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Covering American History C-SPAN style: with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. Every weekend from 8am ET Saturday to 8am ET Monday on C-SPAN3.

In January, 2011, C-SPAN expanded its programming offerings with a new history-based service airing weekends on C-SPAN3. American History TV (AHTV) features programming geared toward history lovers with 48 hours every weekend of people and events that document the American story.

C-SPAN began C-SPAN3 operations in January 2001 as a digital service. C-SPAN3 is currently available in 49 million digital cable TV households and is streamed live online at C-SPAN.org.

At the time of the launch of American History TV, C-SPAN co-president Susan Swain said: "We’re hoping American History TV does for history enthusiasts what Book TV has done for non-fiction book lovers."

Upcoming Programs

May 15, 2021
Native American & English Trade in Colonial Virginia

Virginia Tech professor Jessica Taylor teaches a class about trade relationships between English colonists and Native…
May 16, 2021
Thomas Jefferson & Abigail Adams

Historical interpreters Bill Barker and Abigail Schumann bring Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams to life in a candid…

Featured Programs

May 5, 2019
Remembering the Apollo 11 Mission

Former NASA astronaut Michael Collins was part of the Apollo 11 crew that landed the first man on the moon. In this program,…
December 25, 2019
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary

American History TV and Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with three hours of LIVE…

Most Recent American History TV Videos

May 5, 2019
The Big Show in Bololand

Author Bertrand Patenaude shared the story of a US famine relief mission to Bolshevik Russia in 1921 that saved millions of lives in his…
May 9, 2021
Virginia Presidents

This was a look at the eight Virginia-born presidents who led the nation from its 18th-century origins and into the…
March 21, 2021
The Constitution and Equal Rights

Following the end of the Civil War, the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments were passed - each addressing the rights of the…

May 9, 2021
The Chinese in America, Part 3

Historian Charlie Chin took a group of college students on a walking tour of Chinatown in San Francisco, California. He…
May 9, 2021
The Chinese in America, Part 2

Historian Charlie Chin visited San Francisco’s Chinatown and told the story of the Chinese in America to a group of college…
May 9, 2021
The Chinese in America, Part 1

Historian Charlie Chin visited San Francisco’s Chinatown and told the story of the Chinese in America to a group of…

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Clips from this Series

Mar 31, 2021
Tim McCarthy and the University of Illinois
- 1 minute
- 24 views
Apr 26, 2021
Tradition of Gifting Trees between the U.S. and Japan
- 35 seconds
- 24 views
Apr 26, 2021
FDR and MLK Memorials
- 2 minutes
- 34 views

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TV Schedule

This Week

Saturday
8:01AM EDTReel America "A Time for Peace" - 1972
8:30AM EDTRemembering John Lewis
9:49AM EDTCol. James M. Schoonmaker
10:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts The Chinese in America Part 1
10:29AM EDTAmerican Artifacts The Chinese in America Part 2
10:59AM EDTAmerican Artifacts The Chinese in America Part 3
11:30AM EDTThe Constitution & Equal Rights
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency Virginia Presidents
12:43PM EDTBertrand Patenaude, "The Big Show in Bololand"
1:00PM EDTQ&A Karen Tumulty, "The Triumph of Nancy Reagan"
2:00PM EDTIllness in Colonial New England
3:05PM EDTAbraham Lincoln in 1864
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Irene Khan, "The Unheard Truth"
4:55PM EDTThe Slave Ship "Creole" Revolt
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War 1864 Battle of Fort Harrison
6:30PM EDTU.S. Military Relationship with the Philippines
8:00PM EDTLectures in History Native American & English Trade in Colonial Virginia
9:05PM EDTQuest for Justice after the Holocaust
9:47PM EDTHistory of Gambling
10:00PM EDTReel America "The Bridge" - 1944
10:35PM EDTU.S., Germany & Memorializing Racial Trauma
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History Native American & English Trade in Colonial Virginia
1:05AM EDTQuest for Justice after the Holocaust
1:46AM EDTHistory of Ellsworth Air Force Base
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Irene Khan, "The Unheard Truth"
2:55AM EDTThe Slave Ship "Creole" Revolt
4:00AM EDTThe Civil War 1864 Battle of Fort Harrison
4:30AM EDTU.S. Military Relationship with the Philippines
6:00AM EDTIllness in Colonial New England
7:05AM EDTAbraham Lincoln in 1864
8:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Kellie Carter Jackson, "Force and Freedom"
8:55AM EDTSanta Fe Trail Brides
10:00AM EDTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee & Battle of Chancellorsville
11:10AM EDTJack Wilpers & Hideki Tojo Arrest
12:00PM EDTLectures in History 1970s American Car Culture & Film
1:15PM EDTAfrican American Soldiers & World War II
2:00PM EDTQueen Elizabeth II Address to Congress
2:20PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
2:45PM EDTDaughters of World War I Medal of Honor Recipients
4:00PM EDTReel America "The Bridge" - 1944
4:35PM EDTU.S., Germany & Memorializing Racial Trauma
6:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Richard Nixon Birthplace Museum
6:35PM EDT1916-17 World War I Peace Talks
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Education
8:42PM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams
9:28PM EDTMonticello's Historic Gardens
10:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Richard Nixon Birthplace Museum
10:35PM EDT1916-17 World War I Peace Talks
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Education
12:42AM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams
1:28AM EDTMonticello's Historic Gardens
2:01AM EDTReel America "The Bridge" - 1944
2:35AM EDTU.S., Germany & Memorializing Racial Trauma
4:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Richard Nixon Birthplace Museum
4:29AM EDTWyoming Economy and Infrastructure
4:35AM EDT1916-17 World War I Peace Talks
6:00AM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Education
6:43AM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams
7:28AM EDTMonticello's Historic Gardens
8:00PM EDTOral Histories Clinton Gardner Interview on D-Day, Battle of the Bulge & Buchenwald
9:21PM EDTOral Histories Andrew Kiniry Interview - U.S. Army Medic in World War II
10:37PM EDTOral Histories Benjamin Schleider Interview on 6th Armored Division in World War II Europe
Tuesday
12:33AM EDTOral Histories Hershel "Woody" Williams
1:54AM EDTOral Histories World War II Veteran Harlan Twible
2:56AM EDTOral Histories Clinton Gardner Interview on D-Day, Battle of the Bulge & Buchenwald
4:17AM EDTOral Histories Andrew Kiniry Interview - U.S. Army Medic in World War II
5:32AM EDTOral Histories Benjamin Schleider Interview on 6th Armored Division in World War II Europe
7:28AM EDTOral Histories Hershel "Woody" Williams
8:49AM EDTOral Histories World War II Veteran Harlan Twible
8:00PM EDTRemembering John Lewis
9:18PM EDTThurgood Marshall as a Civil Rights Lawyer
10:20PM EDTTaylor Branch on Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
11:12PM EDTLectures in History Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
Wednesday
12:16AM EDTReel America Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm
1:15AM EDTRemembering John Lewis
2:33AM EDTThurgood Marshall as a Civil Rights Lawyer
3:35AM EDTTaylor Branch on Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
4:26AM EDTLectures in History Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
5:30AM EDTReel America Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm
8:00PM EDTLectures in History Joseph Glatthaar on Korean War & Civil-Military Relations
8:55PM EDTHistory Bookshelf The Korean War & the Cold War
10:05PM EDTReel America "The First Forty Days in Korea" - 1951
10:34PM EDTReel America "Turning of the Tide" - 1951
11:03PM EDTReel America A Combat Weapon in Korea" - 1952
11:20PM EDTReel America "To Help Peace Survive" - 1974
11:48PM EDTKorean War Interrogation Rooms
Thursday
1:23AM EDTLectures in History Joseph Glatthaar on Korean War & Civil-Military Relations
2:19AM EDTHistory Bookshelf The Korean War & the Cold War
3:28AM EDTReel America "The First Forty Days in Korea" - 1951
3:57AM EDTReel America "Turning of the Tide" - 1951
4:25AM EDTReel America A Combat Weapon in Korea" - 1952
4:42AM EDTReel America "To Help Peace Survive" - 1974
5:10AM EDTKorean War Interrogation Rooms
8:00PM EDTFrench Officers in the American Revolution
9:07PM EDTJefferson, Lafayette & the French Revolution
9:50PM EDTAmerican Artifacts WWI Meuse-Argonne Offensive
10:47PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
11:10PM EDTAmerican Women in World War I France
Friday
12:07AM EDTReel America "Battle for Paris" August 1944 United Newsreel
12:19AM EDTReel America "The Paris Story" August 1944 United Newsreel
12:31AM EDTAn Aristocratic Spy in World War II France
1:36AM EDTFrench Officers in the American Revolution
2:43AM EDTJefferson, Lafayette & the French Revolution
3:26AM EDTAmerican Artifacts WWI Meuse-Argonne Offensive
4:22AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
4:45AM EDTAmerican Women in World War I France
5:42AM EDTReel America "Battle for Paris" August 1944 United Newsreel
5:54AM EDTReel America "The Paris Story" August 1944 United Newsreel
6:05AM EDTAn Aristocratic Spy in World War II France
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency Grover Cleveland's 1884 Election
8:57PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Matthew Algeo, "The President Is a Sick Man"
9:51PM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Frances Cleveland
11:23PM EDTAmerican Artifacts National Building Museum and Inaugural Balls
11:54PM EDTThe Presidency Grover Cleveland's 1884 Election
Saturday
12:51AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Matthew Algeo, "The President Is a Sick Man"
1:48AM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Frances Cleveland
3:20AM EDTAmerican Artifacts National Building Museum and Inaugural Balls
3:50AM EDTThe Presidency Grover Cleveland's 1884 Election
4:47AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Matthew Algeo, "The President Is a Sick Man"
5:41AM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Frances Cleveland
7:12AM EDTAmerican Artifacts National Building Museum and Inaugural Balls
8:01AM EDTReel America "The Bridge" - 1944
8:35AM EDTU.S., Germany & Memorializing Racial Trauma
10:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Richard Nixon Birthplace Museum
10:35AM EDT1916-17 World War I Peace Talks
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Education
12:45PM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams
1:30PM EDTMonticello's Historic Gardens
2:01PM EDTAmerican History TV

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