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 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…
August 6, 2017
Harry Truman and Celebrities

Truman Presidential Library archivist David Clark talked about former President Harry S. Truman’s relationships with…

TV Schedule

This Week

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Wednesday
8:01PM EDTConversation with Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
8:59PM EDTAbraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
10:02PM EDTCivil War, World War I, and "Total War"
11:03PM EDTConversation with Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
Thursday
12:01AM EDTAbraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
1:04AM EDTCivil War, World War I, and "Total War"
2:04AM EDTConversation with Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
3:03AM EDTAbraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
4:06AM EDTCivil War, World War I, and "Total War"
5:06AM EDTConversation with Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
6:04AM EDTAbraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
7:07AM EDTCivil War, World War I, and "Total War"
8:08AM EDTConversation with Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
9:06AM EDTAbraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
10:09AM EDTCivil War, World War I, and "Total War"
8:00PM EDTPresident James Buchanan and Southern Secession
9:05PM EDTUnion General Henry Halleck
9:55PM EDTGeneral George Armstrong Custer's Trials
10:55PM EDTPolitical Cartoonist Thomas Nast
Friday
12:00AM EDTConfederate General Braxton Bragg
1:05AM EDTBattles of Robert E. Lee
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
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
4:00AM EDTSmithsonian Institution Castle
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
7:00PM EDT1967 Newark "Rebellion"
8:00PM EDTTruman Administration and Latin America
8:45PM EDTSlavery and American Independence
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

Most Recent American History TV Videos

August 5, 2017
General Robert E. Lee's Antietam Defense

Kevin Pawlak, author of Shepherdstown in the Civil War: One Vast Confederate Hospital, talked about General Robert E. Lee’s…
May 20, 2017
Leadership of Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby

Eric Buckland talked about the leadership qualities and military exploits of Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby. After…
June 3, 2017
Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Leadership

William “Jack” Davis compared the upbringings and leadership skills of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate…
May 27, 2017
Human Side of Civil War Leadership

Ralph Peters talked about the human side of several Civil War leaders, such as Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and…

August 5, 2017
Geneneral Stonewall Jackson's Stand at Second Manassas

Dan Welch, co-author of The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863, talked about General Stonewall Jackson’s…
August 5, 2017
Army of The Cumberland's Defense at Stones River

Chris Kolakowski, author of The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat, talked about the Army of the…
August 5, 2017
Union General Lew Wallace's Monocacy Defense

Ryan Quint, author of Determined to Stand and Fight: The Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864, talked about Union General Lew Wallace’s…
August 5, 2017
General Robert E. Lee's North Anna River Defense

Chris Mackowski, author of Strike Them a Blow: Battle Along the North Anna River, talked about General Robert E. Lee’s North Anna…