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June 29, 2019
Confederate Veterans in Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi professor Susannah Ural discusses the Mississippi state pension system and the…
June 30, 2019
Vietnam POW Wives

Former Vietnam War-era POW wives who joined forces on behalf of their captive and missing husbands share their…

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June 23, 2019
Stonewall Riots 50th Anniversary

Historian Marc Stein, editor of “The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History,” was at the Stonewall National Monument in New…
May 12, 2019
Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement

American History TV visited the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to tour their “Rise Up” exhibit looking back at the Stonewall riots,…

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Saturday
8:00AM EDTReel America Gay Rights Films of Lilli Vincenz
8:30AM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
9:30AM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
11:15AM EDTOral Histories Elmo Bell WWII D-Day Interview
12:15PM EDTThe Presidency Presidents & Their CIA Directors
2:20PM EDTInterview with OAH President Earl Lewis
2:35PM EDTThe Cuban Revolution Behind-the-Scenes
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Bradley Birzer, "Russell Kirk"
4:50PM EDTSenate Finance Committee Tribute
5:55PM EDTAlexandria, Virginia's Freedmen's Cemetery
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Confederate Veterans in Mississippi
7:00PM EDT1969 Stonewall Riots & LGBTQ Civil Rights
8:00PM EDTLectures in History The Continental Army
9:10PM EDTWomen and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
10:01PM EDTReel America
10:55PM EDTAmerican Myth and Memory Photography Exhibit
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History The Continental Army
1:10AM EDTWomen and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Bradley Birzer, "Russell Kirk"
2:50AM EDTSenate Finance Committee Tribute
3:55AM EDTAlexandria, Virginia's Freedmen's Cemetery
4:00AM EDTThe Civil War Confederate Veterans in Mississippi
5:00AM EDT1969 Stonewall Riots & LGBTQ Civil Rights
6:00AM EDTLectures in History Origins of World War II in Europe
7:20AM EDTInterview with OAH President Earl Lewis
7:35AM EDTThe Cuban Revolution Behind-the-Scenes
9:00AM EDTLiveCuyahoga River Fire 50th Anniversary
10:00AM EDTThe Civil War Women Suffragists & Abolitionists
11:05AM EDTNathanael Greene's Southern Campaign
12:05PM EDTLectures in History Origins of World War II in Europe
1:30PM EDTImpeachment of Andrew Johnson in Popular Culture
2:00PM EDTEvolution of U.S. Foreign Policy
3:46PM EDT1945 Black Women Army Corps Strike
4:00PM EDTReel America
4:52PM EDTMilitary Service of Howard University Students
5:00PM EDTAmerican History TV
6:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Motor City Exhibit
6:25PM EDTHistorian Carter G. Woodson
6:30PM EDTAmerican History TV
7:25PM EDTInterview with OAH President Earl Lewis
7:40PM EDTDetroit's Growth from Frontiers to Factories
7:50PM EDT1945 Black Women Army Corps Strike
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency White House Grounds
8:35PM EDTVietnam POW Wives
10:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Motor City Exhibit
10:25PM EDTHistorian Carter G. Woodson
10:30PM EDTAmerican History TV
11:25PM EDTInterview with OAH President Earl Lewis
11:40PM EDTDetroit's Growth from Frontiers to Factories
11:50PM EDT1945 Black Women Army Corps Strike
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency White House Grounds
12:35AM EDTVietnam POW Wives
2:00AM EDTReel America
2:52AM EDTMilitary Service of Howard University Students
3:00AM EDTAmerican History TV
4:05AM EDTEvolution of U.S. Foreign Policy
5:51AM EDTAmerican History TV
6:55AM EDTSenate Finance Committee Tribute
7:55AM EDTHistorian Carter G. Woodson
11:21PM EDTPresident Clinton at D-Day 50th Anniversary
Tuesday
12:28AM EDTOral Histories David Roderick WWII D-Day Interview
1:24AM EDTOral Histories Opal Grapes WWII D-Day Interview
5:27AM EDTPresident Clinton at D-Day 50th Anniversary
6:34AM EDTOral Histories David Roderick WWII D-Day Interview
7:30AM EDTOral Histories Opal Grapes WWII D-Day Interview
8:00PM EDTWashington Journal Author Alex Kershaw on D-Day 75th Anniversary
9:01PM EDTWashington Journal Author Mary Louise Roberts on D-Day and French Citizens
9:47PM EDTReel America D-Day to Germany - 1944 Documentary
10:35PM EDTAmerican Artifacts 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
11:07PM EDTD-Day Legacy
Wednesday
12:17AM EDTReel America "Beachhead to Berlin" - 1944
12:42AM EDTReel America "Normandy, the Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe" - 1944
1:37AM EDTWashington Journal Author Alex Kershaw on D-Day 75th Anniversary
2:38AM EDTWashington Journal Author Mary Louise Roberts on D-Day and French Citizens
3:25AM EDTReel America D-Day to Germany - 1944 Documentary
4:13AM EDTAmerican Artifacts 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
4:45AM EDTD-Day Legacy
5:55AM EDTReel America "Beachhead to Berlin" - 1944
6:19AM EDTReel America "Normandy, the Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe" - 1944
8:01PM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
9:03PM EDTReel America Gay Rights Films of Lilli Vincenz
9:34PM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
10:58PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Stonewall & the LGBTQ Rights Movement
11:23PM EDT1969 Stonewall Riots & LGBTQ Civil Rights
Thursday
12:20AM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
1:23AM EDTReel America Gay Rights Films of Lilli Vincenz
1:53AM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
3:17AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Stonewall & the LGBTQ Rights Movement
3:42AM EDT1969 Stonewall Riots & LGBTQ Civil Rights
4:39AM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
5:42AM EDTReel America Gay Rights Films of Lilli Vincenz
6:12AM EDTStonewall Riots 50th Anniversary
7:36AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Stonewall & the LGBTQ Rights Movement

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