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November 13, 2016
Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Peter Urban gave a tour of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City and showed how some 12 million…
February 28, 2021
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Bruce Goldfarb, author of 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics,…

November 30, 2014
Women in Congress, Part 1

House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs…
February 20, 2021
Stories from a U.S. Capitol Tour Guide

Capitol tour guide Robert Pohl shared some of his favorite unconventional stories with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.…

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Saturday
7:39AM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
8:02AM ESTMarion Cheek Jackson Center
8:09AM ESTMikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold War
9:00AM ESTLiveWinston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
10:00AM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
10:51AM ESTToledo War
11:00AM ESTAmerican Artifacts "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death"
11:50AM ESTExploring American Identity Through Costume
1:00PM ESTThe Presidency Elizabeth Powel - George Washington's Political Confidante
1:55PM ESTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln's Legend
3:00PM ESTWorld Wars I & II Firearms
4:00PM ESTBooknotes Mary Soames, "Winston and Clementine"
5:00PM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
5:47PM ESTGlass City
6:00PM ESTThe Civil War Teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
7:20PM ESTLegacy of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick"
8:00PM ESTWinston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
9:01PM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
9:52PM ESTReno Divorce Industry
10:00PM ESTReel America "Winston Churchill's Epic 'Iron Curtain' Speech" Portion
10:08PM ESTReel America Winston Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech - 1946
11:00PM ESTReel America "Communist Imperialism" - 1962
11:34PM ESTReel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959
11:50PM ESTStratobowl Balloon Flight
Sunday
12:00AM ESTWinston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
1:01AM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
2:00AM ESTBooknotes Mary Soames, "Winston and Clementine"
3:00AM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
3:48AM ESTSheridan WYO Rodeo
4:00AM ESTThe Civil War Teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
5:15AM ESTLegacy of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick"
6:00AM ESTWorld Wars I & II Firearms
7:00AM ESTFuture of American History Education
8:01AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Gretchen Sorin, "Driving While Black"
8:40AM ESTSex, Sexuality & Suffrage
9:46AM ESTCol. James M. Schoonmaker
10:00AM ESTThe Civil War John Brown and Abraham Lincoln
11:00AM ESTBlack Civil War Soldiers in Photographs
11:42AM ESTHistory of Gambling
12:00PM ESTLectures in History Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"
1:15PM ESTU.S. Policy Towards American Indians
2:00PM ESTWinston Churchill & Harry Truman Legacies
2:37PM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
3:00PM ESTGeorge Will on "Iron Curtain" Speech 75th Anniversary
3:38PM ESTUS Senator Paul Laxalt and Ronald Reagan
4:00PM ESTReel America "Winston Churchill's Epic 'Iron Curtain' Speech" Portion
4:08PM ESTReel America Winston Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech - 1946
5:00PM ESTReel America "Communist Imperialism" - 1962
5:35PM ESTReel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959
5:50PM ESTFort Meigs
6:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
6:30PM ESTPartisan Violence & American Elections
8:00PM ESTThe Presidency Heartland Presidents - Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower
9:22PM ESTThe Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt & George H.W. Bush Libraries
10:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
10:30PM ESTPartisan Violence & American Elections
Monday
12:00AM ESTThe Presidency Heartland Presidents - Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower
1:23AM ESTThe Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt & George H.W. Bush Libraries
2:01AM ESTReel America "Winston Churchill's Epic 'Iron Curtain' Speech" Portion
2:09AM ESTReel America Winston Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech - 1946
3:01AM ESTReel America "Communist Imperialism" - 1962
3:35AM ESTReel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959
3:50AM ESTMount Rushmore National Memorial
4:00AM ESTAmerican Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
4:30AM ESTPartisan Violence & American Elections
6:00AM ESTThe Presidency Heartland Presidents - Harry Truman & Dwight Eisenhower
7:22AM ESTThe Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt & George H.W. Bush Libraries
8:01AM ESTMikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold War
8:52AM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
9:44AM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
10:31AM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
11:52AM ESTMikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold War
12:43PM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
1:35PM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
2:22PM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
3:43PM ESTReel America "Whoever You Are" - 1946
4:03PM ESTMikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold War
4:55PM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
5:46PM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
6:33PM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
8:00PM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
9:23PM ESTThe Presidency Creating the Iraq Surge Strategy
11:15PM ESTThe Presidency Evaluating the Iraq Surge
Tuesday
12:29AM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1:10AM ESTReel America "Afghanistan, The Gallant Struggle" - 1981
1:31AM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1:52AM ESTThe Presidency Creating the Iraq Surge Strategy
3:44AM ESTThe Presidency Evaluating the Iraq Surge
5:39AM ESTReel America "Afghanistan, The Gallant Struggle" - 1981
6:00AM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
7:23AM ESTThe Presidency Creating the Iraq Surge Strategy
8:01PM ESTU.S. Policy Towards American Indians
8:47PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Muscogee Creek Nation Council House
9:29PM ESTThe Presidency Richard Nixon & the American Indian
10:58PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Seminole Nation Museum
11:36PM ESTWampanoag People
Wednesday
12:28AM ESTFort Lewis Indian School, 1892 - 1911"
1:28AM ESTReel America "Rebuilding Indian Country" - 1934
2:15AM ESTU.S. Policy Towards American Indians
3:03AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Muscogee Creek Nation Council House
3:46AM ESTThe Presidency Richard Nixon & the American Indian
5:17AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Seminole Nation Museum
5:57AM ESTWampanoag People
6:50AM ESTFort Lewis Indian School, 1892 - 1911"
7:53AM ESTReel America "Rebuilding Indian Country" - 1934
8:00PM ESTThe Civil War Teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
9:13PM ESTThe Civil War John Brown and Abraham Lincoln
10:12PM ESTThe Civil War Abraham Lincoln and 1860-61 Presidential Transition
11:19PM ESTThe Civil War Abraham Lincoln's Second Inauguration
Thursday
12:14AM ESTThe Civil War Harriet Tubman's Life & Legacy
1:12AM ESTThe Civil War Teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
2:29AM ESTThe Civil War John Brown and Abraham Lincoln
3:31AM ESTThe Civil War Abraham Lincoln and 1860-61 Presidential Transition
4:41AM ESTThe Civil War Abraham Lincoln's Second Inauguration
5:39AM ESTThe Civil War Harriet Tubman's Life & Legacy
8:00PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Sheila Tate, "Lady in Red"
9:01PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Charlotte Waisman & Jill Tietjen, "Her Story"
9:44PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Kirstin Downey, "The Woman Behind the New Deal"
10:15PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Jeanne Theoharis, "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"
Friday
12:34AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Candice Shy Hooper, "Lincoln's Generals' Wives"
1:19AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Sheila Tate, "Lady in Red"
2:18AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Charlotte Waisman & Jill Tietjen, "Her Story"
2:58AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Kirstin Downey, "The Woman Behind the New Deal"
3:26AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Jeanne Theoharis, "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"
5:38AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Candice Shy Hooper, "Lincoln's Generals' Wives"
8:00PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Kara Dixon Vuic, "The Girls Next Door"
8:42PM ESTReel America "USO - 30 Years of Service" - 1971
9:11PM ESTReel America "Peace, Togetherness & Sammy - Sammy Davis Jr.'s Tour of Vietnam" - 1972
9:36PM ESTReel America "Religious Emphasis Day in Philadelphia" - 1958

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