Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker discussed Iowa's state law on "age-appropriate" books in public school libraries. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
This U.S. Steel Corporation film details steel production, from work in the mines and mills in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to consumer products. According to the National Film Preservation Foundation, the 1938 color industrial film cost $250,000 to make and was seen by over ten million people during twenty years of distribution.
From the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Association hosted a conversation on first ladies from slave owner Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, the first African American to hold the position.
This video created by Columbia Pictures in 1951 showed the duties of an FBI employee, including recordkeeping, fingerprinting, lab operations, and training for field agents. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held his primary night celebration at the University of South Carolina. He delivered remarks to supporters after being declared the winner of the South Carolina primary. Mr. Biden was introduced by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC).
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
This 1942 Defense Department film stressed the dangers of unintentionally giving up information to the enemy through diaries, letters, and talk about military matters. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
This video created by Columbia Pictures in 1951 showed the duties of an FBI employee, including recordkeeping, fingerprinting, lab operations, and training for field agents. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
From the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Association hosted a conversation on first ladies from slave owner Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, the first African American to hold the position.
This 1942 Defense Department film stressed the dangers of unintentionally giving up information to the enemy through diaries, letters, and talk about military matters. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held his primary night celebration at the University of South Carolina. He delivered remarks to supporters after being declared the winner of the South Carolina primary. Mr. Biden was introduced by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC).
Historians discussed newspapers and newsgathering during the Civil War. The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians hosted this event as part of its symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression.
Linguists Richard Meier and Justin Power discussed the deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century and put the community's now-extinct system of signing into a broader historical context. The Martha's Vineyard Museum hosted this event.
"Afghanistan: A New Generation" is a U.S. Information Agency report from 1987 on the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. This video from the National Archives focuses on the challenges facing Afghan refugees who were children when Soviet troops invaded the country in 1979 and grew to adulthood under Soviet occupation. The program profiles schools in refugee camps in Pakistan, activities of Mujahideen fighters, health clinics, and the efforts of aid workers from around the world.
Washington Examiner political analyst Michael Barone discussed how the geographical orientation and partialities of six Founding Fathers influenced the creation and development of the United States. This event took place at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Author Cynthia Kierner discussed the life of Jane Spurgin during the Revolutionary War, including how her support for Continental forces divided her family, resulting in a public struggle for women's citizenship and rights that was uncommon in that era. The American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series "Free to Choose." Episode four was titled "From Cradle to Grave" and looks at government welfare programs.
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
This U.S. Steel Corporation film details steel production, from work in the mines and mills in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to consumer products. According to the National Film Preservation Foundation, the 1938 color industrial film cost $250,000 to make and was seen by over ten million people during twenty years of distribution.
From the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Association hosted a conversation on first ladies from slave owner Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, the first African American to hold the position.
This video created by Columbia Pictures in 1951 showed the duties of an FBI employee, including recordkeeping, fingerprinting, lab operations, and training for field agents. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held his primary night celebration at the University of South Carolina. He delivered remarks to supporters after being declared the winner of the South Carolina primary. Mr. Biden was introduced by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC).
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
This 1942 Defense Department film stressed the dangers of unintentionally giving up information to the enemy through diaries, letters, and talk about military matters. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
This video created by Columbia Pictures in 1951 showed the duties of an FBI employee, including recordkeeping, fingerprinting, lab operations, and training for field agents. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
From the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Association hosted a conversation on first ladies from slave owner Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, the first African American to hold the position.
This 1942 Defense Department film stressed the dangers of unintentionally giving up information to the enemy through diaries, letters, and talk about military matters. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held his primary night celebration at the University of South Carolina. He delivered remarks to supporters after being declared the winner of the South Carolina primary. Mr. Biden was introduced by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC).
Historians discussed newspapers and newsgathering during the Civil War. The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians hosted this event as part of its symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression.
Linguists Richard Meier and Justin Power discussed the deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century and put the community's now-extinct system of signing into a broader historical context. The Martha's Vineyard Museum hosted this event.
"Afghanistan: A New Generation" is a U.S. Information Agency report from 1987 on the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. This video from the National Archives focuses on the challenges facing Afghan refugees who were children when Soviet troops invaded the country in 1979 and grew to adulthood under Soviet occupation. The program profiles schools in refugee camps in Pakistan, activities of Mujahideen fighters, health clinics, and the efforts of aid workers from around the world.
Washington Examiner political analyst Michael Barone discussed how the geographical orientation and partialities of six Founding Fathers influenced the creation and development of the United States. This event took place at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Author Cynthia Kierner discussed the life of Jane Spurgin during the Revolutionary War, including how her support for Continental forces divided her family, resulting in a public struggle for women's citizenship and rights that was uncommon in that era. The American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
