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November 30, 2014
Women in Congress, Part 1

House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs…
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,…

February 6, 2021
Censored 1980 OSHA Films

Occupational and environmental health and safety consultant Mark Catlin discussed three 1980 Occupational Safety and…
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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Wednesday
7:49AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Peggy Grande, "The President Will See You Now"
9:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Ellis Island Immigration Museum
9:43PM ESTU.S. Immigration Policy Since 1924 Law
10:41PM ESTReel America "Open Arms" - 1980
11:11PM ESTLectures in History Early 20th Century Nativism and Immigration
Thursday
12:24AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Tenement Museum
12:53AM ESTLectures in History Immigration Policy Since 1965
3:30AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Ellis Island Immigration Museum
4:12AM ESTU.S. Immigration Policy Since 1924 Law
5:11AM ESTReel America "Open Arms" - 1980
5:41AM ESTLectures in History Early 20th Century Nativism and Immigration
6:55AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Tenement Museum
7:24AM ESTLectures in History Immigration Policy Since 1965
8:01PM ESTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee and Virginia
8:49PM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
9:35PM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Joseph Johnston
10:38PM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
11:35PM ESTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee after the War
Friday
12:44AM ESTThe Civil War James Longstreet and Reconstruction
1:35AM ESTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee and Virginia
2:24AM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
3:09AM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Joseph Johnston
4:13AM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
5:10AM ESTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee after the War
6:23AM ESTThe Civil War James Longstreet and Reconstruction
7:13AM ESTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee and Virginia
8:01AM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
8:46AM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Joseph Johnston
9:48AM ESTThe Civil War Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
8:52PM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
9:43PM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
10:30PM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
Saturday
12:49AM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
1:40AM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
2:26AM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
4:34AM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
5:25AM ESTMadeleine Albright on Democracy in the 21st Century
6:11AM ESTFormer President Reagan Dedicates "Breakthrough" Sculpture at Westminster College
8:00AM ESTMikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold War
9:00AM ESTWinston 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
5:46PM 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
9:00PM EST50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
9:51PM ESTReno Divorce Industry
10:00PM ESTReel America "Winston Churchill's Epic 'Iron Curtain' Speech" Portion
10:10PM ESTReel America Winston Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech - 1946
11:00PM ESTReel America "Communist Imperialism" - 1962
11:35PM ESTReel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959
11:49PM ESTStratobowl Balloon Flight
Sunday
12:00AM ESTWinston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
1:00AM 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
3:46AM 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
9:45AM 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
3:00PM ESTGeorge Will on "Iron Curtain" Speech 75th Anniversary
4:00PM ESTReel America "Winston Churchill's Epic 'Iron Curtain' Speech" Portion
4:10PM 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
5:49PM 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
9:20PM 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
1:20AM ESTThe Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt & George H.W. Bush Libraries
2:00AM ESTReel America "Winston Churchill's Epic 'Iron Curtain' Speech" Portion
2:10AM ESTReel America Winston Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech - 1946
3:00AM ESTReel America "Communist Imperialism" - 1962
3:35AM ESTReel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959
3:49AM 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
7:20AM ESTThe Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt & George H.W. Bush Libraries

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