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August 9, 2020
75th Anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings

August 9 marks 75 years since the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan, devastating the city of Nagasaki three days after the first attack on…
August 6, 2020
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and End of World War II

August 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, with the U.S. dropping a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days later. Japanese…

July 19, 1984
Representative Geraldine Ferraro 1984 Acceptance Speech

Representative Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) accepted her party’s vice presidential nomination at the 1984 Democratic…
August 10, 2020
USS Indianapolis Gold Medal Ceremony

On July 30, 1945, two Japanese torpedoes sunk the USS Indianapolis in shark-infested waters. The crew had just delivered…

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Thursday
7:09AM EDTLife of Hollywood Artist Milicent Patrick
8:10AM EDTBaseball & American Cities
9:09AM EDTWorld War II POW & Concentration Camp Escapes & Rescues
10:27AM EDTAllied Liberation of Paris
11:32AM EDTHistory of the Kansas City Mafia
12:43PM EDTLife of Hollywood Artist Milicent Patrick
1:43PM EDTBaseball & American Cities
2:42PM EDTWorld War II POW & Concentration Camp Escapes & Rescues
3:59PM EDTAllied Liberation of Paris
5:03PM EDTHistory of the Kansas City Mafia
6:13PM EDTLife of Hollywood Artist Milicent Patrick
7:14PM EDTThe Presidency JFK, Nuclear Arms Race & Civil Rights
8:00PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
8:48PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
9:32PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
10:18PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
11:04PM EDTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee after the War
Friday
12:16AM EDTThe Civil War Civil War Origins of Frontier Outlaws
1:12AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
2:00AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
2:44AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
3:30AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
4:16AM EDTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee after the War
5:28AM EDTThe Civil War Civil War Origins of Frontier Outlaws
6:24AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
7:12AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
7:56AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
8:42AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
9:28AM EDTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee after the War
10:40AM EDTThe Civil War Civil War Origins of Frontier Outlaws
11:35AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
12:23PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
1:07PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
1:54PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
2:40PM EDTThe Civil War Robert E. Lee after the War
3:52PM EDTThe Civil War Civil War Origins of Frontier Outlaws
4:48PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
5:36PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
6:20PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
7:06PM EDTThe Civil War Civil War Origins of Frontier Outlaws
8:54PM EDTThe Presidency Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
9:51PM EDTThe Presidency President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
Saturday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
12:57AM EDTThe Presidency President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
1:52AM EDTThe Presidency Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
2:50AM EDTThe Presidency President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
3:45AM EDTThe Presidency Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
4:42AM EDTThe Presidency President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
8:00AM EDTReel America "Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki"
8:30AM EDTReel America "A Thousand Cranes - The Children of Hiroshima" - 1962
8:55AM EDTOral Histories World War II Veteran Harlan Twible
10:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts 1930s-40s Color Photographs
10:30AM EDTAmerican Artifacts 1930s-40s Color Photographs Part 2
11:00AM EDTOral Histories Korean War Veteran George Dixon
11:50AM EDTReel America "United Nations Aids Republic of Korea in Her Fight Against Aggression" - 1950
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
1:00PM EDTThe Presidency President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
2:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit
2:30PM EDTJefferson, Lafayette & the French Revolution
3:15PM EDTInterpreting Thomas Jefferson & Slavery
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Angela Dodson, "Remember the Ladies"
5:05PM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
6:45PM EDTWomen's Suffrage and 19th Amendment Legacy
8:00PM EDTLectures in History Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
8:55PM EDTSmithsonian National Museum of American History
10:00PM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - A Look Towards the Conventions"
10:30PM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - The Democratic National Convention"
11:05PM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - The Republican National Convention"
11:40PM EDT19th Amendment Legacies
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
12:55AM EDTSmithsonian National Museum of American History
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Angela Dodson, "Remember the Ladies"
3:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
3:50AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
4:35AM EDTWomen's Suffrage and 19th Amendment Legacy
5:55AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Johanna Neuman, "Gilded Suffragists"
6:50AM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 1
7:20AM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 2
8:00AM EDTLiveWomen's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
9:00AM EDTUSS Indianapolis Gold Medal Ceremony
9:35AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
10:00AM EDTThe Civil War Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
10:55AM EDTLife of Hollywood Artist Milicent Patrick
12:00PM EDTLectures in History Polio Epidemic in the United States
1:10PM EDTLife & Legacy of Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger
2:05PM EDTDecision to Bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki
3:45PM EDTReel America "Victory Round-Up" - May 1945 United Newsreel
4:00PM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - A Look Towards the Conventions"
4:30PM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - The Democratic National Convention"
5:05PM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - The Republican National Convention"
5:40PM EDT19th Amendment Legacies
5:55PM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 1
6:25PM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 2
7:00PM EDTWomen's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency Harry Truman 1948 Democratic National Convention
8:25PM EDTReel America "The Dewey Story" - 1948
8:35PM EDTThe Presidency Adlai Stevenson 1952 Democratic National Convention
8:50PM EDTThe Presidency Dwight Eisenhower 1952 Republican National Convention
9:05PM EDTThe Presidency John F. Kennedy 1960 Democratic National Convention
9:30PM EDTThe Presidency Richard Nixon 1960 Republican National Convention
10:30PM EDTReel America "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
10:45PM EDTReel America "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
11:00PM EDTWomen's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency Harry Truman 1948 Democratic National Convention
12:25AM EDTReel America "The Dewey Story" - 1948
12:35AM EDTThe Presidency Adlai Stevenson 1952 Democratic National Convention
12:50AM EDTThe Presidency Dwight Eisenhower 1952 Republican National Convention
1:05AM EDTThe Presidency John F. Kennedy 1960 Democratic National Convention
1:30AM EDTThe Presidency Richard Nixon 1960 Republican National Convention
2:30AM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - A Look Towards the Conventions"
3:00AM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - The Democratic National Convention"
3:30AM EDTReel America "Election 1976 - The Republican National Convention"
4:05AM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 1
4:35AM EDTAmerican Artifacts "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 2
5:10AM EDTReel America "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
5:30AM EDTThe Presidency Harry Truman 1948 Democratic National Convention
5:55AM EDTReel America "The Dewey Story" - 1948
6:05AM EDTThe Presidency Adlai Stevenson 1952 Democratic National Convention
6:25AM EDTThe Presidency Dwight Eisenhower 1952 Republican National Convention
6:40AM EDTThe Presidency John F. Kennedy 1960 Democratic National Convention
7:05AM EDTThe Presidency Richard Nixon 1960 Republican National Convention

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