Upcoming Programs

August 19, 2017
The Battle of China

Why We Fight: The Battle of China is a 1944 U.S. Office of War Information film that surveys the geography, people, and…
August 20, 2017
Alexander Hamilton's Views on National Debt

Political economy professor Robert Wright imagines how Alexander Hamilton would address 21st century U.S. debt.

Featured Programs

August 12, 2017
Holocaust Survivor Estelle Laughlin

Holocaust survivor Estelle Laughlin recalls how she survived in her book, Transcending Darkness: A Girl’s Journey Out of the…
August 13, 2017
Smithsonian Institution Castle

Richard Stamm and Steve Berry gave a tour and talked about the history of the Smithsonian Castle, which was completed in…

TV Schedule

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Friday
4:03AM EDTGeneral George Armstrong Custer's Trials
5:05AM EDTPolitical Cartoonist Thomas Nast
6:10AM EDTConfederate General Braxton Bragg
7:15AM EDTBattles of Robert E. Lee
8:16AM EDTPresident James Buchanan and Southern Secession
9:22AM EDTUnion General Henry Halleck
8:00PM EDTUnion General George G. Meade
9:25PM EDTConfederate Jesse James
10:40PM EDTCivil War Naval Ships in Hampton Roads
11:35PM EDTEscaped Union Prisoners Of War
Saturday
8:00AM EDTGive Yourself the Green Light
8:25AM EDTFreedom of the American Road
9:05AM EDTMemorializing Salem
10:25AM EDTSmithsonian Institution Castle
11:05AM EDTDeclaration of Independence Manuscript Discovery
12:30PM EDTPresident Truman's Latin American Legacy
1:55PM EDTPost-1967 Newark "Rebellion" Leadership
3:00PM EDT1967 Newark "Rebellion" Aftermath
4:00PM EDT19 Weeks
4:45PM EDTKorean War Remembered
6:00PM EDTCivil War, World War I, and "Total War"
7:00PM EDTEscaped Union Prisoners Of War
8:00PM EDTWorld War II Leadership
10:00PM EDTThe Battle of China
11:05PM EDTLate 19th Century Violence in the Ozarks
Sunday
12:00AM EDTWorld War II Leadership
2:00AM EDT19 Weeks
2:45AM EDTKorean War Remembered
4:00AM EDTSmithsonian Institution Castle
4:50AM EDTEliza Schuyler Hamilton and the Schuyler Mansion
5:55AM EDTPost-1967 Newark "Rebellion" Leadership
7:00AM EDT1967 Newark "Rebellion" Aftermath
8:00AM EDTNeptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
9:10AM EDTHolocaust Survivor Estelle Laughlin
10:15AM EDTUnion Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs
11:30AM EDTAlexander Hamilton's Views on National Debt
12:45PM EDTAmericans with Disabilities Act 27th Anniversary
2:00PM EDTShasta Dam
2:12PM EDTTitan Missile Museum
2:26PM EDTMiller Center and the First Year Project
2:55PM EDTSlavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
3:24PM EDTComputer History Museum
3:35PM EDTNational World War I Museum and Memorial, Part 2
4:00PM EDTThe Battle of China
5:05PM EDTLate 19th Century Violence in the Ozarks
6:00PM EDTSt. Elizabeths Hospital
7:00PM EDT1967 Newark "Rebellion"
8:00PM EDTTruman Administration and Latin America
8:45PM EDTSlavery and American Independence
10:00PM EDTSt. Elizabeths Hospital
11:00PM EDT1967 Newark "Rebellion"
Monday
12:00AM EDTTruman Administration and Latin America
12:45AM EDTSlavery and American Independence
2:00AM EDTThe Battle of China
3:03AM EDTLate 19th Century Violence in the Ozarks
4:00AM EDTShasta Dam
4:12AM EDTTitan Missile Museum
4:26AM EDTMiller Center and the First Year Project
4:55AM EDTSlavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
5:24AM EDTComputer History Museum
5:35AM EDTNational World War I Museum and Memorial, Part 2
6:00AM EDTUnion Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs
6:55AM EDTAlexander Hamilton's Views on National Debt
8:00PM EDT1790 Congressional Debate on Slavery and Race
9:00PM EDTPartisan Politics and the Legacy of Newt Gingrich
10:25PM EDTWatergate Break-In 45th Anniversary
Tuesday
8:00PM EDTWomen of the White House
9:05PM EDTFirst Lady Florence Harding
10:15PM EDTChallenges After Women's Suffrage
Wednesday
12:05AM EDTAfrican-American Poet Phillis Wheatley
1:00AM EDTDivisions in Modern Women's Movement
8:00PM EDTSalem Witch Trials 101
9:10PM EDTSalem Witch Trials Legal Documents Project
10:30PM EDTSalem's "Witch City" Notoriety
Thursday
12:00AM EDTMemorializing Salem
8:00PM EDTJohn F. Kennedy's White House Campaign
9:30PM EDTJohn Quincy Adams and Slavery
10:45PM EDTNixon White House Recollections
11:50PM EDTJames Monroe's Life and Legacy

Most Recent American History TV Videos

June 10, 2017
Union General Henry Halleck

Historian John Marszalek, author of Commander of All Lincoln’s Armies: A Life of General Henry W. Halleck, talked about the…
June 10, 2017
President James Buchanan and Southern Secession

History professors John Quist and Michael Birkner talked about President James Buchanan’s time in office and his…
June 10, 2017
Battles of Robert E. Lee

Washington and Lee University history professor Barton Myers talked about Confederate General Robert E. Lee. This talk…
June 10, 2017
Confederate General Braxton Bragg

Lincoln Memorial University history professor Earl Hess talked about the career and reputation of Confederate general…

June 10, 2017
Political Cartoonist Thomas Nast

Fiona Deans Halloran, author of Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons, talked about the cartoonist best…
June 10, 2017
General George Armstrong Custer's Trials

Historian T.J. Stiles, author of Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America, talked about General…
August 17, 2017
Don't Be a Sucker

Produced by the Department of War in 1947, this dramatized film uses the experience of a Hungarian American to warn…
August 16, 2017
Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address

Professor Martin Johnson talked about Lincoln’s planning for and writing of the Gettysburg Address, which was given at…