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Bay of Pigs 60th Anniversary

Sixty years ago, on April 17, 1961, a force of more than 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched an invasion at the Bay of Pigs on…
April 18, 2021
Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway Oral History Interview

Joseph Galloway was a journalist for United Press International during the Vietnam War. In this interview conducted by…

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April 19, 2015
House Where Lincoln Died

James Swanson, author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, gave a tour of the Petersen House, where President…
April 10, 2021
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite and Public Opinion

On February 27, 1968, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite closed a special report on Vietnam with a pessimistic assessment of the U.S. war effort. Mr.…

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Saturday
8:01AM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
8:29AM EDTReel America "Cuba, Bay of Pigs" - 1964
9:00AM EDTLiveBay of Pigs 60th Anniversary
10:25AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
11:00AM EDTEditorial Cartoonist Bill Mauldin's Life & Work
11:55AM EDTStratobowl Balloon Flight
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency President George W. Bush Economic Address to Congress
1:00PM EDTThe Presidency President Barack Obama Economic Address to Congress
1:59PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
3:30PM EDTAmerican Artifacts U.S. Botanic Garden History
4:01PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Linda Greenhouse, "The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right"
4:59PM EDTJames Baker & the End of the Cold War
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Reflections on Civil War History
7:10PM EDTNovelist Horatio Alger, Jr.
8:00PM EDTBay of Pigs 60th Anniversary
9:00PM EDTHispanic American Soldiers in World War II
10:00PM EDTReel America "Cuba, Bay of Pigs" - 1964
10:29PM EDTJohn F. Kennedy Speech to American Society of Newspaper Editors
10:42PM EDTReel America Universal Newsreels on Cuba, 1959-1961
10:59PM EDTReel America "Cuba - The Battle of America" - 1960
Sunday
12:00AM EDTBay of Pigs 60th Anniversary
1:00AM EDTHispanic American Soldiers in World War II
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Linda Greenhouse, "The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right"
3:00AM EDTJames Baker & the End of the Cold War
4:00AM EDTThe Civil War Reflections on Civil War History
5:10AM EDTNovelist Horatio Alger, Jr.
6:00AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
7:30AM EDTAmerican Artifacts U.S. Botanic Garden History
8:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Claire Gaudiani "Generosity Unbound"
9:25AM EDTGeorge Washington & Washington, D.C.
10:00AM EDTThe Civil War Confederate Boat Burners on the Mississippi
11:15AM EDTEarly 20th Century Women Explorers
12:00PM EDTLectures in History Vietnam, Walter Cronkite & Public Opinion
1:00PM EDTChurchill, Truman & the "Iron Curtain" Speech
2:00PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway
3:42PM EDTHistory of the Black Hills
4:00PM EDTReel America "Cuba, Bay of Pigs" - 1964
4:28PM EDTJohn F. Kennedy Speech to American Society of Newspaper Editors
4:42PM EDTReel America Universal Newsreels on Cuba, 1959-1961
4:59PM EDTReel America "Cuba - The Battle of America" - 1960
5:50PM EDTCrazy Horse Memorial
6:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts The House Where Lincoln Died
6:30PM EDTYoung Americans' Reponse to the Nazi Threat
7:10PM EDTFrederick Douglass in Ireland
7:47PM EDTGlass City
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Holocaust
8:37PM EDTThe Presidency Dwight D. Eisenhower - "Champion of Peace"
9:23PM EDTThe Presidency President Nixon Address on Vietnam War
9:45PM EDTRufus Edmisten & Richard Nixon's Impeachment
10:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts The House Where Lincoln Died
10:30PM EDTYoung Americans' Reponse to the Nazi Threat
11:10PM EDTFrederick Douglass in Ireland
11:47PM EDTGlass City
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Holocaust
12:37AM EDTThe Presidency Dwight D. Eisenhower - "Champion of Peace"
1:23AM EDTThe Presidency President Nixon Address on Vietnam War
1:44AM EDTRufus Edmisten & Richard Nixon's Impeachment
2:01AM EDTReel America "Cuba, Bay of Pigs" - 1964
2:30AM EDTJohn F. Kennedy Speech to American Society of Newspaper Editors
2:43AM EDTReel America Universal Newsreels on Cuba, 1959-1961
3:00AM EDTReel America "Cuba - The Battle of America" - 1960
3:51AM EDTBattle of Fallen Timbers
4:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts The House Where Lincoln Died
4:30AM EDTYoung Americans' Reponse to the Nazi Threat
5:10AM EDTFrederick Douglass in Ireland
5:50AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway
7:31AM EDTWillard-Dempsey Fight
7:35AM EDTThe Presidency President Nixon Address on Vietnam War
8:00AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran Milton Jones
9:30AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen
11:00AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War POW Leon Ellis
12:29PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
1:57PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran Milton Jones
3:27PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen
4:57PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War POW Leon Ellis
6:26PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
7:53PM EDTHistory of UNC
8:00PM EDTDouglas MacArthur's Military Career
8:52PM EDTHistory of Hawaii & The Life of Queen Liliuokalani
10:02PM EDTThe Presidency Theodore Roosevelt's Life & Legacy
10:53PM EDTJohnny Carson & Political Humor
11:37PM EDTHumorist Art Buchwald & Political Satire
Tuesday
12:13AM EDTNovelist Horatio Alger, Jr.
1:03AM EDTDouglas MacArthur's Military Career
1:55AM EDTHistory of Hawaii & The Life of Queen Liliuokalani
3:05AM EDTThe Presidency Theodore Roosevelt's Life & Legacy
3:56AM EDTJohnny Carson & Political Humor
4:40AM EDTHumorist Art Buchwald & Political Satire
5:16AM EDTNovelist Horatio Alger, Jr.
6:06AM EDTDouglas MacArthur's Military Career
6:58AM EDTThe Presidency Theodore Roosevelt's Life & Legacy
7:49AM EDTBasque Culture in Nevada
8:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts The House Where Lincoln Died
8:28PM EDTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln's Legend
9:27PM EDTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln's Legend
10:25PM EDTThe Presidency Portraying Abraham Lincoln
11:24PM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Mary Todd Lincoln
Wednesday
1:10AM EDTAmerican Artifacts The House Where Lincoln Died
1:38AM EDTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln's Legend
2:37AM EDTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln's Legend
3:35AM EDTThe Presidency Portraying Abraham Lincoln
4:34AM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Mary Todd Lincoln
8:00PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran Clyde Romero
9:40PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway
11:21PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran David Taylor
Thursday
12:55AM EDTOral Histories Red Cross "Donut Dolly" Camilla Meyerson
2:13AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran Clyde Romero
3:53AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway
5:34AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran David Taylor
6:54AM EDTOral Histories Red Cross "Donut Dolly" Camilla Meyerson
8:00PM EDTReel America "Cuba, Bay of Pigs" - 1964
8:42PM EDTReel America Universal Newsreels on Cuba, 1959-1961
8:59PM EDTReel America "Cuba - The Battle of America" - 1960
9:49PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Jim Rasenberger, "The Brilliant Disaster"
10:48PM EDTAttempts to Overthrow Cuban Leader Fidel Castro
Friday
1:00AM EDTReel America "Cuba, Bay of Pigs" - 1964
1:42AM EDTReel America Universal Newsreels on Cuba, 1959-1961
1:59AM EDTReel America "Cuba - The Battle of America" - 1960
2:49AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Jim Rasenberger, "The Brilliant Disaster"
3:48AM EDTAttempts to Overthrow Cuban Leader Fidel Castro
8:00PM EDT1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
9:08PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins & Early Days
9:28PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins of the Modern Game
9:55PM EDTBoston Red Sox & World War II
10:55PM EDTBaseball & American Cities
11:52PM EDT1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
Saturday
1:10AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins & Early Days
1:29AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins of the Modern Game
1:56AM EDTBoston Red Sox & World War II
2:56AM EDTBaseball & American Cities
3:53AM EDT1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
5:02AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins & Early Days
5:21AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins of the Modern Game
5:48AM EDTBoston Red Sox & World War II
6:49AM EDTBaseball & American Cities
8:00AM EDT19th Century Irish Immigration
9:10AM EDTStories from a U.S. Capitol Tour Guide
10:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts The House Where Lincoln Died
10:30AM EDTYoung Americans' Reponse to the Nazi Threat
11:10AM EDTFrederick Douglass in Ireland
11:46AM EDTGlass City
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Holocaust
12:40PM EDTThe Presidency Dwight D. Eisenhower - "Champion of Peace"
1:25PM EDTThe Presidency President Nixon Address on Vietnam War
1:45PM EDTReno Divorce Industry
2:00PM EDTOral Histories Red Cross "Donut Dolly" Camilla Meyerson
3:25PM EDTReel America "Where Dreams Come True" - 1979
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Mona Charen, "Sex Matters"
4:55PM EDTThe Iran Hostage Crisis & U.S. - Iran Relations
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Lives of Civil War Veterans
7:00PM EDTOkinawa & Survival of China During World War II
8:00PM EDTLectures in History 1864 Presidential Election
9:18PM EDTAmerican History TV

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