Associate U.S. Senate Historian Katherine Scott discussed the 50th anniversary of the Senate Watergate Hearings, which took place during the summer of 1973 and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon a year later.
Fox News columnist Bethany Mandel argued that leftist ideology is passed along to today's young people through education, entertainment, and culture. This event was hosted by the Clare Booth Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Jody Heymann & Aleta Sprague examined gaps in gender equality & discussed how to utilize more evidence-based solutions to close them. The Better Life Lab at New America in Washington, D.C., hosted this virtual event.
Science journalist Angela Saini explored the origins of patriarchy and how it spread to societies around the world. She was interviewed by author and the Women's Media Center director Soraya Chemaly.
Fox News columnist Bethany Mandel argued that leftist ideology is passed along to today's young people through education, entertainment, and culture. This event was hosted by the Clare Booth Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Jody Heymann & Aleta Sprague examined gaps in gender equality & discussed how to utilize more evidence-based solutions to close them. The Better Life Lab at New America in Washington, D.C., hosted this virtual event.
Science journalist Angela Saini explored the origins of patriarchy and how it spread to societies around the world. She was interviewed by author and the Women's Media Center director Soraya Chemaly.
DesignMom.com founder Gabrielle Blair argued that the abortion debate should focus more on the lack of accountability by men in preventing unwanted pregnancies. The Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., hosted this program.
Journalist Kate Zernike recounted the efforts of women MIT faculty to expose discrimination against them at the university. Symphony Space in New York City hosted this conversation.
Ethics and Public Policy Center fellow Erika Bachiochi ("The Rights of Women") and UnHerd contributing editor Mary Harrington ("Feminism Against Progress") took a critical look at the feminist movement in the United States. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Book TV presented coverage of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards, held in New York City. Awards for fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography and other categories were presented. Recipients made brief remarks.
Author and former Defense Department spokeswoman Torie Clarke discussed how she went from a career in politics to starting a podcast focusing on her love of books. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.
Fox News columnist Bethany Mandel argued that leftist ideology is passed along to today's young people through education, entertainment, and culture. This event was hosted by the Clare Booth Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Jody Heymann & Aleta Sprague examined gaps in gender equality & discussed how to utilize more evidence-based solutions to close them. The Better Life Lab at New America in Washington, D.C., hosted this virtual event.
Science journalist Angela Saini explored the origins of patriarchy and how it spread to societies around the world. She was interviewed by author and the Women's Media Center director Soraya Chemaly.
Fox News columnist Bethany Mandel argued that leftist ideology is passed along to today's young people through education, entertainment, and culture. This event was hosted by the Clare Booth Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Jody Heymann & Aleta Sprague examined gaps in gender equality & discussed how to utilize more evidence-based solutions to close them. The Better Life Lab at New America in Washington, D.C., hosted this virtual event.
Science journalist Angela Saini explored the origins of patriarchy and how it spread to societies around the world. She was interviewed by author and the Women's Media Center director Soraya Chemaly.
DesignMom.com founder Gabrielle Blair argued that the abortion debate should focus more on the lack of accountability by men in preventing unwanted pregnancies. The Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., hosted this program.
Journalist Kate Zernike recounted the efforts of women MIT faculty to expose discrimination against them at the university. Symphony Space in New York City hosted this conversation.
Ethics and Public Policy Center fellow Erika Bachiochi ("The Rights of Women") and UnHerd contributing editor Mary Harrington ("Feminism Against Progress") took a critical look at the feminist movement in the United States. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Book TV presented coverage of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards, held in New York City. Awards for fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography and other categories were presented. Recipients made brief remarks.
Author and former Defense Department spokeswoman Torie Clarke discussed how she went from a career in politics to starting a podcast focusing on her love of books. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.
Author Ricardo Herrera examined the Continental Army's leadership through a major foraging operation undertaken in the Revolutionary War during the Valley Forge winter of 1778. George Washington's Mount Vernon hosted this event.
This animated Navy Department Training Film produced in 1955 showed naval battles of the War of 1812. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
Historian Garry Adelman used stories and Civil War photography to talk about the ways people experienced the war depending on where they were and how they traveled. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Missouri Southern State University professor Megan Bever talked about the temperance movement and alcohol use by soldiers during the Civil War. This virtual program was hosted by the Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University.
Aquinas College professor John Pinheiro taught a class about the Mexican-American War during the late 1840s. Professor Pinheiro is the author of "Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War." Aquinas College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Mount Marty University professor Richard Lofthus taught a class about World War I by examining the correspondence of American Army Private John Warns, a farmer from a German-American family near Wentworth, South Dakota. Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota.
Dartmouth College history professor Matthew Delmont discussed his book "Half American," which tells the story of African American soldiers during World War II and how they were treated when they came home. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
100 year-old World War II veteran John "Lucky" Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
A new Wall of Remembrance was dedicated at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Inscribed on the wall are the names of more than 36,000 Americans and over 7,100 Koreans who died contributing to the war effort. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation hosted this event.
Three former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam to the United States in 1973. The Annapolis, Maryland, academy hosted this event.
Historian Melvyn Leffler talked about George W. Bush, American foreign policy, and the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War with Martin DiCaro, host of the Washington Times "History As It Happens" podcast. This program was part of the Washington Times taping of their history podcast.
Author Ricardo Herrera examined the Continental Army's leadership through a major foraging operation undertaken in the Revolutionary War during the Valley Forge winter of 1778. George Washington's Mount Vernon hosted this event.
This animated Navy Department Training Film produced in 1955 showed naval battles of the War of 1812. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
Historian Garry Adelman used stories and Civil War photography to talk about the ways people experienced the war depending on where they were and how they traveled. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Missouri Southern State University professor Megan Bever talked about the temperance movement and alcohol use by soldiers during the Civil War. This virtual program was hosted by the Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University.
Aquinas College professor John Pinheiro taught a class about the Mexican-American War during the late 1840s. Professor Pinheiro is the author of "Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War." Aquinas College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Mount Marty University professor Richard Lofthus taught a class about World War I by examining the correspondence of American Army Private John Warns, a farmer from a German-American family near Wentworth, South Dakota. Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota.
Dartmouth College history professor Matthew Delmont discussed his book "Half American," which tells the story of African American soldiers during World War II and how they were treated when they came home. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
100 year-old World War II veteran John "Lucky" Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
A new Wall of Remembrance was dedicated at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Inscribed on the wall are the names of more than 36,000 Americans and over 7,100 Koreans who died contributing to the war effort. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation hosted this event.
Three former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam to the United States in 1973. The Annapolis, Maryland, academy hosted this event.
Historian Melvyn Leffler talked about George W. Bush, American foreign policy, and the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War with Martin DiCaro, host of the Washington Times "History As It Happens" podcast. This program was part of the Washington Times taping of their history podcast.
Actors reenacted Boston's 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South Meeting House, the site of key meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party and American Independence. Revolutionary Spaces in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
Actors portrayed delegates to the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location, St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, leading to Patrick Henry's famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death!" The St. John's Church Foundation hosted this event.
A first person interpretive performance, followed by a discussion about James Forten, a Free Black and Revolutionary War Privateer. This virtual program was hosted by the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Kimberly Ivey and historical interpreter Audrey Biser gave a tour of the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, and spoke about the role of the royal governor and the beginning of the American Revolution.Lord Dunmore resided in the Governor's Palace as the royal governor of Virginia from 1771 until he fled the city on June 8, 1775. Ms. Biser also showed the rooms Lord Dunmore's family occupied and spoke about the events leading up to his departure.
Watch a street scene where Colonial Williamsburg interpreters portray, May 26, 1774, the day Governor Dunmore dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At Plimoth Patuxet in Plymouth, Massachusetts, we explored the recreated 17th-century colonial village and spoke with interpreters about what daily life was like for the Pilgrims. The year the town depicts is 1627, seven years after the Mayflower landed, when about 160 Pilgrims lived there.
Historian Daphne Geanacopoulos discussed the life of Sarah Kidd, wife of pirate Captain Kidd, who secretly aided her husband while living as one of New York's most prominent citizens. The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
Santa Clara University professor Nancy Unger taught a class on the experiences of gays and lesbians in Colonial America. Santa Clara University is located in Santa Clara, California.
Actors reenacted Boston's 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South Meeting House, the site of key meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party and American Independence. Revolutionary Spaces in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
The Senate will continue debate on the nomination of Darrel Papillion to be United States District Court judge for Eastern Louisiana. Senators will vote at 5:30pm on his confirmation.
Actors portrayed delegates to the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location, St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, leading to Patrick Henry's famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death!" The St. John's Church Foundation hosted this event.
Historian Daphne Geanacopoulos discussed the life of Sarah Kidd, wife of pirate Captain Kidd, who secretly aided her husband while living as one of New York's most prominent citizens. The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
A first person interpretive performance, followed by a discussion about James Forten, a Free Black and Revolutionary War Privateer. This virtual program was hosted by the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Santa Clara University professor Nancy Unger taught a class on the experiences of gays and lesbians in Colonial America. Santa Clara University is located in Santa Clara, California.
Kimberly Ivey and historical interpreter Audrey Biser gave a tour of the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, and spoke about the role of the royal governor and the beginning of the American Revolution.Lord Dunmore resided in the Governor's Palace as the royal governor of Virginia from 1771 until he fled the city on June 8, 1775. Ms. Biser also showed the rooms Lord Dunmore's family occupied and spoke about the events leading up to his departure.
Watch a street scene where Colonial Williamsburg interpreters portray, May 26, 1774, the day Governor Dunmore dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At Plimoth Patuxet in Plymouth, Massachusetts, we explored the recreated 17th-century colonial village and spoke with interpreters about what daily life was like for the Pilgrims. The year the town depicts is 1627, seven years after the Mayflower landed, when about 160 Pilgrims lived there.
Actors reenacted Boston's 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South Meeting House, the site of key meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party and American Independence. Revolutionary Spaces in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
Actors portrayed delegates to the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location, St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, leading to Patrick Henry's famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death!" The St. John's Church Foundation hosted this event.
A first person interpretive performance, followed by a discussion about James Forten, a Free Black and Revolutionary War Privateer. This virtual program was hosted by the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Kimberly Ivey and historical interpreter Audrey Biser gave a tour of the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, and spoke about the role of the royal governor and the beginning of the American Revolution.Lord Dunmore resided in the Governor's Palace as the royal governor of Virginia from 1771 until he fled the city on June 8, 1775. Ms. Biser also showed the rooms Lord Dunmore's family occupied and spoke about the events leading up to his departure.
Watch a street scene where Colonial Williamsburg interpreters portray, May 26, 1774, the day Governor Dunmore dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At Plimoth Patuxet in Plymouth, Massachusetts, we explored the recreated 17th-century colonial village and spoke with interpreters about what daily life was like for the Pilgrims. The year the town depicts is 1627, seven years after the Mayflower landed, when about 160 Pilgrims lived there.
Historian Daphne Geanacopoulos discussed the life of Sarah Kidd, wife of pirate Captain Kidd, who secretly aided her husband while living as one of New York's most prominent citizens. The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
Santa Clara University professor Nancy Unger taught a class on the experiences of gays and lesbians in Colonial America. Santa Clara University is located in Santa Clara, California.
Actors reenacted Boston's 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South Meeting House, the site of key meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party and American Independence. Revolutionary Spaces in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
Actors portrayed delegates to the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location, St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, leading to Patrick Henry's famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death!" The St. John's Church Foundation hosted this event.
A first person interpretive performance, followed by a discussion about James Forten, a Free Black and Revolutionary War Privateer. This virtual program was hosted by the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Kimberly Ivey and historical interpreter Audrey Biser gave a tour of the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, and spoke about the role of the royal governor and the beginning of the American Revolution.Lord Dunmore resided in the Governor's Palace as the royal governor of Virginia from 1771 until he fled the city on June 8, 1775. Ms. Biser also showed the rooms Lord Dunmore's family occupied and spoke about the events leading up to his departure.
Watch a street scene where Colonial Williamsburg interpreters portray, May 26, 1774, the day Governor Dunmore dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At Plimoth Patuxet in Plymouth, Massachusetts, we explored the recreated 17th-century colonial village and spoke with interpreters about what daily life was like for the Pilgrims. The year the town depicts is 1627, seven years after the Mayflower landed, when about 160 Pilgrims lived there.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
Rufus Edmisten served as the deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee, which was chaired by North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin. In his book, "That's Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Hell Politics, Watergate and Public Life," Mr. Edmisten talked about delivering a subpoena to President Nixon in 1973.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
Rufus Edmisten served as the deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee, which was chaired by North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin. In his book, "That's Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Hell Politics, Watergate and Public Life," Mr. Edmisten talked about delivering a subpoena to President Nixon in 1973.
Norfolk State University professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander talked about African Americans in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia during the Civil War. She described how escaped slaves found refuge and freedom at the Union-held Fort Monroe. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Author Alfred Taylor, Jr. discussed the experiences of Black troopers who served on the Western frontier following the Civil War, including his own great-grandfather who served as a Buffalo Soldier from 1865 to 1893. The Arlington Historical Society, in Arlington, Virginia, hosted this event.
Established in 1894 by Percival Lowell, the Lowell Observatory would become the site of many discoveries. Kevin Schindler, historian at Lowell Observatory, talked about the role it played in the Apollo program that prepared NASA astronauts to the moon.
Former U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien spoke about the impact that Generals George Patton and Erwin Rommel had on the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.
Yale University professor Beverly Gage talked about long time FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's life and work in her 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. This talk was part of the "Great Lives" lecture series hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Author Dael Norwood discussed the United States' monetary, political, and psychological intertwining with China dating from the late 1700s. LancasterHistory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
Rufus Edmisten served as the deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee, which was chaired by North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin. In his book, "That's Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Hell Politics, Watergate and Public Life," Mr. Edmisten talked about delivering a subpoena to President Nixon in 1973.
Actor Tom Hanks revisited the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden and talked about his animated short film, "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest." Washington Post Live hosted this virtual event.
Maurizio Valsania recreated the 18th century world George Washington lived in and the masculine ideals that shaped him as a man, husband, military commander and president. George Washington's Mount Vernon Virginia estate hosted this event.
Rufus Edmisten served as the deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee, which was chaired by North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin. In his book, "That's Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Hell Politics, Watergate and Public Life," Mr. Edmisten talked about delivering a subpoena to President Nixon in 1973.
Norfolk State University professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander talked about African Americans in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia during the Civil War. She described how escaped slaves found refuge and freedom at the Union-held Fort Monroe. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Author Alfred Taylor, Jr. discussed the experiences of Black troopers who served on the Western frontier following the Civil War, including his own great-grandfather who served as a Buffalo Soldier from 1865 to 1893. The Arlington Historical Society, in Arlington, Virginia, hosted this event.
Established in 1894 by Percival Lowell, the Lowell Observatory would become the site of many discoveries. Kevin Schindler, historian at Lowell Observatory, talked about the role it played in the Apollo program that prepared NASA astronauts to the moon.
Former U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien spoke about the impact that Generals George Patton and Erwin Rommel had on the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.
Yale University professor Beverly Gage talked about long time FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's life and work in her 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. This talk was part of the "Great Lives" lecture series hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Author Dael Norwood discussed the United States' monetary, political, and psychological intertwining with China dating from the late 1700s. LancasterHistory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
