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Pearl Harbor and African American Hero Dorie Miller

University of Maryland professor Robert Chester discussed the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. Navy mess attendant…
January 23, 2021
Nuremberg Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz

At age 27, Benjamin Ferencz served as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials for the case against 22 leaders of…

January 9, 2021
Colonial Myths and Monuments

University of Delaware Professor Zara Anishanslin taught a class about how colonial history is remembered through historic…
September 15, 1993
Minorities in Professional Baseball

Former baseball great Henry “Hank” Aaron spoke concerning the inadequate minority hiring in baseball. He discussed the…

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Wednesday
7:16AM ESTBattle of Iwo Jima
8:34AM ESTBattle of Okinawa
2:01PM ESTChinese American World War II Military Service
2:55PM ESTLectures in History Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
3:57PM ESTPearl Harbor & African American Hero Dorie Miller
4:56PM ESTBattle of Iwo Jima
6:12PM ESTBattle of Okinawa
8:01PM ESTNuremberg Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz
8:54PM EST1936 Berlin Olympics - Defying the "Master Race"
9:37PM ESTAmerican Artifacts "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 1
10:14PM ESTAmerican Artifacts "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
11:01PM ESTStudying the Holocaust
Thursday
12:17AM ESTSeeking Justice for Holocaust Crimes
1:43AM ESTThe Holocaust in One Eastern European Town
3:00AM ESTNuremberg Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz
3:53AM EST1936 Berlin Olympics - Defying the "Master Race"
4:36AM ESTAmerican Artifacts "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 1
5:12AM ESTAmerican Artifacts "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
6:00AM ESTStudying the Holocaust
7:16AM ESTSeeking Justice for Holocaust Crimes
8:41AM ESTThe Holocaust in One Eastern European Town
8:00PM ESTLectures in History Colonial Myths and Monuments
8:59PM ESTWomen & Colonial Law
9:53PM ESTDissension in the Continental Army
10:49PM ESTLectures in History 1783 Treaty of Paris
11:21PM ESTLectures in History Politics of the Early Republic
Friday
12:09AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Brion McClanahan, "The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution"
1:04AM ESTLectures in History Colonial Myths and Monuments
2:03AM ESTWomen & Colonial Law
2:58AM ESTDissension in the Continental Army
3:53AM ESTLectures in History 1783 Treaty of Paris
4:26AM ESTLectures in History Politics of the Early Republic
5:05AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Brion McClanahan, "The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution"
8:00PM ESTReel America "Apollo 14, Mission to Fra Mauro" - 1971
8:28PM ESTApollo's Political & Foreign Policy Impact
9:54PM ESTLife & Career of Apollo Flight Director Gene Kranz
10:36PM ESTReel America "Apollo 10, To Sort Out The Unknowns" - 1969
11:01PM ESTReel America "Moonwalk One" - 1970
Saturday
12:54AM ESTReel America "Apollo 12, Pinpoint for Science" - 1969
1:22AM ESTReel America Houston, We've Got a Problem"
1:51AM ESTReel America "Apollo 14, Mission to Fra Mauro" - 1971
2:19AM ESTApollo's Political & Foreign Policy Impact
3:45AM ESTLife & Career of Apollo Flight Director Gene Kranz
4:27AM ESTReel America "Apollo 10, To Sort Out The Unknowns" - 1969
4:53AM ESTReel America "Moonwalk One" - 1970
6:37AM ESTReel America "Apollo 12, Pinpoint for Science" - 1969
7:06AM ESTReel America Houston, We've Got a Problem"
8:01AM ESTReel America "We the People, the Story of Our Federal Government" - 1968
8:20AM ESTReel America "A Day in Congress" - 1949
8:40AM ESTReel America "We the People" - 1972
9:10AM ESTReel America President Nixon 1970 State of the Union Address
9:45AM ESTReel America "The Inaugural Story"- 1949
10:00AM ESTAmerican Artifacts National Building Museum and Inaugural Balls
10:30AM ESTWhaleship Essex Sinking & Aftermath
11:35AM ESTReel America President Eisenhower 1957 Inauguration
12:00PM ESTThe Presidency President Bill Clinton Farewell Address
12:10PM ESTThe Presidency President George W. Bush Farewell Address
12:25PM ESTThe Presidency President Eisenhower 1953 Inaugural Address
12:50PM ESTThe Presidency President Kennedy 1961 Inauguration
1:25PM ESTThe Presidency President Reagan 1981 Inauguration
1:50PM ESTReel America "The Inaugural Story"- 1949
2:00PM ESTAfrican Americans in the Military
3:45PM ESTReel America "The Nixon-Lodge Ticket" July 28, 1960 Newsreel
4:00PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Condoleezza Rice, "No Higher Honor"
4:41PM ESTFort Phil Kearny
4:55PM ESTCalifornia Railroads & Farm Communities
6:00PM ESTThe Civil War White Supremacy & the Lost Cause
7:20PM EST"A Georgetown Life"
8:00PM ESTLectures in History Martin Luther King Jr.'s Formative Years
9:00PM ESTThe Meaning of World War II
10:00PM ESTReel America "Apollo 14, Mission to Fra Mauro" - 1971
10:30PM ESTReel America "The Years of Protest and Dissent" - 1968
10:45PM ESTReel America "Anti-Draft in Boston, Boston Draft Resistance Group" - 1968
11:05PM ESTReel America "Brink of Disaster!" - 1972
11:35PM ESTReel America "Tragedy or Hope" - 1972
Sunday
12:00AM ESTLectures in History Martin Luther King Jr.'s Formative Years
1:00AM ESTThe Meaning of World War II
1:46AM ESTMount Rushmore National Memorial
2:00AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Condoleezza Rice, "No Higher Honor"
2:40AM ESTReel America "The Inaugural Story"- 1949
2:55AM ESTCalifornia Railroads & Farm Communities
4:00AM ESTThe Civil War White Supremacy & the Lost Cause
5:20AM EST"A Georgetown Life"
6:00AM ESTLectures in History Martin Luther King Jr.'s Formative Years
7:00AM ESTThe Meaning of World War II
7:46AM ESTSheridan WYO Rodeo
8:00AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard, "Treating People Well"
9:05AM ESTPearl Harbor & African American Hero Dorie Miller
10:05AM ESTThe Civil War Western Press During the Civil War
11:45AM ESTReel America News Magazine of the Screen "Summer Review 1955"
12:00PM ESTLectures in History History of State of the Union Addresses
1:10PM ESTHobos & the Great Depression
2:00PM ESTPreserving African American Women's History
3:20PM EST"A Georgetown Life"
4:00PM ESTReel America "Apollo 14, Mission to Fra Mauro" - 1971
4:30PM ESTReel America "The Years of Protest and Dissent" - 1968
4:45PM ESTReel America "Anti-Draft in Boston, Boston Draft Resistance Group" - 1968
5:05PM ESTReel America "Brink of Disaster!" - 1972
5:35PM ESTReel America "Tragedy or Hope" - 1972
6:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Plymouth Colony Pilgrims
6:30PM ESTPost-World War I Red Scare
7:45PM ESTReel America News Magazine of the Screen "Summer Review 1955"
8:00PM ESTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
8:55PM ESTCommemorating World War I in America
10:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Plymouth Colony Pilgrims
10:30PM ESTPost-World War I Red Scare
Monday
12:00AM ESTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
12:55AM ESTCommemorating World War I in America
2:00AM ESTReel America "Apollo 14, Mission to Fra Mauro" - 1971
2:30AM ESTReel America "The Years of Protest and Dissent" - 1968
2:45AM ESTReel America "Anti-Draft in Boston, Boston Draft Resistance Group" - 1968
3:05AM ESTReel America "Brink of Disaster!" - 1972
3:35AM ESTReel America "Tragedy or Hope" - 1972
4:00AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Plymouth Colony Pilgrims
4:30AM ESTPost-World War I Red Scare
5:41AM ESTTournament of Roses Parade
6:00AM ESTThe Presidency Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
6:55AM ESTCommemorating World War I in America

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