Daniel Schulman talked about the German-Jewish immigrants who transformed American finance in the 19th century and into the 20th century - including the founders of Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
This 1953 video created by the Department of Defense explained how the U.S. Air Force came to be a separate service branch of the American military. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
What is the Monroe Doctrine, and why does it define President James Monroe's legacy? The National Archives hosted a conversation about Monroe's 1823 annual message to Congress and its influence on American policy in the Western Hemisphere over the last 200 years.
Former Senator John Edwards held a campaign rally at the Henderson Convention Center in advance of the January 19 Nevada caucuses. He spoke about his plans to help middle- and lower-class Americans through tax, trade, and health care reform. After speaking, he took questions from the audience and then spoke with the press. Jerri Strasser, SEIU Local 1107 member, spoke before Senator Edwards.
Former Senator John Edwards held a campaign rally at the Henderson Convention Center in advance of the January 19 Nevada caucuses. He spoke about his plans to help middle- and lower-class Americans through tax, trade, and health care reform. After speaking, he took questions from the audience and then spoke with the press. Jerri Strasser, SEIU Local 1107 member, spoke before Senator Edwards.
Author Elizabeth Varon discussed Confederate General James Longstreet, who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South. The Atlanta History Center hosted this program.
Foreign Affairs magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960-61. This event was hosted by the Africa Center in New York City.
Duke University literature professor Michael Hardt discussed revolutionary political movements during the 1970s and how they shaped subsequent activism. This event took place at Making Worlds Bookstore in Philadelphia.
The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion on the origins and development of poster art and how poster artists helped shape public opinion during World War I.
This 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee Institute, Prairie View College, Howard University, and Hampton Institute and was released as "Negro Colleges in War Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series "Free to Choose." Episode five was titled "Created Equal" and looked at equality in America and what it should mean.
This 1953 video created by the Department of Defense explained how the U.S. Air Force came to be a separate service branch of the American military. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
What is the Monroe Doctrine, and why does it define President James Monroe's legacy? The National Archives hosted a conversation about Monroe's 1823 annual message to Congress and its influence on American policy in the Western Hemisphere over the last 200 years.
Former Senator John Edwards held a campaign rally at the Henderson Convention Center in advance of the January 19 Nevada caucuses. He spoke about his plans to help middle- and lower-class Americans through tax, trade, and health care reform. After speaking, he took questions from the audience and then spoke with the press. Jerri Strasser, SEIU Local 1107 member, spoke before Senator Edwards.
Former Senator John Edwards held a campaign rally at the Henderson Convention Center in advance of the January 19 Nevada caucuses. He spoke about his plans to help middle- and lower-class Americans through tax, trade, and health care reform. After speaking, he took questions from the audience and then spoke with the press. Jerri Strasser, SEIU Local 1107 member, spoke before Senator Edwards.
Author Elizabeth Varon discussed Confederate General James Longstreet, who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South. The Atlanta History Center hosted this program.
Foreign Affairs magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960-61. This event was hosted by the Africa Center in New York City.
Duke University literature professor Michael Hardt discussed revolutionary political movements during the 1970s and how they shaped subsequent activism. This event took place at Making Worlds Bookstore in Philadelphia.
The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion on the origins and development of poster art and how poster artists helped shape public opinion during World War I.
This 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee Institute, Prairie View College, Howard University, and Hampton Institute and was released as "Negro Colleges in War Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
