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March 23, 2019
Recovering the USS Cairo

In 1956, while working as a historian at Vicksburg National Military Park, Edwin Bearss set out to recover and preserve…
March 23, 2019
Pregnancy in the 19th Century

Shannon Withycombe, professor at the University of New Mexico, talked about pregnancy in the 19th century. She…

October 21, 2018
Baseball in America, Origins and Early Days

American History TV visited the “Baseball Americana” exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to learn about…
March 16, 2019
Lincoln's Sense of Humor

Author Richard Carwardine spoke at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium about Lincoln’s sense of humor. The Abraham Lincoln Institute and…

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Monday
7:05AM EDT30th Anniversary of the World Wide Web
Saturday
8:01AM EDTReel America We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918
9:00AM EDTInvestigative Journalism & Civil Rights
10:05AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Harry Truman Home
10:30AM EDTContainment Policy in Southeast Asia
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency George H.W. Bush Remembered
12:45PM EDT20th Century Catholic Politicians
1:02PM EDT30th Anniversary of the World Wide Web
2:00PM EDTGeorge Colburn Interview on Navajo Code Talker Keith Little
2:06PM EDTOral Histories Navajo Code Talker Keith Little Interview
3:10PM EDTThe Presidency George H.W. Bush Remembered
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Kirstin Downey, The Woman Behind the New Deal
4:30PM EDT1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
4:55PM EDTHistory of U.S. National Security Whistleblowing
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Paroling Gen. Lee's Army After Appomattox
6:45PM EDTGeorge Colburn Interview on Navajo Code Talker Keith Little
6:51PM EDTOral Histories Navajo Code Talker Keith Little Interview
8:00PM EDTLectures in History Vietnam War Lessons Learned
9:02PM EDTCovert Intervention in Foreign Wars
10:00PM EDTReel America Fallout from Three Mile Island - 1979
10:48PM EDTGovernor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
11:00PM EDTWomen in the Workforce & Military During WWII
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History Vietnam War Lessons Learned
1:02AM EDTCovert Intervention in Foreign Wars
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Kirstin Downey, The Woman Behind the New Deal
2:30AM EDT1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
2:55AM EDTGeorge Colburn Interview on Navajo Code Talker Keith Little
3:01AM EDTOral Histories Navajo Code Talker Keith Little Interview
4:05AM EDTThe Civil War Paroling Gen. Lee's Army After Appomattox
4:50AM EDTLectures in History Vietnam War Lessons Learned
5:55AM EDTCovert Intervention in Foreign Wars
6:52AM EDTContainment Policy in Southeast Asia
8:18AM EDTGovernor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
8:30AM EDTHistory Bookshelf
9:00AM EDTAmerican History TV
10:00AM EDTReel America Fallout from Three Mile Island - 1979
10:50AM EDT20th Century Spanish-Speaking Vote
11:05AM EDTThe Civil War Recovering the USS Cairo
12:00PM EDTLectures in History 1960s & 70s African American Art
1:50PM EDT20th Century Spanish-Speaking Vote
2:10PM EDTWorld War II & Final Challenges
4:00PM EDTReel America Fallout from Three Mile Island - 1979
4:48PM EDTGovernor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
5:00PM EDTWomen in the Workforce & Military During WWII
6:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts
6:30PM EDTAmerican History TV
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency George H.W. Bush's Former Aides
8:55PM EDTU.S. Gun Rights & Regulations
10:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts
10:30PM EDTAmerican History TV
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency George H.W. Bush's Former Aides
12:55AM EDTU.S. Gun Rights & Regulations
2:00AM EDTReel America Fallout from Three Mile Island - 1979
2:48AM EDTGovernor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
3:00AM EDTWomen in the Workforce & Military During WWII
4:00AM EDTThe Presidency George H.W. Bush's Former Aides
4:55AM EDTU.S. Gun Rights & Regulations
6:00AM EDT20th Century Spanish-Speaking Vote
6:18AM EDTGovernor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island
6:30AM EDTAmerican History TV

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March 24, 2019
30th Anniversary of the World Wide Web

Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee talked about how he came to invent the World Wide Web with his March 12, 1989 memorandum titled,…
March 23, 2019
Investigative Journalism and Civil Rights

Investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell talked about his 30-year career with the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger. The MacArthur…
March 23, 2019
We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918

Commissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu…
March 24, 2019
20th Century Catholic Politicians

John McGreevy, professor at the University of Notre Dame, talked about 20th century Catholic politics and politicians.…

March 24, 2019
George H.W. Bush Remembered

James Baker remembered his long-time friend George H.W. Bush in this program hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center in…
March 24, 2019
Détente and U.S.-Soviet Relations, 1969-1985

Author Stephan Kieninger discussed the thawing of Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union…
January 19, 2019
Harry Truman Home

Harry and Bess Truman returned to Independence after the Presidency in 1953. Doug Richardson, chief of interpretation at the Truman Home,…
March 17, 2019
Grant Wood Studio

In 1930, inside a small studio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, artist Grant Wood painted his most famous work, "American Gothic". Katherine Kunau, with…