Recent Events
(1861 - 1870 of 1909)
AHTV: Discussion on Murdered Wall Street Journal Correspondent Daniel Pearl
Saturday, January 23, 2010 Washington, DC
Following introductions by Ms. Gelber and Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rosenbaum interviewed Mr. Levy about his book, “Who Killed Daniel Pearl?” In the book, the Mr. Levy investigates the death of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl at the hands of terrorists in Pakistan.More Info »
AHTV: Mariane Pearl, "A Mighty Heart"
Saturday, January 23, 2010 Washington, DC
Mrs. Pearl talked about her book, A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. In the book, Mrs. Pearl describes her life following the abduction and murder of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.More Info »
AHTV: Interpreting the Narrative of Venture Smith
Saturday, January 23, 2010 Washington, DC
Venture Smith was a freed slave who went on to become a successful property owner and businessman in the mid 1700’s. The following program looks at how the narrative of Smith is taught in schools.More Info »
AHTV: Venture Smith Interview
Saturday, January 23, 2010 Washington, DC
It is estimated that in 1739, Venture Smith was captured in West Africa and taken to New England where he would spend the next 25-years as a slave. He purchased his freedom in 1765 and would become a property owner and successful businessman. A conference about his life was held recently in Hartford, Connecticut.More Info »
AHTV: National Archives Event On When Nixon Met Elvis
Sunday, January 17, 2010 Washington, DC
A photograph of Elvis Presley meeting Richard Nixon at the White House is the single most requested photo from the National Archives. To commemorate Presley’s 75th birthday, a discussion about the infamous event was held recently by two who were present almost forty-years ago.More Info »
AHTV: Richard Carwardine Lecture on Lincoln’s Humor
Sunday, January 17, 2010 Washington, DC
Humor during the age of Abraham Lincoln was a recent topic at The Lincoln Forum Symposium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Portions of this resentation contain offensive language but is in context of the Civil War era.More Info »
AHTV: Fmr. Sen. George McGovern Oral History
Saturday, January 16, 2010 Washington, DC
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is conducting oral histories to record the experiences of World War II veterans and those Americans living and working on the Home Front. Fmr. Sen. George McGovern(D-SD) recalls volunteering for the United States Army Air Forces after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.More Info »
AHTV: Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights On Venture Smith Life
Saturday, January 16, 2010 Washington, DC
The true story of the slave “Venture Smith” was recounted in his personal narrative published in 1798. After Venture was captured in Africa, he was taken to New England where he would spend the next 25-years as a slave. He purchased his freedom in 1765 and would become a property owner and successful businessman.More Info »
AHTV: Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights hosts an event on Venture Smith
Saturday, January 16, 2010 Washington, DC
It is estimated that in 1739, Venture Smith was captured in West Africa and taken to New England where he would spend the next 25-years as a slave. He purchased his freedom in 1765 and would become a property owner and successful businessman. Historians believe they have discovered one of Venture’s properties in Connecticut.More Info »
AHTV: Elizabeth Leonard On “Lincoln's Avengers"
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Washington, DC
Elizabeth Leonard talked about her book, “Lincoln's Avengers: Justice, Revenge, and Reunion after the Civil War.” In the book she explored the role of Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt in the investigations and trials that followed President Lincoln's assassination.More Info »