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In 1994, top tobacco industry CEOs testified before the House that they didn’t believe nicotine was addictive. Two years later, they found themselves under federal investigation for potentia…

Author Hannibal Johnson talked about the Tulsa Race Massacre and its impact on American history.

Historians debated the meaning of neoliberalism and talked about changing policies and the trend of privatization for local governments, welfare programs, and the education system. This prog…

Cindy Hahamovitch, former president of the Labor and Working-Class History Association, talked about the history of labor and immigration. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization…

Historians talked about eras where Americans' sexual orientation and gender identity became workplace issues. They discussed cases of discrimination, changes in employment law, and the role …

Historians Allen Guelzo, Michelle Krowl, Dana Shoaf, Melissa Winn, and Jonathan White discussed soldiers and civilians who died in the Civil War. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum h…

The Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum added narration to archival film, photographs and audio recordings to tell the story of FDR during World …

What was FDR’s relationship with the Supreme Court he created -- having appointed seven of nine justices -- and did the court reflect his wartime vision? Author Cliff Sloan provided some ans…

This 1967 U.S. Army film described the physical fitness programs soldiers go through during basic and advanced individual training and its importance for all levels of combat. Reel America i…

University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson discussed the contest for control of Atlantic sea routes during World War II. The University of Notre Dame is located in I…

History professors Tarak Barkawi (Johns Hopkins University), David Cline (San Diego State University), Suzy Kim (Rutgers University), and John McManus (Missouri University of Science and Tec…

Foreign Affairs Magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960-61. This event …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson presided over a U.S. Capitol ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to “Rosie the Riveters” for their World War II service on the home front. Mae Kr…

The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., marked the upcoming 250th anniversary (1776-2026) of the American Revolution with a look at the new nation’s economic foundations. This…

The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., marked the upcoming 250th anniversary (1776-2026) of the American Revolution with a look at the new nation’s economic foundations. This…

Journalist Antonia Hylton looked at one of the last segregated asylums and the role of race and mental health treatment in the Jim Crow south. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C…

Virginia Center for Civil War Studies director Paul Quigley talked about the role newspapers played in dispersing information and serving as a forum for the national debate over slavery in a…

This newsreel style film toured Washington, D.C. during World War II and described how the city has changed with an influx of workers and government entities supporting the war effort. Reel …

Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis’s views on law, politics, and government and how they connected to his Christian beliefs. This lecture took place at the Acton I…

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa, hosted a conference highlighting the life and work of first lady Lou Henry Hoover (1929-33). This discussion featured…