Previews of AHTV's April 18-19 Programming

"The End of the Civil War" - LIVE Saturday 8:45am - 4:30pm ET; Re-Airs 6pm ET

American History TV will be live from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for an all-day conference on the end of the Civil War hosted by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. A few of the speakers and topics are:

· Harold Holzer and James McPherson on the Confederate Surrenders and Lincoln Assassination

· Edward Ayers and Caroline Janney on the "Lost Cause"

· John Neff and Joan Waugh on the Union Cause

· Barbara Gannon and Fitzhugh Brundage on African American memory of the Civil War

President Lincoln's Assassination: 150 Years Later - Sunday 8am & 10pm ET

Coverage of commemorative events marking the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination, including:

· The Newseum exhibit of New York Herald special editions published on April 14 and 15, 1865, which show how the news unfolded after the president was shot.

· The "Silent Witnesses" exhibit at Ford's Theatre & the National Museum of American History, featuring a collection of assassination artifacts.

· A tour of the Petersen House where President Lincoln died on April 15, 1865.

· First person accounts of the assassination from "living historians" in Civil War-era costumes on Tenth Street in front of Ford's Theatre.

· Interviews with James Swanson, author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, and David Reynolds, editor of Lincoln's Selected Writings.

· A wreath-laying ceremony on the Petersen House steps at the exact moment of Lincoln's death 150 years later.

Reel America: Presidential Campaign Announcements - 1964 & 1972 - Sunday 4pm ET

Hillary Clinton officially entered the 2016 presidential campaign last weekend. Reel America will feature two previous presidential campaign announcements:

· From 1964, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine), the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House and Senate

· From 1972, Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-New York), the first African American U.S. congresswoman.

First Ladies: Influence & Image - Martha Washington - Sunday 8pm ET

C-SPAN's First Ladies series returns on American History TV each Sunday at 8 pm ET through December 13. The original feature series tells the stories of America's 45 First Ladies through conversations with top experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from viewers. This Sunday it's Martha Washington.