This 1975 film from NASA included experts, including astronomer Carl Sagan, considering the implications of the possible existence of intelligent life beyond Earth. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
C-SPAN's American History TV visited the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. April marks the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, which was the U.S. effort to rebuild parts of Europe after World War II.
This 1963 U.S. Information Department film captured the spirit of Americana at the Texas State Fair, with its amusements, competitions of agricultural products and cattle, and exhibits of new farm equipment. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
In 1987, House & Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
This 1958 National Association of Broadcasters' film depicted the history of radio and the role it has played in American life. It was released as "Hear and Now." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
Author Michael Worden discussed the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis, an African American man hanged on accusation of assaulting a white woman in Port Jervis, New York. The D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, New York, hosted this event.
Author Andrew Wehrman discussed how inoculation became a sought-after medical procedure in the 18th century and helped American colonists achieve independence from Great Britain. The American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
This 1951 Armed Forces Information Service film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
In 1987, House & Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
This 1958 National Association of Broadcasters' film depicted the history of radio and the role it has played in American life. It was released as "Hear and Now." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
Author Michael Worden discussed the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis, an African American man hanged on accusation of assaulting a white woman in Port Jervis, New York. The D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, New York, hosted this event.
Author Andrew Wehrman discussed how inoculation became a sought-after medical procedure in the 18th century and helped American colonists achieve independence from Great Britain. The American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
This 1951 Armed Forces Information Service film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
In 1987, House & Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
This 1958 National Association of Broadcasters' film depicted the history of radio and the role it has played in American life. It was released as "Hear and Now." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
Author Michael Worden discussed the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis, an African American man hanged on accusation of assaulting a white woman in Port Jervis, New York. The D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, New York, hosted this event.
McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
This 1951 Armed Forces Information Service film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
In 1987, House & Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
Author Michael Worden discussed the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis, an African American man hanged on accusation of assaulting a white woman in Port Jervis, New York. The D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, New York, hosted this event.
Author Andrew Wehrman discussed how inoculation became a sought-after medical procedure in the 18th century and helped American colonists achieve independence from Great Britain. The American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
This 1951 Armed Forces Information Service film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.