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American History TV

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Discover the people and events that document the American story.
Saturdays on C-SPAN 2 starting at 8 am ET or online anytime at c-span.org/history.

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Recipients of the Bancroft Prize for history, James Tejani and Kathleen DuVal discuss their books "A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth" and "Native Nations" this Saturday at 6:30 PM ET on CSPAN 2

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DYK that Thomas Jefferson didn't include being president on his tombstone? Learn more about how he and several other presidents spent their retirement from author Jared Cohen. Watch more, Saturday at 9:30pm ET on CSPAN 2.

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"He called him a cheap, Cockney cad." Diane Kiesel - a retired New York Supreme Court judge - talks about legendary actor Charlie Chaplin's legal trials and the implications for American law, celebrity culture, and Cold War politics. Watch more, Saturday at 7pm ET on CSPAN 2.

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"The eyes of the world are upon you..." Just before #DDay General Eisenhower had this message to Allied Forces. "We will accept nothing less than full victory."

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June 6, 1944 - #DDay This Saturday, watch author Garrett M. Graff talk about his oral history of the allied invasion of Normandy, France during #WWII. Watch more at 11:30 ET am & pm on CSPAN 2

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A pardon from Abraham Lincoln AND Jefferson Davis - who was Charles Cowlam? Learn more about this convict, spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, and con artist from author Frank W. Garmon Jr., Saturday at 2pm ET on our "The Civil War" series on CSPAN 2.

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African American Lloyd Gaines, petitioned the Supreme Court for entry into a whites-only law school at the University of Missouri. SCOTUS ruled in his favor in 1938, but months later Mr. Gaines disappeared and was never seen again. 🤔 Learn more, Saturday at 7pm ET on CSPAN 2

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#OnThisDay in 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Texas when Union Gen Granger announced the end of the #CivilWar - now known & celebrated as #Juneteenth.

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"This was the most shocking event...of the late 19th century." The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, occurred #OnThisDay in 1876.

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#OnThisDay in 1948, U.S and British air forces began the Berlin Airlift - delivering food and supplies past the Soviet Union blockade to West Berlin.

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#DYK that Harvard University's first female professor Alice Hamilton attempted to expose the dangers of leaded gasoline? Hear more from Daniel Stone, author of "American Poison," Saturday at 4pm ET on CSPAN 2

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How is the American president depicted on film and TV -- and what does that mean for how we understand the office? Filmmaker and screenwriter Rod Lurie shares his perspective at Clinton Presidential Library. Watch more, Saturday at 9:30am/pm ET on CSPAN 2

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1775 - Lead up to Revolution. Saturday, starting at 1pm ET historians and authors examine events of 1775 and daily life for colonists on the eve of the American Revolution. Hosted by Massachusetts Historical Society, Am Phil Society, and the Concord Museum. #America250 #July4th

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#DYK The stars on the original American flag were in a circle so all the colonies would appear equal? Watch programs about the American Revolution in our CSPAN video library: c-span.org/search/basic/?…

#DYK The stars on the original American flag were in a circle so all the colonies would appear equal? Watch programs about the American Revolution in our <a href="/cspan/">CSPAN</a> video library: c-span.org/search/basic/?…