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visit ncicap.org] >> you're watching american history tv on c-span 3. lexie lord is the chair of the museum of medicine and science at the smithsonian museum of american history. let me begin with this pandemic and how it has impacted the museum and univision in -- your division in particular. >> we are mostly working remotely. our museum closed in march, but we began thinking about the pandemic in january. we are a division of medical historians and we tend to follow the news pretty carefully, especially news about public health. so we actually reached out and began speaking with the public health service in january because we began thinking about how to collect document this story. so it has been a long process and we have kind of ramped up as we have come home to think about collecting. >> at what point did you realize this pandemic would stretch into the fall and potential winter? >> as historians, we have definitely thought about difficulties inherent in making a vaccine and we were pretty sure this pandemic would last a fair amount of time and we w

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learn more about the impact of world war i on the environment tonight at 9:05 eastern here on american history tv. >> you are watching american history tv. ,very weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to you today by your television provider. ♪ >> the big nominating conventions go into political history. first the democrats name the kennedy-johnson to get and now the republicans who elected abraham lincoln as the first president just 100 years ago pin their 1960 hopes on nixon and lodge. president eisenhower poses with his vice president in chicago. the metropolis had given them one of the most heartwarming receptions on his career to address the gop convention. [cheers and applause] thank you ike day. the enthusiasm spills over into the convention hall where ike and mamie hold center stage. [cheers and applause] the partisan crowd receives an accounting of the republican administration to term stewardship at the headline making remarks of the president concerned the issue of whether people everywhere want to live under communism or

watch american history tv. this labor day weekend on cspan 3. >> coming up on american history tv, robert childs of the university of maryland, talks about labor and social unrest at the turn of the 20th sempblry. he describes the tension over working knconditions. >> welcome back, everybody. as you know, we've been in the guilded age for some time now. and we've already scene the technological innovations that made some of this economic expansion possible. we saw both the economic transformations and the effects of those changes in the economy as far as lifestyles, both of the very rich, these opulent robert barren lifestyles on the one hand on on the other hand, of the very poor. whether it was the people living in the shacks of the new england mill towns or whether it was when we explored the guild l age city, the increasing problems of housing and of sanitation that came with the cities going along with immigration. and then last time we saw in particular, there was some frustration with this guilded age reg

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this is american history tv, only on c-span3. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. ♪ >> during a series of meetings, the final doom of japan is settled by the big three and their advisors, delivering an ultimatum of unconditional surrender. the prime minister suffers the consequences. swarms of b-29s and carrier task forces carry destruction to the japanese homeland. these are the following scenes of the final assault on japan. photographed by a newsreel cameraman. [bombs] >> the natural power of the universe is harnessed in the new atomic bomb, it's tremendous possibilities are explained in this church. the mightiest, most destructive bombs yet produced, such as england's terrifying grand slam weighing 11 times are puny midgets compared to the new atomic wonders. one of the first to smash the atom was dr. ernest lawrence of california, inventor of the cyclotron, the atom smashing machine. with global war, the government stepped into the picture. general groves, head of the project, teamed up with the government director of science and r

heretch the full debate, on american history tv. >> this is american history tv on c-span three, wereture 48 hours of programs exploring our nation's past. >> good morning. i'm one of the volunteers here at the army heritage and education center. we are going to talk a little bit today about the american m4 medium tank. it's probably one of the most prolific tanks of the second world war. this particular example is one of the earlier versions, the m4-a3 tank. this one is armed with a 75-millimeter main gun.

and sunday at 4:00 in eastern, here on american history tv. look at the national museum of the american indians photography collection with the museums michelle and delaney. she talks about the history of photography and explains how to navigate and explore their online collections. is a preview. image from the frank collection of photographs from buffalo bill's wild west show. i have done a lot of research on william cody, and buffalo bills wild west. dissertation is on the advertising of buffalo bills wild west and my interest in this area started from one collection at the american history museum, which is a portrait collection of performers from the wild west. richard photographed those images that i started out with. the american indian images represented in the collection have a behind the scenes photos, which i like to see. i like to see what performers were doing when they weren't in the arena. a different element of what was happening. instead of the performers in the thea reenacting things like battle of the little bighorn or horse r

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you are watching american history tv on c-span3. is the chair of medicine sciences at the museum of american history. let a begin with this pandemic and how it has impacted museums and your museum in particular. >> we are actually working remotely. we went to working remotely. we actually begin thinking about the pandemic in january. we tend to follow the news pretty carefully. especially for locale. actually reached out and began speaking with the u.s. public health service in general arithmetic as we begin thinking collect the could story. so it has been a long process and we have kind of ramped up as we have come home to think about collecting. >> at what point did you realize this pandemic would stretch into the fall and potential winter? >> as historians, we have definitely thought about the difficulties inherent in making a vaccine and we were pretty sure this pandemic would last a fair amount of time and we would need to remain at home for some months while a vaccine was being created. they were keeping things week by week in

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week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. tot, we traveled independence national historical park in philadelphia to visit the assembly room inside independence hall, or both the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution were debated individually signed. the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution were debated and eventually signed. this program featuring matthew ifill is about one hour. matthew: we are in a building that was built in the 1730's, about 40 years before there was any such thing as the united states of america. pennsylvania was a british

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watch thursday beginning at 8 pm eastern, american history tv this week and every weekend on cspan3. ♪ ♪ >> in the years before 1941, japan built a great war machine and prepared for a mad gamble with the rest of the world. finally, it played its hand. and lost. this was hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb. a lifeless, hopeless city. but, time passes. and in the desolation of defeat, people stir and strive for the normal living they once knew. hiroshima is a symbol of a new beginning of a defeated country is making. slowly, very slowly, something is coming out of the wreckage. not merely new buildings, but in the minds of a defeated people, a growing new ideas. the idea of democracy. there is hope in the air. perhaps the past from defeat will lead to a better way of living than they have ever known before. in the old days, the victor took the spoils, sacked the conquered country, carried off the jewels and kidnapped the women. in his hands is the power to mold the future and the possibility of peace. between the supreme allied commander and the japanese people, between conque

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monday night, american history tv and "washington journal" look back at the events that led to the bombing and their legacy with authors. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. >>> now, on american history tv on c-span3, university of maryland preview christopher bonner teaches a class about the concept of power. he discusses how the invention of the cotton gin resulted in the expansion of slavery. >> all right. i want to go ahead and get into it. good morning, folks. it's good to see you all here today. what we're going to do is think through some big questions about power dynamics in american slave societies today. so part of this is like a building on what we talked about last thursday. last thursday we talked about gabriel's conspiracy and we talked about the ways gabriel's story reflects the complexity of slavery. slavery was a relationship between an individuals, a person owned another person. it was complex. with gabriel, we saw some of the ways an enslaved person could enjoy freedom inside their bondage. today what we're going to

you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming un-american his tree every weekend on these and three. i'll was on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. toure c-span cities travels the country exploring the american story. since 2011, we have been the more than 200 communities across the nation. like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. >> what i want to get you started is take a look at some of the unique features of the santa fe depot. a key component of the development of amarillo was its tie to industry and agriculture being shipped out. the railroad was a big part of that. we are here to document the -- we are here at the depot to look at some of the unique features when they built this facility. right now we are in the baggage room. a lot of the original stuff is still here. original construction, none of that has changed. we have the scales that are original. this would have been the passenger and light commercial freight area. your passenger freight, anything you we

american history tv and washington journal look back to the events with author ian toll and president truman's grandson. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span 3. you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past. c-span 3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> we continue with lectures in history on c-span 3 with an emory university history professor teaching a class about the california gold rush of the mid 1800s and how people traveled to california, the physical geography of the area and evolving technology used to mine gold. >> good morning everybody. the topic of our lecture is the history of the gold rush and i will talk mainly about california in the years following 1848. but gold played a very, very important role in american history. think back to the conquistadors, one of the things they were fascinating about was the quest for gold. an unquenchable desire for precious metals, gold above all, but also

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you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> the meeting at the summite most momento summit of the and the gleaming palace -- ations the big four, america, england, france, and russia, met to seek an end to a decade of cold war. heading the soviet delegation were khrushchev. khrushchev called the gun and back, though he appeared very much the boss. president eisenhower accompanied by the secretary of state dulles offered to exchange military information with the russians in a dramatic personal appeal, but the plan was rejected. and the president's wartime friend had left. britain's leader and the french premier supported the american proposal. the president startled and delighted genevans by going windowshopping near the party's end. he proved a popular american ambassador of goodwill. ♪ on the return to washington, a heavy rain drenched mrs. eisenhower, the president, and the welcoming party, including vice president nixon, ms. nixon, the president's mother-in-law, and his daughter-in-law. also at the airport were cabinet members, congressmen, and diplo

>> american history tv is on social media. c-span history. >> matthew wasniewski talks about hispanic americans who served in congress. prior to the mid-20th century, many served as territorial delegates and commissioners as opposed to voting representatives. archives hosted this event and provided the video. historian at the center for legislative archives. thank you for attending today's talk on this last day of july. this is the last talk in the series until we resume in september. for those of you in attendance, our guest hardly needs an introduction. matthew wasniewski is the historian of the u.s. house of representatives and a member of the advisory meeting on the records of congress. friend andgtime supporter, as well of us -- as well as a source of guidance to the center through his service on the advisory committee. matt is here today to discuss hispanic americans in congress, which was published last year. this is the third in a series that has come out of the house office under his leadership. the previously publishe

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and other programs on the histories of communities across the country /citiestour.g this is american history tvly on c-span3. onurday at 8:00 p.m. eastern american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and strategies to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the coronavirus, watch >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union, but again met him halfway, him.n encouraged they call that the use of the craft and it is indeed freedom to print things, it is not a freedom for what we call the freedom of the press. >> on american history tv on a c-span3, every saturday at 8 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast, find it where you listen to podcasts. bookshelf,history jim dwyer and kevin flynn talk about their book 102 minutes, the untold story of the fight to survive inside the twin towers which draws on interviews the two authors injured -- conducted with rescuers and family members of victims wh

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enjoy american history tv. this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3 exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up, this labor day weekend, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war. historians kevin levin and hillary green discuss how we remember the civil war and whether to remove or contextualize the confederate monuments. then we'll preview the photographs of native americans from the american indians collection. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look at presidential retreats including abraham lincoln's cottage and stories of the kennedys. and clintons and obamas in the martha's vineyard. american history tv and washington journal look back on the events of the bombings and with author ian toll. exploring the american story, watch american history tv. this labor day weekend on c-span3. >>> up next on lectures in history, a class on the progressive era and how politicians and reform groups in the early 20th century attempted to impr

watch american history tv, this weekend, on c-span3. u are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter, @cspanhistory, for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. >> the storied texas rangers marks the 200th anniversary in 2023. next on american history tv, we hear about the history behind the myths from doug swanson, author of "cult of glory: the bold and brutal history of the texas rangers." while the rangers emerged out of a wild and violent texas, he argues it's time to confront atrocities they committed against native americans, african americans, and mexicans. the falmouth, massachusetts museums on the green hosted this event and provided the video.

and sunday at 4:00 in eastern, here on american history tv. >> every saturday at 8:00 a.m. n on american history tv on c-span 3, go different college classroom and hear about topics like the american revolution, civil right, and u.s. presidents. >> thank you for your patience and logging into class. >> with most classes closed, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with students. most of the did work to change the soviet union, but reagan met him halfway and supported him. madison originally called it the freedom of the use of the press. it is the freedom to publish we now but not what refer to institutionally as the press. >> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, lectures and history is also available as a podcast. >> this sunday we look at the national museum of the american indian photography collection with and delaney talks about the history of photography and how to navigate and explore the online collection. here is a preview. looking at a group of crow indians who participated in in signing at fort laramie 1868. they were hoping for reserva

american history. thank you for joining us on c-span3's american history tv. alexandra: thank you for inviting me. steve: -- >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend. follow us on twitter for more information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. presidency, on the we will see abraham lincoln's summer cottage, herbert hoover's fishing camp and hear stories of the kennedys, clinton's and obama's in martha's vineyard during a forum hosted by the white house historical association. >> your we are on the porch of the brown house. hooverhave told me that was a dour man without a sense of humor but i doubt that. i think it is kind of fun that he named this the brown hout. get it? white house, brown house. .his is where the hoovers were and derived a lot of peace rejuvenation from the outdoors, so when misses hoover decided the camp, which she was responsible for the details, she wanted to look for ways to bring the outdoors in and provide great outdoor spaces. all the cabins have wonderful decks. i want to take you with -- t

you can view this and all other american artifact programs on our website, c-span.org/history. each week, american history tv is american artifact visits museums and historic places. next we take you inside the house wing of the u.s. capitol to learn about the history of women in congress. in the second of a two-part program, we continue the story into the 1940's with republican congresswoman clare booth luce. >> i am sarah elliott. i am the curator for the house of representatives. i take care of a lot of the artifacts, artwork, objects that document the house's rich heritage. >> i am the historian at the house. my job is to collect biographical information on members, to gather data and historic lists and to conduct oral histories. we answer reference questions in our office that come from on the hill and off the hill. we try to tell the story of the house. which is this very big, very old institution in a way in which people can connect with it at a humanly level. we do that through telling biographical stories or with clips from oral histories that give people kind of a human sense of a very large instit

up next on american history tv american artifacts we visit the immigration museum to learn about the immigrant experience. >> good morning. my name is peter urban and i'm a park ranger for the national park service here at ellis island. this island for many americans is the place where their american story began. 12 to 13 million americans came to this island and to this building in order to be given the okay to go out and start their lives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. a lot of people don't know about ellis island before that time. i'll talk about ellis island itself. today we're 27 acres in size. but in the original form, it was three acres. small island in the middle of the harbor. barely came above sea level at high tide. for most of its life was t was a military installation. first as a fort during the war of 1812 and eventually during the 1800s as a storage but around 1890 it was decided this is the place that they would institute the first building specifically contracted for the processing of immigrants. and so they did construct that building between 1890 and 1892. the

and american history tv. to watch videos of any of the places we have been, go to c-span.org/cities tour and follow us on twitter at c-span cities. >> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. ♪ ♪ >> the greatest secret of the war comes into the open. from hidden factories over the nation under heavy army protection, the first atomic bomb was assembled. on the new mexico desert, scientists unleashed its tremendous power. army cameras six miles away record this historic moment in the black of night. [explosion] end result of $2 billion spent on research and production, of years of feverish labor to harness atomic power ahead of the enemy. the energy that generates the heat of the sun and operates the solar system comes under the will of humankind. ♪ luminous smoke rises eight miles in the air. from another angle with the camera aimed above into the right of the bomb, the same explosion is seen again. [explosion] test, the first proof of the atomic bombs usefulness was apde only 20 day

pacific here on american history tv. >> you're watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> between 1892 and 1954 about 12 million immigrants seeking a new life in america were taken to ellis island for processing, questioning and health screening. today millions of americans take ferry boats to visit ellis island and the statue of liberty. up next on american artifacts we visit to learn about the immigrant experience. >> good morning. i'm a park ranger for the national park service here at ellis island. this island for many americans is the place where their american story began. 12 to 13 million americans came to this island and to this building in order to be given the okay to go out and start their lives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. now, a lot of people don't know about ellis island before that time. i'm going to talk briefly about ellis island itself. today we're 27 acres in size. but in the original form this island was, it was three acres. a small island in

enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> now, on american history tv, clemson university professor c. bradley thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the declaration of independence. he views each line and explores what the founding fathers may have intended by their word choices. >>> good afternoon, everybody. so for the last six weeks in this class we've been examining the political thought of the imperial crisis. that is we've been looking at the debates between british imperial officials and american wig patriots and that debate has in many ways come down to one issue which is broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies. and more specifically even, the real question is what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the british parliament and america's colonial legislatures. and over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the britain parliament passed a series of laws. in 1764 it began with the sugar act and then

live at 9:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. american history tv is on social media. c-spanhistory. every saturday at and caught p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside the different college classroom and hear about topics region from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thank you for your patience and for logging into class. >> with canvases closed due to the coronavirus impact, watch teachers in a virtual setting. >> are rich off did most of the work to change but reagan met him halfway. reagan encouraged him and supported him. >> freedom of the press, i should mention, freedom of the use of the press and it is indeed to print and publishing. it is not a freedom is what we institutionally refer to as the press. >> on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, lectures in history is available as a podcast. find it where you listen. this 18th 1820, one the right -- on august 18, 1820, women won the right to vote. talk about this with people portraying susan b. anthony as they discuss the history of

all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> weeknights this month, we feature american history tv programs what's available every weekend on c-span3. monday night, a look at history through photographs. during the great depression and world war ii, photographers working for the u.s. governments farm security administration and later, the office of war information created about 1600 color photographs depicting life in the united states and war production activities. the collection was curated by beverly brennan. she talks about the photographers and images. watch monday, beginning at 8:00 eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. -- ae legendary ladies historical interpretation group, portraying notable women from western history, including sharpshooter annie oakley and labor activist mother jones -- the golden history museum of golden colorado hosted this event and provided the video. in time to hear the stories of real women who made a significant impact on the west. welcome sharon from legendary ladies. [applause] >> good evening and welcome. i would like

announcer: watch the full program this sunday, here on american history tv. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. co-editor ofe environmental history of world war i talks about the diverse ecological impact the first world war had across the globe, and explains the changes, including ships and agricultural reduction and displacement of wildlife and humans. i museumnal world war and memorial hosted the event and provided the video. speaker, he is a certified instructor. when you ask those questions, make sure they have a question mark at the end of them. , please help me welcome him. [applause] >> good evening. i am thrilled to be here and happy you could join me. i will talk about my current research, a global environmental history of the first world war. i am interested in energy geopolitics that link the battle lines on the home fronts with agricultural and industry in ways that fundamentally shaped the 20th century. so i will talk about the main battlefield many of us are familiar with, then hop, skip, and jump around the glob

and american history tv. to watch videos of any of the places we have been, go to c-span .org slash city store and follow us on twitter at c-span cities. >> you are watching american history tv. every weekend on cspan3, explore our nations past. c-span 3, created by americas cable television companies as a public service and brought you today by your television provider. >> thursday morning, acting homeland security secretary chad wulf and fbi director christopher wray testify at a house committee hearing on threats to national security. watch live coverage beginning at nine eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org or listen live at the free c-span radio app. >> the statue of young eisenhower as a teenage boy sitting on a stone block looking in that direction of two of his greatest accomplishments, president of united states and supreme commander of the allied expeditionary forces. >> thursday at 7 pm eastern on cspan2, watch live coverage of the dedication ceremony for the new dwight dyson our memorial in wa

featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, a look back at the 1969 supreme court case, tinker versus des moines, which decided that students do not that students do not lose their first amendment rights on school grounds. the court ruled in favor of three des moines, iowa, students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the vietnam war. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> "washington post" political reporters broke down last night's first presidential debate. opinion writer jonathan capehart moderated the discussion. >> good morning. welcome to first look 2020 presidential debates, "washington post" live's one-stop shop for news and analysis from last night's presidential debate and what a debate it was. this morning to kick things off, i'm joined by veteran political report reporter dan bulls. i'm going to read the opening paragraph in today's paper where you no one alive has seen a presidential debate like tuesday