Every spring, thousands of people visit the Washington, D.C., Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms. Memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King Jr. stand o…
1,383 viewsCast members of the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers joined family members of Easy Company veterans to talk about the soldiers that were portrayed on screen. The National World War I…
912 viewsThis 1971 National Park Service video described the unique limestone formations of the Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Reel America is an American History TV series featur…
189 viewsAdmiral Christopher Grady joined World War II veterans to observe the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This event took place at the National World War II Memorial in …
119 viewsThe National Park Service and the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the Lincoln Memorial’s centennial with a ceremony featuring historian Harold Holzer. The memorial was dedic…
993 viewsAuthor Tane Casserly provided a history of the Battle of the Atlantic and the appearance of German U-Boats off America’s Mid-Atlantic coast. This was a virtual event hosted by the National W…
692 viewsThe National Park Service and United States Military Academy West Point marked the bicentennial of Ulysses Grant’s 1822 birth in a ceremony held at his New York City tomb. The ceremony inclu…
449 viewsFormer Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-KS) attended a wreath laying ceremony honoring her late husband, former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included “…
1,624 viewsVeteran Dave Yoho provided a history of the Merchant Marine during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
685 viewsAuthor Matthew Rozell recounted U.S. 743rd Tank Battalion’s interception of a train with 2,500 people being transported to a concentration camp and the reunion of the troops and survivors si…
710 viewsThis National Park Service biography of the former slave and abolitionist is dramatized at several historic locations, including the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, …
1,719 viewsNew York University’s Brennan Center for Justice and Federal Hall held a discussion on presidential power and transition. Experts discussed the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol and how it m…
1,014 viewsThe annual lighting of the National Chanukah Menorah was celebrated on the White House Ellipse. The 2020 ceremony was “socially distanced” due to COVID-19 pandemic safely protocols. The Thre…
475 viewsPresident Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a lighting ceremony for 97th annual National Christmas Tree at the Ellipse.
1,483 viewsThe Battle of Fort Stevens was fought in the northwest section of Washington, D.C., in July 1864, when Confederate forces under General Jubal Early probed the capital city’s defenses before …
840 viewsFirst lady Melania Trump participated in the reopening of the Washington Monument on the National Mall.
536 viewsThe Friends of the National World War II Memorial marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a ceremony at the memorial on the National Mall.
1,342 viewsA ceremony was held at the National World War II memorial to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. Professor Craig Symonds, author of Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Da…
989 viewsDirected by William Greaves for the National Park Service, this film portrays the life of Booker T. Washington through reenactments, archival photographs and interviews with actors portrayin…
2,900 viewsPresident Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke participated in the National Christmas Tree Lighting at the Ellipse.
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