Upcoming Programs

July 30, 2017
John F. Kennedy's Life in Photos

Photojournalist and guest curator Lawrence Schiller talks about the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of…
July 29, 2017
Civil War-Era Women and Volunteerism

Villanova University professor Judith Giesberg and her class discuss the ways northern middle-class women volunteered during…

Featured Programs

July 23, 2017
1967 Detroit Riots

American History TV presented live coverage from the Detroit Free Press newsroom to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit…
July 22, 2017
20th Century UFO Conspiracies

Professor Felix Harcourt talked about how conspiracy theories about UFOs have shaped America culture. He began in the…

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Saturday
8:00AM EDTRemembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire
9:20AM EDTChallenges After Women's Suffrage
11:10AM EDTSalem Witch Trials 101
12:20PM EDTUTA Flight 772 Terrorist Attack
1:20PM EDTConfederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
2:05PM EDTLog Cabin Republicans
2:15PM EDTWar, Law, and Restraint
4:00PM EDTThe Counter Revolution of 1776 and Race to Revolution
5:20PM EDTEarly 20th Century Electric Appliances
6:00PM EDTHoratio Bateman's "Recontruction" Engraving
6:45PM EDTNew York City's 1975 Fiscal Crisis
8:00PM EDTCivil War-Era Women and Volunteerism
9:05PM EDTAmerican Experience With War and Death
10:00PM EDTKorea Revisited
10:30PM EDTSalem's "Witch City" Notoriety
Sunday
12:00AM EDTCivil War-Era Women and Volunteerism
1:05AM EDTAmerican Experience With War and Death
2:00AM EDTThe Counter Revolution of 1776 and Race to Revolution
3:20AM EDTEarly 20th Century Electric Appliances
4:00AM EDTChallenges After Women's Suffrage
5:50AM EDTUTA Flight 772 Terrorist Attack
6:50AM EDTSalem Witch Trials 101
8:00AM EDTPatriotic Betrayal
9:15AM EDTLegacies of World War I
10:05AM EDTReconstruction and Civil Rights
11:40AM EDT20th Century UFO Conspiracies
12:55PM EDTHistory of Committees in the U.S. House
2:35PM EDTPartisan Politics and the Legacy of Newt Gingrich
4:00PM EDTKorea Revisited
4:30PM EDTSalem's "Witch City" Notoriety
6:00PM EDTJohn F. Kennedy's Life in Photos
6:50PM EDTSalem Witch Trials 101
8:00PM EDTPope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan
9:15PM EDTNational Security and President John. F. Kennedy, Part 1
10:00PM EDTJohn F. Kennedy's Life in Photos
10:50PM EDTSalem Witch Trials 101
Monday
12:00AM EDTPope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan
1:15AM EDTNational Security and President John. F. Kennedy, Part 1
2:00AM EDTKorea Revisited
2:30AM EDTSalem's "Witch City" Notoriety
4:00AM EDTReconstruction and Civil Rights
5:30AM EDT20th Century UFO Conspiracies
6:45AM EDTPope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan
8:00PM EDTAmerican Experience With War and Death
8:55PM EDTWar, Law, and Restraint
10:45PM EDTEmotion in Foreign Policy
Tuesday
12:32AM EDTRoundtable Discussion on Protestants Abroad
9:35PM EDTInfluence of Chief Justice John Marshall
10:45PM EDTLife and Legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger
Wednesday
1:06AM EDTInfluence of Chief Justice John Marshall
2:14AM EDTLife and Legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger
9:35PM EDTSt. Louis' Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott Case
9:50PM EDTLincoln, Slavery, and the Dred Scott Case
Thursday
12:39AM EDTSt. Louis' Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott Case
12:50AM EDTLincoln, Slavery, and the Dred Scott Case
9:35PM EDTU.S. Supreme Court 1873 Slaughterhouse Cases

Most Recent American History TV Videos

July 22, 2017
Anthony Fierimonte Oral History Interview

Police officer Anthony Fierimonte recounts the early morning arrests on July 23, 1967 that led to widespread looting, violence and…
July 23, 2017
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire

In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York caught fire and 146 workers died, mostly women and immigrants. This was…
July 15, 2017
Civil War's Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days' Battles

Professor Judkin Browning talked about the 1862 Civil War Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days' cattles. He reviewed Union…
July 16, 2017
Salem Witch Trials Legal Documents Project

Historian Margo Burns discussed primary sources from the Salem Witch Trials compiled in a book project titled Records of the…

July 22, 2017
Conrad Mallett Jr. Oral History Interview

Conrad Mallett, Jr., who was a paperboy for the Detroit Free Press during the 1967 Detroit Riots, talked about his…
July 22, 2017
Jamon Jordan on the 1967 Detroit Riots

Detroit historian and educator Jamon Jordan was interviewed near the spot where riots erupted on July 23, 1967. Mr.…
July 22, 2017
President Johnson Address on Civil Disorder and Kerner Commission

President Johnson addressed the problem of civil disturbances in many cities accros the United States and announced the…
July 22, 2017
1967 Detroit Riots WXYZ-TV Documentary

This film was recorded during the July 23-27, 1967, civil disorder in Detroit, Michigan, and was compiled into a…