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Journey through the 20th century with archival films on public affairs.

Covering American History C-SPAN style: with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. Every weekend from 8am ET Saturday to 8am ET Monday on C-SPAN3.

In January, 2011, C-SPAN expanded its programming offerings with a new history-based service airing weekends on C-SPAN3. American History TV (AHTV) features programming geared toward history lovers with 48 hours every weekend of people and events that document the American story.

C-SPAN began C-SPAN3 operations in January 2001 as a digital service. C-SPAN3 is currently available in 49 million digital cable TV households and is streamed live online at C-SPAN.org.

At the time of the launch of American History TV, C-SPAN co-president Susan Swain said: "We’re hoping American History TV does for history enthusiasts what Book TV has done for non-fiction book lovers."

Most Recent Reel America Videos

January 16, 2005
President Truman Inauguration

Newsreel highlights of President Harry Truman’s inaugural ceremony on January 20, 1949 . The Universal Newsreel features…
January 14, 2017
Newsreel of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 Inauguration

This 1941 Castle Films newsreel summarizes the life of President Franklin Roosevelt up to and including his third inaugu…
December 28, 2024
Newsreel of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933 Inauguration

This Universal Newsreel shows scenes of Franklin Roosevelt’s March 4, 1933, presidential inauguration and an airplane ru…

January 15, 2005
President Eisenhower 1957 Inauguration

Newsreel coverage of the second inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 . The video features highlights …
January 17, 2016
Martin Luther King Press Conference

Martin Luther King, Jr., was interviewed by four journalists for “Press Conference U.S.A.,” a U.S. Information Agency (U…
March 2, 2019
Apollo 9 - Three to Make Ready

While in Earth’s orbit, astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart test undocking and docking the l…