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October 2, 2016
Peirce Mill

John DeFerrari and Jeanne Minor give a tour of Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., and talk about its…
October 1, 2016
Twentieth Century White Supremacist Groups

Westfield State University criminal justice professor George Michael teaches a class on white supremacist groups in the…

Featured Programs

September 24, 2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening

American History TV presented live coverage of the grand opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American…
October 11, 1992
Presidential Candidates Debate

Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential…

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Saturday
8:00AM EDTWar Comes to America
9:06AM EDTJapanese Surrender in 1945
9:17AM EDTVictory Over Japan Day Anniversary
9:49AM EDTVJ Day Celebrations in Washington, D.C.
10:10AM EDTMoses Myers House
10:45AM EDTPresidential Candidates Debate
12:00PM EDTPresident's Daily Briefing
1:45PM EDTGeneral James Longstreet's Assault at Chickamauga
3:00PM EDTRise and Fall of the Railroad Industry
4:00PM EDTPhyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism
4:45PM EDTBeginning of the Revolutionary War
6:00PM EDTGreat Attacks of the Civil War
7:15PM EDTTheodore Roosevelt and His Children
8:00PM EDTTwentieth Century White Supremacist Groups
8:50PM EDTApache Wars
10:00PM EDTA Nation Builds Under Fire
10:45PM EDTPhotographing the President
Sunday
12:00AM EDTTwentieth Century White Supremacist Groups
12:50AM EDTApache Wars
2:00AM EDTPhyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism
2:45AM EDTBeginning of the Revolutionary War
4:00AM EDTWar Comes to America
5:06AM EDTJapanese Surrender in 1945
5:17AM EDTVictory Over Japan Day Anniversary
5:49AM EDTVJ Day Celebrations in Washington, D.C.
6:10AM EDTMoses Myers House
6:45AM EDTRise and Fall of the Railroad Industry
8:00AM EDTLincoln's Views on Slavery and the 13th Amendment
9:30AM EDTFifty Years of Aviation
10:00AM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
11:33AM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
1:00PM EDTPaintings of 19th Century Washington, D.C.
2:00PM EDTAmerican History TV in Pueblo, Colorado
4:00PM EDTA Nation Builds Under Fire
4:45PM EDTPhotographing the President
6:00PM EDTPeirce Mill
6:30PM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
8:00PM EDTPresident's Daily Briefing
9:20PM EDTWashington, D.C., in the Gilded Age
10:00PM EDTPeirce Mill
10:25PM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
11:57PM EDTPresident's Daily Briefing
Monday
1:20AM EDTWashington, D.C., in the Gilded Age
2:00AM EDTA Nation Builds Under Fire
2:30AM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
3:56AM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
5:29AM EDTVice Presidential Candidates Debate
7:00AM EDTAmerican History TV in Pueblo, Colorado

Most Recent

September 25, 2016
Public History on the Early Republic

Historians talk about trends in public history and how museums interpret early American history. They described how…
September 17, 2016
Denver's 19th Century "Great Healer"

David Wetzel talked about his book, The Vanishing Messiah: The Life and Resurrections of Francis Schlatter. In his…
August 15, 2015
VJ Day Celebrations in Washington, D.C.

This silent film contains scenes of celebrations following the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. The film…
September 24, 2016
Victory Over Japan Day Anniversary

Speakers participated in a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of Victory over Japan Day in front of the National…

August 17, 2015
Japanese Surrender in 1945

Courtesy of the National Archives, this United Newsreel depicts Japan’s involvement in World War II and scenes from…
September 24, 2016
War Comes to America

This 1945 Office of War Information film examines world events leading to the U.S. entry into World War II. Why We…
September 18, 2016
Representative Marc Veasey on the National Museum of African American History and Culture

The National Museum of African American History and Culture would open September 24, 2016, on the National Mall.…
September 21, 2016
Representative Barbara Lee on the National Museum of African American History and Culture

The National Museum of African American History and Culture would open September 24, 2016, on the National Mall.…