Author China Miéville reviewed Karl Marx's 1848 "The Communist Manifesto" and showed how it's been interpreted for modern times. This virtual event was hosted by Haymarket Books.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
This 1971 National Park Service video described the unique limestone formations of the Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
This 1971 National Park Service video described the unique limestone formations of the Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
Norfolk State University professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander talked about African Americans in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia during the Civil War. She described how escaped slaves found refuge and freedom at the Union-held Fort Monroe. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Author Alfred Taylor, Jr. discussed the experiences of Black troopers who served on the Western frontier following the Civil War, including his own great-grandfather who served as a Buffalo Soldier from 1865 to 1893. The Arlington Historical Society, in Arlington, Virginia, hosted this event.
Established in 1894 by Percival Lowell, the Lowell Observatory would become the site of many discoveries. Kevin Schindler, historian at Lowell Observatory, talked about the role it played in the Apollo program that prepared NASA astronauts to the moon.
Former U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien spoke about the impact that Generals George Patton and Erwin Rommel had on the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.
Yale University professor Beverly Gage talked about long time FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's life and work in her 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. This talk was part of the "Great Lives" lecture series hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Author Dael Norwood discussed the United States' monetary, political, and psychological intertwining with China dating from the late 1700s. LancasterHistory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
This 1971 National Park Service video described the unique limestone formations of the Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
This 1971 National Park Service video described the unique limestone formations of the Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
Norfolk State University professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander talked about African Americans in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia during the Civil War. She described how escaped slaves found refuge and freedom at the Union-held Fort Monroe. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Author Alfred Taylor, Jr. discussed the experiences of Black troopers who served on the Western frontier following the Civil War, including his own great-grandfather who served as a Buffalo Soldier from 1865 to 1893. The Arlington Historical Society, in Arlington, Virginia, hosted this event.
Established in 1894 by Percival Lowell, the Lowell Observatory would become the site of many discoveries. Kevin Schindler, historian at Lowell Observatory, talked about the role it played in the Apollo program that prepared NASA astronauts to the moon.
Former U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien spoke about the impact that Generals George Patton and Erwin Rommel had on the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.
Yale University professor Beverly Gage talked about long time FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's life and work in her 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. This talk was part of the "Great Lives" lecture series hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Author Dael Norwood discussed the United States' monetary, political, and psychological intertwining with China dating from the late 1700s. LancasterHistory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
