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    Milton Friedman on Economic Inflation

    Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series “Free to Choose.” Episode nine was titled “How to Cure Inflation.”

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    Vietnam War POWs Tell Their Stories

    Three former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam …

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    State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms Tour

    American History TV toured the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms with director and curator Virginia Hart -- and sat down for an interview about America’s first diplomat, Ben…

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    National Portrait Gallery 1898 Exhibit

    American History TV toured the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s “1898” exhibit -- which brings together portraits of the major players in the Spanish-American War, and illustrates the…

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    Poster Art and World War I

    The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion on the origins and development of poster art and how poster artists helped shape public opinion during World War I.

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    When Washington Burned

    Author Robert Watson talked about the War of 1812, detailing the British military campaign and American resistance on August 24, 1814, the day the British burned the Capitol. The U.S. Capito…

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    Life and Legacy of President Abraham Lincoln

    Pastimes Productions executive co-producers Doris Kearns Goodwin and Beth Laski talked about their recent miniseries on Abraham Lincoln’s life. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum hel…

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    Black Life After Emancipation

    Historians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Amer…

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    Remembering the Civil War Dead

    Historians Allen Guelzo, Michelle Krowl, Dana Shoaf, Melissa Winn, and Jonathan White discussed soldiers and civilians who died in the Civil War. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum h…

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    Willard Hotel

    Located two blocks from the White House, the Willard Hotel has been a witness to history for 200 years. We visited to learn about Its guests, including Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, World War…

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    CIA Museum Tour

    American History TV toured the CIA Museum at the agency’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters. Director and curator Robert Byer highlighted covert action tools of the trade in the CIA’s collecti…

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    The Presidency and the American State

    What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…

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    Congress Hall

    Matthew Ifill talked about Congress Hall, located next to Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The U.S. Congress met in the building from 1790 to 1800 and Presidents George Washington and John …

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    1970s Labor and Working Class

    Wayne State University Professor Elizabeth Faue discussed the American working class and labor movements during the 1970s. Wayne State University is located in Detroit.

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    Faith and the American Soldier During World War II

    Florida State professor Kurt Piehler discussed how the U.S. military sought to meet the spiritual needs of the millions who served in uniform during World War II. The National World War II M…

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    The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel

    Douglas Brunt recounted the life of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, and his disappearance in the lead up to World War I. Corner Bookstore in New York City hosted this event.

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    Milton Friedman on Economic Freedom

    Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series “Free to Choose.” Episode ten was titled “How to Stay Free.”

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    James Swanson, "Manhunt" Apple TV+ Series

    “Manhunt” author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewe…

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    The Lumumba Plot

    Foreign Affairs Magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960-61. This event …

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    The Bloody 100th and John "Lucky" Luckadoo

    100 year-old World War II veteran John “Lucky” Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took p…

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