Apollo 8 - First Manned Lunar Orbit
On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched mankind into the moon’s orbit for the first time. Robert Kurson joined us at the Apollo 8 capsule…
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James Lovell Oral History Interview
Former NASA astronaut James Lovell talked about his life and career. He was a veteran of the Gemini and Apollo missions. In…
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U.S. Army World War I Exhibit
We toured the “Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France” centennial exhibit at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center with…
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Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell taught a class about political advertising in the 1950s, highlighting Dwight…
TV Schedule
This Week
View/Print Tuesday
- 7:20AM ESTGermany's WWII Defeat
- 8:25AM ESTWorld War II's Lessons Learned
- 8:03PM EST1911 Congressional Report on Immigration
- 9:29PM ESTU.S. - Mexico Border Wall
- 10:58PM ESTReel America The High Wall - 1952
Wednesday
- 1:08AM ESTHistory of the Tenement Museum
- 2:08AM ESTU.S. Cold War Refugee Policy
- 3:06AM ESTThe Fugitive Slave Act & Immigration
- 4:33AM EST1911 Congressional Report on Immigration
- 5:59AM ESTU.S. - Mexico Border Wall
Thursday
- 8:00PM ESTThe Continental Army at Valley Forge
- 9:49PM EST1770 Boston Massacre Reconsidered
Friday
- 1:45AM ESTThe Continental Army at Valley Forge
- 3:34AM EST1770 Boston Massacre Reconsidered
- 5:33AM ESTThe Continental Army at Valley Forge
- 9:03PM ESTAmerican Artifacts Women's History
Saturday
- 3:02AM ESTAmerican Artifacts Women's History
- 12:00PM ESTThe Presidency Watergate Reconsidered
- 1:05PM ESTWorld War I Fighter Pilot Culture
- 4:00PM ESTHistory Bookshelf
- 4:45PM ESTU.S. Army's Role in Defeating Germany
- 11:00PM ESTThe Story of the Lost Battalion
Sunday
- 2:00AM ESTHistory Bookshelf
- 2:45AM ESTU.S. Army's Role in Defeating Germany
- 9:00AM ESTAmerican Women in World War I France
- 10:00AM ESTThe Civil War Women During the Civil War
- 1:15PM ESTThe Presidency Bess & Harry Truman
- 5:00PM ESTThe Story of the Lost Battalion
- 7:00PM ESTLessons Learned - 1916 Battle of Jutland
- 8:00PM ESTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson's Image
- 11:00PM ESTLessons Learned - 1916 Battle of Jutland
Monday
- 12:00AM ESTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson's Image
- 3:00AM ESTThe Story of the Lost Battalion
- 6:00AM ESTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson's Image
- 10:30PM ESTOral Histories NASA - James Lovell Interview
Tuesday
- 5:05AM ESTLessons Learned - 1916 Battle of Jutland
- 7:00AM ESTThe Story of the Lost Battalion
Most Recent American History TV Videos
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World War II Lessons Learned
Historian and author Gerhard Weinberg talked about the lessons learned from World War II. This talk was part of the National…
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Germany's World War II Defeat
National World War II Museum senior historian Robert Citino and James Holland, author of “Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World…
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Assessing Victory and Defeat
Cathal Nolan explored how history assesses the victories and defeats of war. He is the author of The Allure of Battle: A…
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Japan's War, 1943-1945
Historians discuss the Japanese strategy in World War II from 1943-1945. This talk was part of the National World War II…
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D-Day Invasion
National World War II Museum President and CEO Emeritus Nick Mueller talked about D-Day, the 1944 allied invasion of…
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World War I Fighter Pilot Culture
Today’s fighter pilot culture has its origins in World War I. In this program, military historian Michael Hankins…
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Watergate Reconsidered
Iowa State University hosted a panel discussion on Watergate’s lessons and their implications for future presidents.…
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1968 in Images
We toured the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. to see the one-room exhibit examining the pivotal…
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