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June 2, 2017
Japanese Perspective on the Battle of Midway

Author Anthony Tully gave the Japanese perspective on the Battle of Midway. The battle took place June 4-7, 1942, in the…
June 18, 2017
Slavery, Martha Washington, and Dolley Madison

Marie Jenkins Schwartz talked about her book, Ties That Bound: Founding First Ladies and Slaves. She focused on how…

June 25, 2017
President Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech

Speechwriter Peter Robinson and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt recall President Reagan’s Berlin Wall speech and trip to…
June 24, 2017
Shenandoah Valley and the Civil War, Part 2

Historians responded to audience questions on the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. Topics included the burning of…

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Saturday
8:00AM EDTThe Palestinian People Do Have Rights
9:05AM EDTCalifornia Gold Rush Fires and Floods
10:20AM EDTHeurich Brewing Company
11:00AM EDTPresident Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
12:25PM EDTJohn Quincy Adams and Slavery
2:00PM EDTPreserving Lafayette's Carriage
3:00PM EDTAfrican-American Poet Phillis Wheatley
4:00PM EDTNever Been a Time
5:00PM EDTSpecial Forces in Cold War Berlin
6:00PM EDTNew York City During the Civil War
7:05PM EDTLife and Legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger
8:00PM EDTHistory of Diet and Nutrition Guidelines
10:30PM EDTWatergate Break-In 45th Anniversary
Sunday
12:00AM EDTHistory of Diet and Nutrition Guidelines
2:00AM EDTNever Been a Time
3:00AM EDTSpecial Forces in Cold War Berlin
4:00AM EDTThe Palestinian People Do Have Rights
4:55AM EDTCalifornia Gold Rush Fires and Floods
6:35AM EDTPresident Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
8:00AM EDTBlack Gotham
9:30AM EDTLead-Up to the Battle of Midway
10:00AM EDTDisbanding the Remnants of Lee's Army
10:37AM EDTShenandoah Valley and the Civil War, Part 2
11:30AM EDTMid-20th Century American Oil Interests
1:00PM EDTSpecial Forces in Cold War Berlin
4:30PM EDTWatergate Break-In 45th Anniversary
6:00PM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution Archaeology
6:45PM EDT1917 Selective Service Act and the Draft
10:00PM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution Archaeology
10:45PM EDT1917 Selective Service Act and the Draft
Monday
6:00AM EDTLead-Up to the Battle of Midway
6:45AM EDTMid-20th Century American Oil Interests
8:00AM EDTSpecial Forces in Cold War Berlin
9:00AM EDTNew York City During the Civil War
11:00AM EDTPresidency of Andrew Jackson
11:55AM EDTManhattan Project
1:50PM EDTNurses in the Army
2:20PM EDTThe Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson
2:45PM EDT1917 Selective Service Act and the Draft
3:55PM EDTHome Front 1917-1919
4:15PM EDTCommunism and Socialism
5:20PM EDTJustice Thurgood Marshall's Legacy
8:00PM EDTMen of Bronze
9:00PM EDTOn the Firing Line with the Germans
11:00PM EDTMen of Bronze
Tuesday
12:00AM EDTOn the Firing Line with the Germans
2:00AM EDTSpecial Forces in Cold War Berlin
3:00AM EDTNew York City During the Civil War
5:00AM EDTPresidency of Andrew Jackson
5:55AM EDTManhattan Project
7:50AM EDTLegacy of Slavery at Universities
8:00AM EDTPresident James Madison's Life and Career
8:50AM EDTConversation with Lynne Cheney
9:35AM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution, Part 2
10:00AM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution Opening Ceremony
11:40AM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution, Part 1
12:10PM EDTIdeals of the Founding Fathers
1:03PM EDTConversation with David McCullough
1:55PM EDTFrance and Spain During the American Revolution
3:20PM EDTSecond Bank Portrait Gallery
4:10PM EDTRelationship Between Washington and Hamilton
5:35PM EDTStatue of Liberty National Monument
6:00PM EDTBehind the TV Series "Underground"
6:50PM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution, Part 1
7:30PM EDTSlavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
8:00PM EDTIdeals of the Founding Fathers
8:53PM EDTConversation with David McCullough
9:45PM EDTPresident James Madison's Life and Career
10:35PM EDTConversation with Lynne Cheney
11:20PM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution Opening Ceremony
Wednesday
1:00AM EDTStatue of Liberty National Monument
1:30AM EDTSlavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
2:00AM EDTRelationship Between Washington and Hamilton
3:25AM EDTSecond Bank Portrait Gallery
4:15AM EDTFrance and Spain During the American Revolution
5:40AM EDTReassessing George Washington's Birthplace
7:15AM EDTMuseum of the American Revolution Archaeology

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