American History Prime Time Schedule: April 13-17, 2020
C-SPAN3's American History TV in Prime Time
April 13 - April 17, 2020
8pm Each Night on C-SPAN 3
Monday, April 13
Apollo 13
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 blasted off on what was to be the third NASA mission to land humans on the moon. An onboard explosion caused critical system failures that forced the mission to abort and return to Earth. The crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 17. On a night of programs about the mission, we begin with the 1970 NASA documentary "Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got a Problem."
Tuesday, April 14
Iraq Surge
Former Bush administration officials Meghan O'Sullivan and Peter Feaver recount their roles in President George W. Bush's 2007 decision to increase American troop levels in Iraq, and their subsequent efforts to document these events in an oral history titled "The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush's Decision to Surge in Iraq." This is the first of three programs on "the surge" we'll air this night. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted the event.
Wednesday, April 15
Aviation
Today's fighter pilot culture has its origins more than 100 years ago in World War I. In the first of several programs on aviation, military historian Michael Hankins describes how legendary pilots like Eddie Rickenbacker influenced movies, comics and popular culture. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this event
Thursday, April 16
Supreme Court Historical Society
Founded in 1974 to collect and preserve the history of the nation's highest court, the Supreme Court Historical Society often hosts events inside the Supreme Court chamber with the justices participating. We kick off an evening of their programs with University of Arkansas law professor Mark Killenbeck exploring the details of several dissenting opinions delivered between 1810 and 1927. He's introduced by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
Friday, April 17
John Marshall & Trail of Tears Symposium
In the 1830s, under President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokees were forcibly removed from their lands in the southeastern U.S. in what became known as the Trail of Tears. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Preservation Virginia and the University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy co-hosted a symposium on Chief Justice John Marshall and the Supreme Court's decisions in cases involving the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation.
American History TV. All weekend - every weekend. And also on Washington Journal this week.