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Ilyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife, recounted the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.

Howard Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. M…

Author Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.

This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945, surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender …

Jonna Mendez, former chief of disguise at the CIA, talked about her life and career overseas during the Cold War. This event was hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

Author Tom Wheeler talked about how Abraham Lincoln used the new technology of the telegraph to communicate directly with his Union generals and helped win the Civil War. The Virginia Center…

Jason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of Fabric of a Nation: A History with Skills and Sources, for the AP® US History Course, talked about the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam. …

In 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.

“In America, we respect and protect the fundamental right to free speech. ... I understand. That’s America. But there is no place on any campus in America--any place in America--for antisemi…

Author Rachel Swarns talked about the 272 enslaved people who were sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 to benefit what is now Georgetown University. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.…

Frank Aum of the U.S. Institute of Peace and historians Meghan Fitzpatrick, Nan Kim, and Brian Linn discussed the legacy and lasting impacts of the Korean War. This event was part of the 202…

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…

Author and journalist Howell Raines talked about Union soldiers from Alabama who aided General Sherman in his 1864 March to the Sea during the Civil War. The Montclair Public Library in New …

“It is an honor to welcome Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. to the Capitol,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during remarks at the Capitol where the late Korean War veteran was lyin…

McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. T…

What was President Eisenhower’s role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, det…

Bestselling author David Grann talked about a mutiny aboard the British naval ship The Wager off the coast of South America in the mid-18th century and the court martial that followed. This …

This animated short film was a cautionary tale designed to instruct service personnel about security. Part of a series, it was written by Dr. Seuss, voiced by Mel Blanc, and distributed by t…

Sheryl Sandberg, former chief operating officer of Facebook, interviewed gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege about sexual violence in war. This topic occurred followi…

On April 23, 1968, several hundred Columbia University students gathered to protest the Vietnam War and the university’s plan to build a gym on a public park. After tearing down a constructi…