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.
American History TV toured the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms with director and curator Virginia Hart -- and sat down for an interview about America's first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, with author Stacy Schiff. The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, beginning in President Kennedy's administration, were designed to reflect America's history and heritage, and to provide a stage for the nation's statecraft.
Historians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Americans after abolition.
Presidential love letters revealed little known sides of our chief executives in a book titled "Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House." Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
Author Candice Shy Hooper talked about Absalom Hanks Markland also known as "Grant's Postmaster General," a U.S. Post Office Department Special Agent who ensured that military mail was delivered during the Civil War. The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
This 1943 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of a downed military aircraft pilot in arctic conditions. The pilot demonstrated how to stay warm, make shelter, and signal for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Arctic." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
This 1944 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of the crew of a downed military aircraft in the desert. The soldiers learned methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Desert." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
The Women's International League for Peace & Freedom was founded in 1915 by more than 1000 women from around the world opposed to World War I. This film, courtesy of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, uses interviews with several early members, photographs, and archival film to document the history of the anti-war group up until the mid-1980s.
"Manhunt" author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewed Mr. Swanson at the Surratt House Museum in Maryland, where the assassin made a hurried stop for supplies after shooting Mr. Lincoln during an April 14, 1865, performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Historians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Americans after abolition.
Presidential love letters revealed little known sides of our chief executives in a book titled "Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House." Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
Author Candice Shy Hooper talked about Absalom Hanks Markland also known as "Grant's Postmaster General," a U.S. Post Office Department Special Agent who ensured that military mail was delivered during the Civil War. The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
This 1943 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of a downed military aircraft pilot in arctic conditions. The pilot demonstrated how to stay warm, make shelter, and signal for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Arctic." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
This 1944 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of the crew of a downed military aircraft in the desert. The soldiers learned methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Desert." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
The Women's International League for Peace & Freedom was founded in 1915 by more than 1000 women from around the world opposed to World War I. This film, courtesy of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, uses interviews with several early members, photographs, and archival film to document the history of the anti-war group up until the mid-1980s.
"Manhunt" author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewed Mr. Swanson at the Surratt House Museum in Maryland, where the assassin made a hurried stop for supplies after shooting Mr. Lincoln during an April 14, 1865, performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Historians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Americans after abolition.
Presidential love letters revealed little known sides of our chief executives in a book titled "Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House." Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
Author Candice Shy Hooper talked about Absalom Hanks Markland also known as "Grant's Postmaster General," a U.S. Post Office Department Special Agent who ensured that military mail was delivered during the Civil War. The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
This 1943 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of a downed military aircraft pilot in arctic conditions. The pilot demonstrated how to stay warm, make shelter, and signal for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Arctic." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
This 1944 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of the crew of a downed military aircraft in the desert. The soldiers learned methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Desert." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
The Women's International League for Peace & Freedom was founded in 1915 by more than 1000 women from around the world opposed to World War I. This film, courtesy of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, uses interviews with several early members, photographs, and archival film to document the history of the anti-war group up until the mid-1980s.
"Manhunt" author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewed Mr. Swanson at the Surratt House Museum in Maryland, where the assassin made a hurried stop for supplies after shooting Mr. Lincoln during an April 14, 1865, performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Historians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Americans after abolition.
Presidential love letters revealed little known sides of our chief executives in a book titled "Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House." Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
Author Candice Shy Hooper talked about Absalom Hanks Markland also known as "Grant's Postmaster General," a U.S. Post Office Department Special Agent who ensured that military mail was delivered during the Civil War. The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
This 1944 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of the crew of a downed military aircraft in the desert. The soldiers learned methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help. It was released as "Land and Live in the Desert." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Presidential love letters revealed little known sides of our chief executives in a book titled "Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House." Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
