Question Time
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues during his weekly question time. A variety of topics…
81 viewsBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues during his weekly question time. A variety of topics…
81 viewsThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945, surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender …
353 viewsFormer U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello talked about her life and career. When Dr. Novello was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, she became the first woman and first H…
40 viewsTulane University history professor Rien Fertel discussed the erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century at the same time as efforts to integrate and un…
148 viewsIlyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife, recounted the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.
2,049 viewsAward winning children’s book author Jonah Winter discussed his experiences with censorship, and why he believes cancel culture is more dangerous than book banning.
2 viewsUp-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episo…
107 viewsAuthor Brad Meltzer delivered the 2024 Commencement Address at the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor.
13 viewsIn 1975, a Senate committee led by Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) examined alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.
117 viewsActing Labor Secretary Julie Su testified on the president’s 2025 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. She highlig…
372 viewsAuthor and journalist Jonathan Eig discussed the life of Martin Luther King Jr., in the first comprehensive biography of the civil rights leader in over 30 years. The Jimmy Carter Presidenti…
358 viewsSeveral senators asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown about the Biden administration and Defense Department pausing a weapons shipment…
1,243 viewsThe historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, was considered in a conversation that included the composer’s son. Roos…
337 viewsAs President Biden exited church, he responded to a reporters' question about how he spent Mother’s Day. The president replied, “I prayed for you all. You need help.” He then added, “To thos…
141 viewsHoward Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. M…
1,392 viewsDuring the recent White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, New York Times photographer Doug Mills got an award. He got an award for his photography at last year’s dinner, too. And th…
In 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.
595 views“Every day at the Commerce Department, we’re tackling our nation’s most pressing economic and national security priorities,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during her testimony on the…
455 viewsNathan Thrall, former Arab-Israeli Project director at the International Crisis Group, discussed his book about the plight of a Palestinian man whose five-year-old son was a in a school bus …
527 viewsColumbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West (Continental Reckoning) and Carolyn Eisenberg (Fire and Rain).
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