C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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James Swanson, "The Deerfield Massacre"
50 minutesHistorian James Swanson recounted a Colonial-era massacre of American settlers living in Deerfield, Massachusetts, by hundreds of Native Americans and their French allies. Survivors of the 1704 attack - which became legendary in early America - were sent on a forced march to Canada.
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Philip Howard, "Everyday Freedom"
46 minutesPhilip Howard, attorney and chair of Common Good, talked about what he considers to be the root causes of government failures and addressed how to turn things around. This event was held at the offices of Covington & Burling in New York City.
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Lectures in History: The Development of the Early Republic
54 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Ronald Goodwin discussed the early Republic and how Americans tried to define equality and interpret the Constitution in the first decades of the United States. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: Remington Gun Manufacturing - 1969
35 minutesThis 1969 Remington Arms film showed how traditional gun making is aided by new technology. It was released as "One At A Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Steve Drummond, "The Watchdog"
1 hour, 0 minuteNPR's Steve Drummond told the story of Senator Harry Truman's bipartisan investigation of corruption during the World War II defense build-up. The author built his account on the records of the Truman Committee, oral histories, letters, and newspaper archives. The book's subtitle is "How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II."
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Reel America: Building the Interstate Highway System - 1956
30 minutesThis 1956 Dow Chemical film explained and promoted the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act by showing a fictional town impacted by the new highway system. It was released as "Highway Hearing." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lectures in History: The Development of the Early Republic
55 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Ronald Goodwin discussed the early Republic and how Americans tried to define equality and interpret the Constitution in the first decades of the United States. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: Remington Gun Manufacturing - 1969
35 minutesThis 1969 Remington Arms film showed how traditional gun making is aided by new technology. It was released as "One At A Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Steve Drummond, "The Watchdog"
1 hour, 0 minuteNPR's Steve Drummond told the story of Senator Harry Truman's bipartisan investigation of corruption during the World War II defense build-up. The author built his account on the records of the Truman Committee, oral histories, letters, and newspaper archives. The book's subtitle is "How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II."
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Reel America: Building the Interstate Highway System - 1956
30 minutesThis 1956 Dow Chemical film explained and promoted the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act by showing a fictional town impacted by the new highway system. It was released as "Highway Hearing." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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The Civil War: Edda Fields-Black on Harriet Tubman's Raid on the Confederacy
1 hour, 5 minutesCarnegie Mellon University professor Edda Fields-Black talked about Harriet Tubman's role in the 1863 Combahee River raid, a secret military mission against Confederates in South Carolina which rescued over 700 former slaves. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
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Mark Kelley, "An Uncommon Woman"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Mark Kelly talked about Lydia Hamilton Smith, a free mixed-race woman from Pennsylvania who was the housekeeper and companion of abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens. LancasterHistory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Science Reporter - Suited for Space" - 1966
35 minutesForty years ago, on July 1, 1976, President Gerald Ford spoke at the opening of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Leading up to the anniversary, Reel America is showcasing a series of NASA films. "Science Reporter: Suited for Space" is a half-hour 1966 NASA TV program - one of 13 produced in cooperation with MIT and WGBH Boston. This episode traces the development of space suits beginning with the Mercury program and ending with a look at a life support system prototype needed for the Apollo moon missions.
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125th Anniversary of the 1899 Philippine-American War
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorians marked the 125th anniversary of the war between American forces and Filipino nationalists that took place from 1899 to 1902. U.S. and Filipino dignitaries also unveiled a restored copy of the Philippine proclamation of independence. This event was hosted by the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Reel America: "A Better New York" - 1937
15 minutesThis Works Progress Administration film showed projects in New York including reservoir construction, improvement of parks and training technicians. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Congressional Investigations Exhibit
36 minutesCapitol Visitor Center curator Christine Blackerby took us through an exhibit looking at congressional investigations through the years, from Titanic to Watergate. She explained the steps in an investigation and showed us artifacts including a decoding machine used before Pearl Harbor, subpoenas to bank presidents after the 1929 stock market crash, and a security log from the Watergate complex.
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Congress Investigates: KKK Violence During Reconstruction
59 minutesIn 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.
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Lectures in History: The Development of the Early Republic
55 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Ronald Goodwin discussed the early Republic and how Americans tried to define equality and interpret the Constitution in the first decades of the United States. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: Remington Gun Manufacturing - 1969
35 minutesThis 1969 Remington Arms film showed how traditional gun making is aided by new technology. It was released as "One At A Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Steve Drummond, "The Watchdog"
1 hour, 0 minuteNPR's Steve Drummond told the story of Senator Harry Truman's bipartisan investigation of corruption during the World War II defense build-up. The author built his account on the records of the Truman Committee, oral histories, letters, and newspaper archives. The book's subtitle is "How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II."
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Reel America: Building the Interstate Highway System - 1956
30 minutesThis 1956 Dow Chemical film explained and promoted the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act by showing a fictional town impacted by the new highway system. It was released as "Highway Hearing." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lectures in History: The Development of the Early Republic
55 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Ronald Goodwin discussed the early Republic and how Americans tried to define equality and interpret the Constitution in the first decades of the United States. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: Remington Gun Manufacturing - 1969
35 minutesThis 1969 Remington Arms film showed how traditional gun making is aided by new technology. It was released as "One At A Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Steve Drummond, "The Watchdog"
1 hour, 0 minuteNPR's Steve Drummond told the story of Senator Harry Truman's bipartisan investigation of corruption during the World War II defense build-up. The author built his account on the records of the Truman Committee, oral histories, letters, and newspaper archives. The book's subtitle is "How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II."
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Reel America: Building the Interstate Highway System - 1956
30 minutesThis 1956 Dow Chemical film explained and promoted the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act by showing a fictional town impacted by the new highway system. It was released as "Highway Hearing." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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The Civil War: Edda Fields-Black on Harriet Tubman's Raid on the Confederacy
1 hour, 5 minutesCarnegie Mellon University professor Edda Fields-Black talked about Harriet Tubman's role in the 1863 Combahee River raid, a secret military mission against Confederates in South Carolina which rescued over 700 former slaves. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
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Mark Kelley, "An Uncommon Woman"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Mark Kelly talked about Lydia Hamilton Smith, a free mixed-race woman from Pennsylvania who was the housekeeper and companion of abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens. LancasterHistory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Science Reporter - Suited for Space" - 1966
35 minutesForty years ago, on July 1, 1976, President Gerald Ford spoke at the opening of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Leading up to the anniversary, Reel America is showcasing a series of NASA films. "Science Reporter: Suited for Space" is a half-hour 1966 NASA TV program - one of 13 produced in cooperation with MIT and WGBH Boston. This episode traces the development of space suits beginning with the Mercury program and ending with a look at a life support system prototype needed for the Apollo moon missions.
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125th Anniversary of the 1899 Philippine-American War
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorians marked the 125th anniversary of the war between American forces and Filipino nationalists that took place from 1899 to 1902. U.S. and Filipino dignitaries also unveiled a restored copy of the Philippine proclamation of independence. This event was hosted by the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Reel America: "A Better New York" - 1937
15 minutesThis Works Progress Administration film showed projects in New York including reservoir construction, improvement of parks and training technicians. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Congressional Investigations Exhibit
37 minutesCapitol Visitor Center curator Christine Blackerby took us through an exhibit looking at congressional investigations through the years, from Titanic to Watergate. She explained the steps in an investigation and showed us artifacts including a decoding machine used before Pearl Harbor, subpoenas to bank presidents after the 1929 stock market crash, and a security log from the Watergate complex.