C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Politics of the Early Republic
43 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about political issues in the early American republic, including clashes between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and U.S. relationships with Britain and France. She described the mixed reception to the French and Haitian revolutions as well as domestic unrest over whiskey taxes and the Alien and Sedition Acts. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.
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1936 Berlin Olympics - Defying the "Master Race"
45 minutesThe 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany despite concerns about the racist Nazi government and Adolf Hitler. In an event hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, participants discussed Hitler's objective to showcase the so-called "master race," and the experiences of black and Jewish athletes who decided to participate in the games. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum also provided the video for this online event.
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History Bookshelf: Boris Johnson, "The Churchill Factor"
1 hour, 0 minuteLondon Mayor Boris Johnson talked about his book, The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History, in which he looks at the life of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his influence on world affairs. Mayor Johnson spoke at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C.
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Preserving Manhattan Project History
1 hour, 0 minuteThe "Gadget" was the plutonium device detonated in the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945. It was developed at the V-Site in Los Alamos, New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project to research and develop the world's first nuclear weapons during World War II. Atomic Heritage Foundation founder and president Cynthia Kelly recounted her efforts to preserve the V-Site's buildings and save them from pending demolition. The Atomic Heritage Foundation hosted this talk and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War
1 hour, 5 minutesThe Wisconsin Veterans Museum hosted a conversation with Jeff Kannel, author of "Make Way for Liberty: Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War." Mr. Kannel described how he researched the topic and what life was like for many of the veterans after the war. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum provided this video.
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Women & Colonial Law
56 minutesCoverture is a legal term giving sole authority over a woman to her father and then her husband at the time of marriage. Catherine Allgor, president of the Massachusetts Historical Society, explained the history of this term in colonial marriages and how its impact can still be seen today. The Nantucket Historical Association hosted and provided the video for this event.
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Lectures in History: First & Second Amendment Court Cases
59 minutesUniversity of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee visiting professor John Prevas taught a class at IMG Academy about the First and Second amendments to the U.S. Constitution, using court cases to demonstrate how these rights have been interpreted. Located in Bradenton, Florida, IMG Academy is a college preparatory boarding school focused on student-athletes. Mr. Prevas teaches at the school as part of IMG Academy's partnership with the University of South Florida to offer certain students courses with college credit.
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The Mayflower Compact, Property Rights & Free Market 
1 hour, 0 minuteIn an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, participants examined the role of property rights and free market in the Mayflower Compact. The panelists discussed why these concepts were important to early settlers and the influence it has had on today's economy. The Heritage Foundation provided the video for this event.
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Reel America: Reel America "The Regulators - Our Invisible Government" - 1982
50 minutesThe Regulators: Our Invisible Government is a 1982 PBS documentary that focuses on regulation of air pollution in the national parks. The film details the process of turning general language in a 1977 amendment to the Clean Air Act into specific regulations, revealing behind-the-scenes negotiations and debates between Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulators and environmental and industry interests.
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American Artifacts: Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
25 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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Virginia & the Underground Railroad
42 minutesKaren Sherry, curator at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, told stories of enslaved Virginians and the lengths they took to gain their freedom through the Underground Railroad. The museum hosted this talk and provided the video.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing France" - 1954
20 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize the 12 NATO founding member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features France.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community, Introducing Germany" - 1955
22 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The films were designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features West Germany before the Berlin Wall was constructed, when a flow of refugees from East Germany was a challenge for the new democracy.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing the United Kingdom" - 1956
22 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode is an introduction to the United Kingdom.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing Canada" - 1956
22 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize the NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features Canada.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing the United States' - 1956
20 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode is an introduction to the United States for audiences in Europe and Canada.
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American Artifacts: Women's History
17 minutesEfforts to build a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C. have been underway for more than 20 years. It currently exists as an online museum and offers local walking tours focused on women's history. We visited Alexandria, Virginia to see Civil War-related sites where women worked as nurses, sold goods to soldiers, and aided communities of newly freed slaves.
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American Artifacts: George Washington's Crossing Reenactment
29 minutesLiving history enthusiasts gather to row across the Delaware River at the spot where George Washington and the Continental Army crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on December 25, 1776. American History TV recorded portions of the reenactment and talked to the park's curator and several participants to learn what happened there in 1776.
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Engaging the Evil Empire
1 hour, 31 minutesDuke University history and public policy professor Simon Miles participated in a discussion of his book "Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War." Professor Miles was joined by several Cold War historians who commented on his book in an online event co-hosted by the National History Center and Wilson Center.
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First Ladies in Art
50 minutesThe National Portrait Gallery's senior historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw provided an overview of their exhibit, "Every Eye is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States." She discussed how paintings and photography depicting these women can provide insight into their lives and time in the executive mansion. The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video.
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Reel America: President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983
9 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan delivers a New Year's radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention. This recording is from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum collections.
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Dissension in the Continental Army
57 minutesHistorian Mark Edward Lender discussed his book, "Cabal!: The Plot Against General Washington," which details a plan by a group of Revolutionary War generals and politicians to relieve George Washington of his Continental Army command. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture hosted this event and provided the video.
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Bush Family Gravesite
4 minutesWarren Finch, Director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, took a walk to the burial site of President George H.W. Bush at his Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. The 41st President was laid to rest next to his wife Barbara, and their daughter Robin.
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American Artifacts: George Washington's Crossing Reenactment
30 minutesLiving history enthusiasts gather to row across the Delaware River at the spot where George Washington and the Continental Army crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on December 25, 1776. American History TV recorded portions of the reenactment and talked to the park's curator and several participants to learn what happened there in 1776.
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Engaging the Evil Empire
1 hour, 30 minutesDuke University history and public policy professor Simon Miles participated in a discussion of his book "Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War." Professor Miles was joined by several Cold War historians who commented on his book in an online event co-hosted by the National History Center and Wilson Center.
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First Ladies in Art
51 minutesThe National Portrait Gallery's senior historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw provided an overview of their exhibit, "Every Eye is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States." She discussed how paintings and photography depicting these women can provide insight into their lives and time in the executive mansion. The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video.
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Settlement of San Antonio
9 minutesHistorian Lewis Fisher talked about the arrival of Spanish explorers and the settlement of San Antonio including how their cultural influences are still observed today.
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The Cold War & Popular Culture
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Virginia professor Grace Elizabeth Hale looks at the Cold War era and its influence on popular culture. The Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah co-hosted the event and provided the video.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing France" - 1954
20 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize the 12 NATO founding member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features France.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community, Introducing Germany" - 1955
22 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The films were designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features West Germany before the Berlin Wall was constructed, when a flow of refugees from East Germany was a challenge for the new democracy.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing the United Kingdom" - 1956
22 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode is an introduction to the United Kingdom.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing Canada" - 1956
22 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize the NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features Canada.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing the United States' - 1956
20 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode is an introduction to the United States for audiences in Europe and Canada.
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American Artifacts: Women's History
17 minutesEfforts to build a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C. have been underway for more than 20 years. It currently exists as an online museum and offers local walking tours focused on women's history. We visited Alexandria, Virginia to see Civil War-related sites where women worked as nurses, sold goods to soldiers, and aided communities of newly freed slaves.
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American Artifacts: George Washington's Crossing Reenactment
29 minutesLiving history enthusiasts gather to row across the Delaware River at the spot where George Washington and the Continental Army crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on December 25, 1776. American History TV recorded portions of the reenactment and talked to the park's curator and several participants to learn what happened there in 1776.
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Engaging the Evil Empire
1 hour, 31 minutesDuke University history and public policy professor Simon Miles participated in a discussion of his book "Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War." Professor Miles was joined by several Cold War historians who commented on his book in an online event co-hosted by the National History Center and Wilson Center.
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First Ladies in Art
50 minutesThe National Portrait Gallery's senior historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw provided an overview of their exhibit, "Every Eye is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States." She discussed how paintings and photography depicting these women can provide insight into their lives and time in the executive mansion. The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video.
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History of the Brazos Valley
7 minutesDeborah Cowman, Director of the Brazos Valley Museum in Bryan, Texas, walked through the museum's exhibits that tell the story of the area from prehistoric times to settlement in the late 1800's.