshelf: Ian Buruma, "Year Zero"
1 hour, 14 minutesIan Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City
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American Artifacts: U.S. In France, Chateau-Thierry & Belleau Wood
45 minutesHistorian Mitchell Yockelson led a tour of American monuments, battlefields, and a cemetery in northeastern France to commemorate the centennial of several battles in May and June of 1918. The program began 60 miles from Paris at the Chateau-Thierry American Monument on a hill overlooking a small city of that name where American & French forces helped to stop a German offensive towards Paris. The tour continued a short distance away at Belleau Wood, where U.S. Marines fought Germans for three weeks. The program ended at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery, the final resting place of almost 2300 Americans who died in this region in 1918.
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American Artifacts: World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel
42 minutesC-SPAN visited monuments, villages, and an American cemetery associated with the September 12 to 16, 1918 World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel, France. Locations included the Montsec American Monument, the villages of Hattonchatel and Saint-Benoit, and the Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery. The battle was the first independent operation of the American Expeditionary Force led by Gen. John J. Pershing. Approximately 550,000 U.S. soldiers participated.
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American Artifacts: Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
26 minutesIn 1915, President Woodrow Wilson placed a memorabilia box in the cornerstone of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. In April 2020, 105 years later, it was opened to discover what was inside. American History TV visited Arlington to see the contents with cemetery historian Tim Frank and conservator Caitlin Smith, who talked about their significance and why the previous cemetery caretakers felt they were important to highlight at that moment in history.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
56 minutesAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
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Reel America: "Movies at War" - 1943
21 minutesThis "Film Bulletin" produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps shows how training, informational, and Hollywood films were distributed by ship, airplane, train, truck, and sometimes camel to theaters during World War II. The film also shows a variety of improvised mobile theaters in Europe and the Pacific and includes scenes from some of the motion pictures shown to U.S. troops.
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U.S. Military Animals in World War II
47 minutesAuthor Toni Kiser discussed her book, "Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II." She highlighted the units of mules, dogs, pigeons, and horses that were an integral part of the U.S. war effort at home and abroad. This program was recorded by the National World War II Museum.
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Reel America: "The Army in Taiwan" - 1966
29 minutesThis Cold War-era film from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" series focuses on the efforts of U.S. military advisers to arm, train, and help Taiwan prepare for a potential attack by Communist China. The film also sketches the history of the tiny independent nation off the coast of its giant neighbor, China.
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American Artifacts: U.S. In France, Chateau-Thierry & Belleau Wood
45 minutesHistorian Mitchell Yockelson led a tour of American monuments, battlefields, and a cemetery in northeastern France to commemorate the centennial of several battles in May and June of 1918. The program began 60 miles from Paris at the Chateau-Thierry American Monument on a hill overlooking a small city of that name where American & French forces helped to stop a German offensive towards Paris. The tour continued a short distance away at Belleau Wood, where U.S. Marines fought Germans for three weeks. The program ended at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery, the final resting place of almost 2300 Americans who died in this region in 1918.
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American Artifacts: World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel
41 minutesC-SPAN visited monuments, villages, and an American cemetery associated with the September 12 to 16, 1918 World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel, France. Locations included the Montsec American Monument, the villages of Hattonchatel and Saint-Benoit, and the Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery. The battle was the first independent operation of the American Expeditionary Force led by Gen. John J. Pershing. Approximately 550,000 U.S. soldiers participated.
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American Artifacts: Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
26 minutesIn 1915, President Woodrow Wilson placed a memorabilia box in the cornerstone of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. In April 2020, 105 years later, it was opened to discover what was inside. American History TV visited Arlington to see the contents with cemetery historian Tim Frank and conservator Caitlin Smith, who talked about their significance and why the previous cemetery caretakers felt they were important to highlight at that moment in history.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
57 minutesAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
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Reel America: "Movies at War" - 1943
21 minutesThis "Film Bulletin" produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps shows how training, informational, and Hollywood films were distributed by ship, airplane, train, truck, and sometimes camel to theaters during World War II. The film also shows a variety of improvised mobile theaters in Europe and the Pacific and includes scenes from some of the motion pictures shown to U.S. troops.
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U.S. Military Animals in World War II
47 minutesAuthor Toni Kiser discussed her book, "Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II." She highlighted the units of mules, dogs, pigeons, and horses that were an integral part of the U.S. war effort at home and abroad. This program was recorded by the National World War II Museum.
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Reel America: "The Army in Taiwan" - 1966
29 minutesThis Cold War-era film from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" series focuses on the efforts of U.S. military advisers to arm, train, and help Taiwan prepare for a potential attack by Communist China. The film also sketches the history of the tiny independent nation off the coast of its giant neighbor, China.
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American Artifacts: U.S. In France, Chateau-Thierry & Belleau Wood
45 minutesHistorian Mitchell Yockelson led a tour of American monuments, battlefields, and a cemetery in northeastern France to commemorate the centennial of several battles in May and June of 1918. The program began 60 miles from Paris at the Chateau-Thierry American Monument on a hill overlooking a small city of that name where American & French forces helped to stop a German offensive towards Paris. The tour continued a short distance away at Belleau Wood, where U.S. Marines fought Germans for three weeks. The program ended at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery, the final resting place of almost 2300 Americans who died in this region in 1918.
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American Artifacts: World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel
41 minutesC-SPAN visited monuments, villages, and an American cemetery associated with the September 12 to 16, 1918 World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel, France. Locations included the Montsec American Monument, the villages of Hattonchatel and Saint-Benoit, and the Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery. The battle was the first independent operation of the American Expeditionary Force led by Gen. John J. Pershing. Approximately 550,000 U.S. soldiers participated.
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American Artifacts: Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
26 minutesIn 1915, President Woodrow Wilson placed a memorabilia box in the cornerstone of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. In April 2020, 105 years later, it was opened to discover what was inside. American History TV visited Arlington to see the contents with cemetery historian Tim Frank and conservator Caitlin Smith, who talked about their significance and why the previous cemetery caretakers felt they were important to highlight at that moment in history.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
56 minutesAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.