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April 10, 2021
Confederate Boat Burners on the Mississippi

Southern Utah University Professor Laura June Davis talked about Confederate boat burners and naval guerrilla action on the…
April 10, 2021
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion

On February 27, 1968, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite closed a special report on Vietnam with a pessimistic assessment of the U.S. war effort. Mr.…

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Space Shuttle

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U.S. Botanic Garden History

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Saturday
8:01AM EDTReel America "The U.S. Overseas Information Program" - 1954
8:29AM EDTAfrican American Soldiers & World War II
9:09AM EDTWomen Spies of World War II
10:00AM EDTAmerican Artifacts U.S. Botanic Garden History
10:30AM EDTReagan Assassination Attempt 40th Anniversary
11:40AM EDTUS Senator Paul Laxalt and Ronald Reagan
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency President Ronald Reagan Economic Address to Congress
12:47PM EDTThe Presidency President Bill Clinton Economic Address to Congress
1:59PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War POW Leon Ellis
3:29PM EDTLynching in the Early 20th Century
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Claire Gaudiani "Generosity Unbound"
5:24PM EDTGeorge Washington & Washington, D.C.
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Confederate Boat Burners on the Mississippi
7:14PM EDTEarly 20th Century Women Explorers
8:00PM EDTLectures in History Vietnam, Walter Cronkite & Public Opinion
9:05PM EDTChurchill, Truman & the "Iron Curtain" Speech
10:01PM EDTReel America "Where Dreams Come True" - 1979
10:31PM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
10:59PM EDTReel America The 25th Year" - 1983
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History Vietnam, Walter Cronkite & Public Opinion
1:01AM EDTChurchill, Truman & the "Iron Curtain" Speech
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Claire Gaudiani "Generosity Unbound"
3:25AM EDTGeorge Washington & Washington, D.C.
4:00AM EDTThe Civil War Confederate Boat Burners on the Mississippi
5:15AM EDTEarly 20th Century Women Explorers
6:00AM EDTU.S. Air Power in Asia
7:00AM EDTChurchill, Truman & the "Iron Curtain" Speech
8:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Ethan Chorin, "Exit the Colonel"
9:00AM EDTGeorge Kennan and U.S. Cold War Containment Policy
10:00AM EDTThe Civil War Slavery Depictions in Cinema
11:15AM EDTMadam C.J. Walker's Life in Film
12:00PM EDTLectures in History Notable Speakers of the House
12:55PM EDT511th Parachute Infantry Regiment & 1945 Los Baños Raid
2:01PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran David Taylor
3:22PM EDTHumorist Art Buchwald & Political Satire
4:00PM EDTReel America "Where Dreams Come True" - 1979
4:30PM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
4:57PM EDTReel America The 25th Year" - 1983
5:55PM EDTStratobowl Balloon Flight
6:26PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
6:56PM EDTWillard-Dempsey Fight
7:00PM EDTEditorial Cartoonist Bill Mauldin's Life & Work
7:51PM EDTBattle of Fallen Timbers
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency President George W. Bush Economic Address to Congress
9:00PM EDTThe Presidency President Barack Obama Economic Address to Congress
10:26PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
10:56PM EDTWillard-Dempsey Fight
11:00PM EDTEditorial Cartoonist Bill Mauldin's Life & Work
11:51PM EDTBattle of Fallen Timbers
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency President George W. Bush Economic Address to Congress
1:00AM EDTThe Presidency President Barack Obama Economic Address to Congress
2:00AM EDTReel America "Where Dreams Come True" - 1979
2:30AM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
2:57AM EDTReel America The 25th Year" - 1983
3:54AM EDTWyoming Economy and Infrastructure
4:26AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
5:00AM EDTEditorial Cartoonist Bill Mauldin's Life & Work
5:51AM EDTRapid City Flood of 1972
6:00AM EDTThe Presidency President George W. Bush Economic Address to Congress
7:00AM EDTThe Presidency President Barack Obama Economic Address to Congress
8:00AM EDTChief Justice John Marshall & the Cherokee Cases
9:09AM EDTAmerican Artifacts National Museum of the American Indian "Trail of Tears" Exhibit
9:49AM EDTCherokee Nation After The Trail of Tears
10:50AM EDTFormer Slaves of Cherokee Indians
11:01AM EDTTrail of Tears
11:39AM EDT1830s Cholera Epidemic and Indian Removal
11:56AM EDTChief Justice John Marshall & the Cherokee Cases
1:05PM EDTAmerican Artifacts National Museum of the American Indian "Trail of Tears" Exhibit
1:44PM EDTCherokee Nation After The Trail of Tears
2:45PM EDTFormer Slaves of Cherokee Indians
2:56PM EDTTrail of Tears
3:35PM EDT1830s Cholera Epidemic and Indian Removal
3:51PM EDTChief Justice John Marshall & the Cherokee Cases
5:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts National Museum of the American Indian "Trail of Tears" Exhibit
5:40PM EDTCherokee Nation After The Trail of Tears
6:41PM EDTFormer Slaves of Cherokee Indians
6:52PM EDTTrail of Tears
7:31PM EDT1830s Cholera Epidemic and Indian Removal
7:46PM EDTHistory of Gambling
8:00PM EDTReel America "Where Dreams Come True" - 1979
8:30PM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
8:58PM EDTReel America The 25th Year" - 1983
9:49PM EDTReel America Space Shuttle - A Remarkable Flying Machine
10:21PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Space Exploration From the Moon to Mars
11:21PM EDTAHTV - Remembering John Glenn
Tuesday
12:31AM EDTPolitics & the Space Race
1:39AM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
2:07AM EDTReel America The 25th Year" - 1983
2:58AM EDTReel America Space Shuttle - A Remarkable Flying Machine
3:31AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Space Exploration From the Moon to Mars
4:31AM EDTAHTV - Remembering John Glenn
5:40AM EDTPolitics & the Space Race
6:48AM EDTReel America "Space Shuttle - Mission to the Future" - 1981
7:17AM EDTReel America The 25th Year" - 1983
8:08AM EDTReel America Space Shuttle - A Remarkable Flying Machine
8:40AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Space Exploration From the Moon to Mars
9:40AM EDTAHTV - Remembering John Glenn
7:59PM EDTBooknotes John Seigenthaler, "James K. Polk"
8:58PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Joseph Wheelan, "Invading Mexico"
9:49PM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor & Abigail Fillmore
11:23PM EDTThe Presidency James K. Polk's Politics & Times
Wednesday
1:00AM EDTThe Presidency James K. Polk on the Environment, Land & Religion
2:26AM EDTBooknotes John Seigenthaler, "James K. Polk"
3:25AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Joseph Wheelan, "Invading Mexico"
4:16AM EDTFirst Ladies Influence & Image - Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor & Abigail Fillmore
5:49AM EDTThe Presidency James K. Polk's Politics & Times
7:26AM EDTThe Presidency James K. Polk on the Environment, Land & Religion
8:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
8:59PM EDTLectures in History Post-Vietnam War Refugees
10:12PM EDTChinese American World War II Military Service
11:06PM EDTChinese Americans in California
Thursday
1:00AM EDTNorman Mineta's Experiences Living in a World War II Japanese Internment Camp
2:06AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
3:06AM EDTLectures in History Post-Vietnam War Refugees
4:18AM EDTChinese American World War II Military Service
5:13AM EDTChinese Americans in California
7:08AM EDTNorman Mineta's Experiences Living in a World War II Japanese Internment Camp
8:00PM EDTPenelope Winslow & 17th Century Plymouth Colony
8:56PM EDTVirtual Mayflower Project
9:32PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Pilgrim Story & Mayflower II Tour
10:13PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Plymouth Colony Pilgrims
10:43PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Nathaniel Philbrick, "Mayflower"
11:41PM EDTReel America "The Pilgrims" - 1955
Friday
12:04AM EDTReel America "Plymouth Colony - The First Year" - 1980
12:20AM EDTReel America "Early Settlers of New England, Salem, 1626-1629" - 1940
12:32AM EDTReel America "The Voyage of the Mayflower II" - 1957
12:43AM EDTReligion & the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1:28AM EDTLectures in History Pilgrims and History Textbooks
2:37AM EDTPenelope Winslow & 17th Century Plymouth Colony
3:34AM EDTVirtual Mayflower Project
4:10AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Pilgrim Story & Mayflower II Tour
4:51AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Plymouth Colony Pilgrims
5:20AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Nathaniel Philbrick, "Mayflower"
6:18AM EDTReel America "The Pilgrims" - 1955
6:41AM EDTReel America "Plymouth Colony - The First Year" - 1980
7:10AM EDTReel America "The Voyage of the Mayflower II" - 1957
7:20AM EDTReligion & the Massachusetts Bay Colony
8:06AM EDTLectures in History Pilgrims and History Textbooks
8:00PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran Milton Jones
9:31PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen
11:03PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
Saturday
12:32AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Veteran Milton Jones
2:03AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen
3:35AM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
8:00AM EDTReel America
9:00AM EDTLiveBay of Pigs 60th Anniversary
10:00AM EDTAmerican History TV
10:30AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Little Tokyo
11:00AM EDTEditorial Cartoonist Bill Mauldin's Life & Work
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency President George W. Bush Economic Address to Congress
1:00PM EDTThe Presidency President Barack Obama Economic Address to Congress
2:00PM EDTOral Histories Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe
3:30PM EDTAmerican Artifacts U.S. Botanic Garden History
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Linda Greenhouse, "The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right"
5:00PM EDTJames Baker & the End of the Cold War
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Reflections on Civil War History
7:10PM EDTNovelist Horatio Alger, Jr.
8:00PM EDTBay of Pigs 60th Anniversary
9:00PM EDTHispanic American Soldiers in World War II
10:00PM EDTReel America
11:00PM EDTAmerican History TV

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