Recent Events
(1961 - 1970 of 2003)
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 »
AHTV: Doris Goodwin On “Team of Rivals"
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Washington, DC
Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about her book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” She described President Lincoln's relationships with three men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom had been his opponents for the Republican nomination in 1860.More Info »
AHTV: National Constitution Center: Aristocracy & the Founders
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Washington, DC
Titles of nobility are banned in the Constitution. Yet the Founding Fathers shared some elements of the aristocracy despite believing that all men are created equal. The topic of the Founders and their beliefs about the aristocracy was explored recently at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.More Info »
AHTV: Tom Wicker On The Character Of President Richard M. Nixon
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
In the fourth of ten lectures examining the character and leadership of presidents of the past 50 years, Mr. Wicker discussed the life and presidency of Richard M. Nixon.More Info »
AHTV: Anniversary of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
Panelists discussed the impact of Thomas Paine's Common Sense and his role in U.S. history, and how his views apply today. Paine read from his pamphlet and talked about his political beliefs.More Info »
AHTV: New York Historical Society On Roosevelt's Advisors
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history. The National Constitution Center hosted three historians who spoke about the crucial role his advisors played in coping with the Great Depression.More Info »
AHTV: National Archives With Elizabeth McIntosh
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
During World War II, war correspondent Elizabeth McIntosh was recruited to join the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to run morale operations against the Japanese, and later became an employee of the CIA. McIntosh spoke about her life and that of other undercover women at the National Archives in Washington.More Info »