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January 25, 2020
World War II M4 Sherman Tank

Retired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose demonstrates how a M4 Sherman tank operates, and…
January 19, 2020
George W. Bush and the Iraq Surge

The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University hosts a symposium with scholars and George W. Bush…

Featured Programs

December 22, 2019
President Bill Clinton Impeachment, Senate Trial

In the third of a three-part program, we looked back to the 1998-99 impeachment of President Bill Clinton with Alexis Simendinger.…
December 28, 2019
The Panama Deception

This 1993 Academy Award-winning documentary takes a critical look at Operation Just Cause, the December 20, 1989 U.S.…

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Saturday
8:00AM ESTReel America "Afghanistan, The Gallant Struggle" - 1981
8:20AM ESTCarolina Basketball Museum
8:30AM ESTClassical Music & Politics in 20th Century America
9:52AM ESTRufus Edmisten & Richard Nixon's Impeachment
10:05AM EST1944 Allied Defense of St. Vith
11:20AM ESTPlanning for the Postwar Economy
12:30PM ESTThe Presidency Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
1:35PM EST1944 Japanese Invasion of British India
2:27PM ESTRufus Edmisten & Richard Nixon's Impeachment
2:39PM ESTReinterpreting Southern History
3:49PM ESTMorehead Planetarium & Science Center
4:00PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Lori Wallach, "Whose Trade Organization?"
5:15PM ESTBattle of the Bulge 75th Anniversary
5:45PM ESTFormer Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
6:00PM ESTThe Civil War Battle of Fort Fisher
7:15PM ESTCarolina Basketball Museum
7:30PM ESTReel America "Afghanistan, The Gallant Struggle" - 1981
7:50PM ESTMarion Cheek Jackson Center
8:00PM ESTLectures in History Cuban Missile Crisis
9:00PM ESTAmerican Relief Administration & 1921-22 Soviet Famine
10:00PM ESTReel America Manhoff Film Archive of 1950s Soviet Union
10:34PM ESTMorehead Planetarium & Science Center
10:45PM ESTU.S. World War II Bombing Operations - Matterhorn & Frantic
Sunday
12:00AM ESTLectures in History Cuban Missile Crisis
12:56AM ESTCongressman David Price D-4th
1:00AM ESTAmerican Relief Administration & 1921-22 Soviet Famine
2:00AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Lori Wallach, "Whose Trade Organization?"
3:15AM ESTThe Civil War Battle of Fort Fisher
4:30AM ESTPlanning for the Postwar Economy
5:40AM ESTReinterpreting Southern History
6:50AM ESTLectures in History Cuban Missile Crisis
7:45AM ESTFormer Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
8:00AM ESTHistory Bookshelf Eric Burns, "1920"
8:45AM ESTStudying the Holocaust
10:00AM ESTThe Civil War 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff
11:15AM ESTU.S. Army in Northern Russia, 1918-1919
12:00PM ESTLectures in History 1960s African American Voter Registration
12:50PM ESTThe Girl in the Picture, Remembering Vietnam
2:00PM ESTC-SPAN Cities Tour Visits Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3:05PM ESTThe Civil War 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign
4:00PM ESTReel America Manhoff Film Archive of 1950s Soviet Union
4:34PM ESTMorehead Planetarium & Science Center
4:45PM ESTU.S. World War II Bombing Operations - Matterhorn & Frantic
6:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts World War II M4 Sherman Tank
6:39PM ESTHistory of UNC
6:45PM ESTNazi Execution of Canadian POW's & Saipan Suicides
8:00PM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
9:25PM ESTCarolina Basketball Museum
9:35PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
9:51PM ESTMarion Cheek Jackson Center
10:00PM ESTAmerican Artifacts World War II M4 Sherman Tank
10:38PM ESTHistory of UNC
10:45PM ESTNazi Execution of Canadian POW's & Saipan Suicides
Monday
12:00AM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1:26AM ESTFormer Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
1:40AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
1:56AM ESTCongressman David Price D-4th
2:00AM ESTReel America Manhoff Film Archive of 1950s Soviet Union
2:34AM ESTMorehead Planetarium & Science Center
2:45AM ESTU.S. World War II Bombing Operations - Matterhorn & Frantic
4:00AM ESTC-SPAN Cities Tour Visits Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5:05AM ESTThe Civil War 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign
6:00AM ESTAmerican Artifacts World War II M4 Sherman Tank
6:38AM ESTMarion Cheek Jackson Center
6:45AM ESTNazi Execution of Canadian POW's & Saipan Suicides
8:00AM ESTLectures in History Malcolm X's Views on Africa
9:00AM ESTRosa Parks & Civil Rights Activism
10:09AM EST1919 Elaine, Arkansas Massacre
12:00PM ESTThe Green Book & African American Tourism
2:30PM ESTLectures in History Slaves Suing for Their Freedom
3:45PM ESTFormer Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
4:00PM ESTLectures in History Malcolm X's Views on Africa
5:00PM ESTRosa Parks & Civil Rights Activism
6:08PM EST1919 Elaine, Arkansas Massacre
8:00PM ESTThe Green Book & African American Tourism
10:30PM ESTLectures in History Slaves Suing for Their Freedom
11:46PM ESTFormer Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
Tuesday
12:00AM ESTLectures in History Malcolm X's Views on Africa
1:00AM ESTRosa Parks & Civil Rights Activism
2:08AM EST1919 Elaine, Arkansas Massacre
4:00AM ESTThe Green Book & African American Tourism
6:30AM ESTLectures in History Slaves Suing for Their Freedom
7:46AM ESTFormer Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee
8:00PM ESTLegacy of Vietnam War Agent Orange
9:32PM ESTVietnam War Diplomatic & Peace Initiatives
10:51PM ESTVietnam War Soldier & Civilian Peace Initiatives
11:42PM ESTUnexploded Bombs in Vietnam
Wednesday
1:34AM ESTTeaching the Vietnam War
2:44AM ESTLegacy of Vietnam War Agent Orange
4:17AM ESTVietnam War Diplomatic & Peace Initiatives
5:36AM ESTVietnam War Soldier & Civilian Peace Initiatives
6:27AM ESTUnexploded Bombs in Vietnam
8:00PM ESTThe Italian Campaign & Liberation of Rome, 1943-1944
9:18PM ESTWorld War II U.S. Navy Women Code Breakers
10:31PM ESTAllied Soldiers on D-Day
11:29PM ESTWorld War II Marianas Campaign of 1944
Thursday
12:45AM ESTPlanning for the Postwar Economy
1:51AM EST1944 Allied Air Campaigns in Europe
3:08AM ESTThe Italian Campaign & Liberation of Rome, 1943-1944
4:26AM ESTWorld War II U.S. Navy Women Code Breakers
5:39AM ESTAllied Soldiers on D-Day
6:37AM ESTWorld War II Marianas Campaign of 1944
7:54AM ESTPlanning for the Postwar Economy
8:59AM EST1944 Allied Air Campaigns in Europe
8:00PM ESTReel America "The Panama Deception" - 1992
9:31PM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
10:52PM ESTReel America "Afghanistan, The Gallant Struggle" - 1981
11:12PM ESTAmerican Relief Administration & 1921-22 Soviet Famine
Friday
12:11AM ESTThe Korean War & the Cold War
1:20AM ESTJames Baker & American Diplomacy
2:09AM ESTThe Presidency George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
3:31AM ESTReel America "Afghanistan, The Gallant Struggle" - 1981
3:50AM ESTAmerican Relief Administration & 1921-22 Soviet Famine
4:49AM ESTThe Korean War & the Cold War
5:59AM ESTJames Baker & American Diplomacy
8:00PM ESTReel America "All Star Party for Dutch Reagan" - 1985
8:47PM ESTThe Presidency Ronald Reagan's Presidential Campaigns
10:49PM ESTThe Presidency Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
11:51PM ESTReel America "Ronald Reagan, Citizen Governor" - 1968
Saturday
12:56AM ESTRonald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev 1988 New Year's Day Messages
1:07AM ESTReel America President Reagan Interview with Tom Brokaw - 1989
1:42AM ESTReel America "All Star Party for Dutch Reagan" - 1985
2:30AM ESTThe Presidency Ronald Reagan's Presidential Campaigns
4:32AM ESTThe Presidency Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
5:33AM ESTReel America "Ronald Reagan, Citizen Governor" - 1968
6:39AM ESTRonald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev 1988 New Year's Day Messages
6:49AM ESTReel America President Reagan Interview with Tom Brokaw - 1989

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January 18, 2020
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

The Morehead Planetarium was the first built in the south and is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.…
January 18, 2020
Reinterpreting Southern History

Historians who edited or wrote essays for the book “Reinterpreting Southern Histories” talked about new avenues for…
January 4, 2020
1944 Japanese Invasion of British India

World War II scholar Hiroyuki Shindo explored a key turning point of the war in Asia, a Japanese defeat largely at the hands…
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Ronald Reagan, Conservatives, and the Cold War

University of Central Arkansas historian Marcus Witcher explored conservatives' criticism of President Reagan’s foreign…

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Historians discussed two wartime efforts to plan for the post-World War II economy: the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference and the…
January 3, 2020
1944 Defense of St. Vith

Military history scholar Mark Gerges explored the Allied defense of St. Vith in December 1944 on the 75th anniversary…
January 11, 2020
Classical Music and Politics in 20th Century America

Author and former classical musician Jonathan Rosenberg discussed his new book, Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in…
June 15, 2019
Detroit Music from Jazz to Hip Hop

Known as the birthplace of Motown, Detroit’s music history goes further back than the soul sounds of Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin. In…