Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” was published fifty years ago on February 19th, 1963.  Michigan State University history professor Kirsten Fermaglich, who is the co-editor of a new critical edition of the seminal book, discusses the legacy and importance of Friedan, her contributions to the feminist movement, and how ideas in “The Feminine Mystique” relate to other social justice struggles of the 1960s. Rowan University in New Jersey hosted this event.

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On March 3, 1913 - the day before President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration - over 5000 women paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House in a demonstration for the right to vote. American History TV attended a centennial celebration of the event and interviewed organizers, participants, and historians about the women’s suffrage movement. The aniversary event was organized by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, whose original 22 founders marched in the parade.

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Iver Bernstein discusses the causes and consequences of the New York City Draft Riots of mid-July 1863, that resulted from the federal draft for additional troops to fight in the war. Mr. Bernstein spoke at the U.S. Capitol Historical Society’s 2012 Civil War Symposium.

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Open for business in 1861 and located about six blocks from the capitol building, the United States Government Printing Office still prints the Congressional Record each day that the House and Senate are in session. We visited to learn the history of GPO and to see some of their historic printing jobs, including the "Official Records of the War of the Rebellion," which took twenty years to print, and the twenty-seven volume "Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President Kennedy."

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Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) released her 2014 budget resolution for mark up Wednesday. It included significant tax increases on top of the $620 billion tax hike from the fiscal cliff deal.

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Army Major General Robert B. Abrams spoke to reporters via video conferencing from Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Administration officials in charge of food safety testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and related agencies.

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Pentagon Spokesman George Little discussed a number of topics with the press during Tuesday's briefing. They include Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s recent trip to Afghanistan, North Korea’s threats to the U.S. & South Korea, sequestration and reviews concerning sexual assaults in the military and the Distinguished Warfare Medal. 

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House Budget Cmte. Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other GOP members on the budget committee release their proposal for a FY2014 budget. Rep. Ryan says his proposal will balance the budget in ten years and his calculations are based on repealing the Obama health care act.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee last week passed a bill on gun trafficking largely along party lines.Today, the Committee continues its work on marking up additional gun legislation.

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