eastern for more archival industries. as these films take you on a journey through the 0th century. that's reel america every sunday at 4 p.m. eastern here on on american history tv. on c-span3. and we'd like to tell you about some of our other american history programs. join us every saturday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern for a special look at the civil war. we'll bring you to the battlefields, let you hear from scholars and re-enact tors and bring you the latest historical forum on the subject. again, that's programs on the civil war every saturday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >>> we'd like to hear from you. follow us on twitter twitter @cspanhistory, connect on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory and check out our upcoming programs at our website, c-span.org/history. >>> each week american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ ♪ >> remember this? this was france august 1944. it was a kind of honeymoon for the american army and the

on the eastern front, that is to say primarily the eastern european front, the sector of the war pitting germany and austria-hungary and their allies including bulgaria and the ottoman empire against russia is much less studied in the western front to this day the russians have not actually published an official military history or chronicle. the only ironic thing in retrospect about this book if you look at norman stone and his career is he's actually been in turkey now since the mid 1990s, teaching mostly in ankara where i used to teach. however, turkey doesn't play much of a role in that book. and i think that's just because of the timing of the research and the writing of it. when norman stone was first researching the eastern front, kind of the height of the cold war in the '60s and '70s, turkey wasn't really registering. that is to say, it was kind of a backwater in the cold war. you know, aside from maybe playing a role as a bit player in the cuban missile crisis, you didn't hear much about turkey. today, of course, things are very different. the 1990s reminded us of the importanc

and midnight eastern. join students in the classroom to hear lectures on campuses across the country on topics ranging from the american revolution to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. lectures and history ere saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern here on american history tv. we want to tell you about some of our other american history programs. join us every sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern for a look at american artifacts. travel with us to historic sites, museums, and archives to learn about what art facts reveal about american history. again watch our show, american artifacts every sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10e p.m. herein here on cpsan 3. follow us on twitter connect with us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory where you can leave comments. check out our upcoming programs on- our website. >> new year's day on the c-span networks, here are some of the featured programs, the washington ideas forum. energy conservation with david crane. business magnate t. boone pickens. at 4:00 p.m. eastern,

what about the prevalence of gender-based violence in central and eastern via europe -- eastern europe>> it is different from what martina described. as we talk about violence in eastern europe, it is present when we talk about prostitution, for example. in both regions between poland and germany, germany and the czech republic, poland and womene, we have a lot of .ho work as prostitutes have prostitution. this is not the case in eastern europe. we have prostitution, and we have violence. >> thank you very much. we will come back to some of the issues you raised. let's continue to latin america. area, inworked in this both places. give us a snapshot. >> after listening to both of you and the experiences you shared, there are many parallels, which shows this is a structural and global problem. yet the manifestations are different. inn i walk the streets berlin, i feel more or less safe. yet i do get comments, i do get harassment, and i do have to look at some any sexualized women and advertisements and newspapers. when i think of latin america, i had a very similar feeling in urban area

eastern here on american history tv on c-span3.her american history programs. join us every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern for a special look at the presidency. learn from leading historians about presidents and first ladies, their policies and legacies. and hear directly from our chief executives through historic archival speeches. every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern here on american history tv. we'd like to hear from you. follow us on twitter @c-span history. connect on facebook at facebook.com/cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, c-span.org/history. ♪ >>> in the fourth of a five-part look at hollywood directors who made films for the u.s. government during world war ii we feature director william wyler and "thunderbolt," a 42-minute documentary he made for the u.s. army air force about a squadron of p-47 fighter planes stationed in italy. mr. wyler also directed the

that can become a small tree in our eastern woods. many of you are familiar with it from the drugstore. this is a very mild astringent. it's been respected and used for a long, long time. the primary center for production of witch hazel is connecticut. i think about 90% of the world's output is from connecticut. it's got an economic use. it's also an intriguing plant in that there are seed pods on it during the summer and flower buds being developed on it at the same time. those flower buds will keep developing and open up this fall right around the time the leaves begin dropping. so this was a striking plant for colonists to see blooming at an odd time of the year. they imbued with all of these different properties. they believed twigs make the best dowsing rods to find water underground with this plant. witch hazel meant it was bewitching and that it bloomed in an off season. the seed capsules later in the winter or early fall even when the weather is getting quite dry will turn brown. if you are in a woodland dominated by witch haz

today 12:30 eastern.azeera america. ♪ let's look at the top stories on al jazeera, more than a dozen children have been killed in syria and in a series o-government air strikes and activists say the jets targeted schools and i.s.i.l. held areas of rebel held areas outside of damascus. results in india kashmir indicate no single party secured enough seats to hold a government, the people's democratic party won 28 out of 87 seats and india ruling hindu pjp secured 25 seats. gunmen opened fire in two villages killing at least 37 people. local media says gunmen are part of the national democratic part of the land, an armed group which has targeted security forces since 1998. ukraine's parliament voted to abandon the state's nonaligned status, decision could indicate a step to seeking nato membership and bill submitted was passed with 303 votes in favor and 8 against and the foreign minister said the move is counter productive and could heighten on going tensions and more from moscow. >> reporter: the decision

and yet what's happened in eastern ukraine may have fundamentally changed the game. today a new cold war is brewing. it's 10:00 a.m. an atom morning autumn morning in tran si transylvania. demonstrations of force like this have taken on a new urgency for the west. here, beside the car carpathian mountains in romania, just a seven hour drive from moscow. romanians and other eastern europeans who remember russia aggression, willingness to stop an emboldened russian president vladimir putin. >> now this is a new cold war reality. now we live in a new cold war but it's a danger for real war. >> not everyone shares the former romania president's fears that russia and the u.s. are bound for armed conflict. yet an increasing presence has left no room for error. when russia launched an unusually large number of combat aircraft near nato air space. nearly 2 dozen russian bombers and fighters swooped over the north sea, the black sea, the gulf of finland and the baltic sea. that intercept was captured here on never-before-seen video recently declassified by the norwegian milit

and midnight eastern.learn from leading historians about presidents first ladies their policies and legacies and hear archival speeches. programs on the presidency every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> new year's day on the c-span networks, here are some of our free toured programs. 10:00 a.m. eastern the washington ideas forum. energy conservation with david crane. business magnate t. boone pickens. cake love owner warren brown and inventor dean kamen. at 4:00 p.m. eastern the brooklyn historical society holds a conversation on race. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, walt cunningham on the first manned space flight. new year's day on c-span2 just before noon eastern author hector tobar on the 33 men that were buried in a chilean mine. and at 3:00 p.m. eastern richard norton smith on the life of nelson rockefeller. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern former investigative correspondent for cbs news cheryl atsharyl attkisson on her experience it's reporting on the obama adminis

eastern richard norton smith on the life of nelson rockefeller. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern. former investigative correspondent for cbs news sharyl attkisson on her experiences reporting on the obama administration. new year's day on american history tv on c-span3, at 10:00 a.m. eastern juanita abernathy on her experiences and the role of women in the civil rights movement. at 4:00 p.m., brooklyn college professor benjamin cart on the link between alcohol and politics in pre-revolutionary new york city. and then at 8:00 p.m. cartoonist patrick oliphant draws ten presidential caricatures as historian david mccullough discusses the presidents and some of their most memorable qualities. new year's day on the c-span networks. for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> on december 21st, 1864, union forces under general william tecumseh sherman captured savannah, completing the march to the sea campaign that started in atlanta more than five weeks earlier. todd gross, president of the georgia historical society, talks about the significance of the campaign, and how it has been

eastern on c-span2. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] today, we will join investors who served in egypt, sudan, live from the u.s. institute of peace at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. here is a look at some of the programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. start ate festivities 10:00 a.m. eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. at 8:00, supreme court justice samuel alito and former governor jeb bush on the bill of life and fathers.ing on c-span2 on 10:00 a.m. eastern, ventured to the art of good writing with steve pinker, and at 12:30, see the feminist side of a superhero as jill lepore discovers the history of wonder woman. and authors discuss their reading habits. and on c-s

eastern, at 12:30 see the feminist side of a superhero. author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. to follow the berlin wall with cspan footage of president george w. bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they live. and then at 10:00, nbc news news anchor on his 30 years on the network.ímd@ >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on cspan and the senate on cspan 2, we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant hearings. and then on weekends, cspan is the home to american history tv, with programs that tell our nation's story. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic fsites, discovering what artifacts reveal about america's past. history bookshelf, with the best known american history writers, the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders

eastern for a special look at the civil war. we'll bring you to the battlefields.l bring you the latest historical forums on the subject. that's programs on the civil war saturdays at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> here is a look at some of the programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities start at 10:00 p.m. eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama and the lighting of the capital christmas tree. after 12:30 p.m. former governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on american history tv on c-span 3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from president's johnx1e kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion ex pert s on first lady's fashion choices and how they represented the styles at the time in which they lived. and tom brokaw on more than 50 years of reporting on world events this christmas day on the c-span networks. fo

eastern for a look at history bookshelf. watch as the best known american history writers of the past decade talk about their books. that's history bookshelf every saturday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. from the founding of the united states, george washington encouraged the creation of a garden in the nation's capital that would inspire and educate citizens on plants and their uses. this vision was realized in 1820 when congress created the u.s. bow tannic garden on the capital grounds. the most recent addition, the national garden, features plants of the mid-atlantic. plant occur ator explained the history and use of some of the plants by native americans and others. >> welcome to the national garden. this is the most recent garden to open on our property. it opened in 2006. it's a wonderful place to look at native plants. bus that's n but that's not where it got its start. it got its beginning when the rose became our

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when we came to office, there was a ferment in eastern yufrp. -- eastern europe. we looked at that ferment and said, we want to make it different than the other ones. we want to encourage it. but at a level underneath that that would cause the soviets to crack down as they did before. we didn't know what that level was. what we tried to do was encourage the kind of freedom attitude without stirring up the soviet union. so the wall was -- the wall was vacationers going over to hungary, to germany were all parts of this overall thing they had in mind. >> general, you touch on a very important point of calibrating our actions in a way that would produce the results that we sought but not lead to another soviet crack down. can you talk about your strategy towards gorbachev in particular, the soviets in general, the diplomacy that led to the outcome that we got? >> i can give you one specific example that illustrates it. when the wall was falling, we didn't know exactly what was happening. and a press advisor said to the president, you need to go on television. we sort

and midnight eastern for a special look at the presidency.earn from leading historians about presidents and first ladies, their policies and legacies and hear directly from our chief executives through historical archival speeches. again, programs on the presidency every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3. >> new year's day on the c-span networks, here are some of our featured programs. 10:00 a.m. eastern the washington ideas forum energy conservation with david crane business magnate t. boone pickens, cake love owner warren brown and inventor dean kaman. at 4:00 p.m., the brooklyn historical society holds a conversation on race. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern from the explorers club, "apollo 7" astronaut walt cunningham on the first manned space flight. new year's day on c-span2 just before noon eastern author hector tobor on the 33 men that were buried in a chilean mine. and at 3:00 p.m. eastern richard norton smith on the life of nelson rockefeller. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern, former investigative co

eastern on c-span will. monday night, a funeral service for the late "washington post" editor ben bradlee. speakers include popular word -- bob woodward. >> on september 23, 1972, about 9:00 p.m., i reached john mitchell, president nixon's former attorney, about a story we were running. he said he had controlled a secret fund for undercover operations of such as watergate. mitchell was quite upset. responding "jesus" several times as i read in the story. he then proceeded to let me in on important, private parts of katharine graham's anatomy which he said would get caught in a big fat ringer is the "post" printed the story. he also said we are going to do a story on all of you and hung up the phone. i called been at home -- ben at home. we did not much observe the chain of command. ben interrogated me -- had he been drinking? i couldn't tell. did i properly identify myself? yes. did i have good notes? yes. ok, he said, give me all of mitchell's comments. but leave out mrs. graham's. tell the desk it is ok, h

[laughter] and so it ups all the volume and the tension on the eastern side. and then a new and really serious problem emerges on the western side. among the people let out first were some young parents, and no one expected that the people let out would turn around and come back. and so the young parents didn't actually want to emigrate, they just wanted to have a quick look. and they come back to the western side and say we're back, we just wanted to look, we want to go home, our kids are home in bed. and they're told you've been expelled forever. you can't go home. now, i know that sounds like a bad joke, but you have to remember when the berlin wall went up, it actually did split families immediately, and they didn't see each other for years or even a decade in some cases. and so these young parents, as you can imagine, are beside themselves. once they realize the guards are serious, they start screaming, they start crying, they do what you would do if you were suddenly told you're never going to see your children again. and the guards on the eastern side c

:30 eastern last night. now searchers are combing the eastern asia area and, of course, the families are desperately waiting for some news. at this time, as i'm sure you know, malaysia airlines went missing as it flew to beijing with 239 people aboard. despite a massive international search, there is still no trace of that aircraft. >> 162 people were onboard that missing plane including seven crew members, passengers were from indonesia, south korea, france and malaysia. we want to bring in will rippley in singapore and tell us what is happening now? i can't imagine the agonizing wait that these families have waiting for their loved ones onboard. >> it is an agonizing wait that families here in beijing know all too well. more than 150 passengers of mh-370 went to the airport near beijing on that awful day in march and they looked at the board with the flight numbers on it and they saw the flight and it said delay next to mh-370 and then only an hour after the plane was supposed to have landed they learned t

eastern for "reel america." featuring archival films by government, industry and educational institutions. join us as these films take you on a journey through the 20th century. again, that's "reel america," every sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, here on american history tv. on c-span3. >>> here's a look at some of the programs you'll find christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities start at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span with the lighting of the national christmas tree followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama. and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. and just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. then at 8:00, supreme court justice samuel alito and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights, and the founding fathers. on c-span2, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. and at 12:30 see the feminist side of a superhero, as jill lepore searches the secret history of wonder woman. at 7:

eastern on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] tomorrow on primetime, former obama administration officials got another book. it leon panetta on his book, worthy fight. robert gates talks about his book, duty. timothy geithner talked about his book, stress test. that begins at 8:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. here is a look at some of the programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities start at 10:00 eastern on c-span with the lighting of the national christmas tree. followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama. and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about the causes. bushsamuel alito and jeb on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. eastern,2 at 10 a.m. venture into the article writing with steve pinker. then

on the eastern front, that is to say primarily the eastern european front, the sector of the war pitting germany and austria-hungary and their allies including bulgaria and the ottoman empire against russia is much less studied in the western front to this day the russians have not actually published an official mill trer history or chronicle. the only ironic thing in retrospect about this book if you look at norman stone and his career is he's actually been in turkey now since the mid 1990s, teaching mostly in ankara where i used to teach. however, turkey doesn't play much of a role in that book. and i think that's just because of the timing of the research and the writing of it. when norman stone was first researching the eastern front, kind of the height of the cold war in the '60s and '70s, turkey wasn't really registering. that is to say, it was kind of a backwater in the cold war. you know, aside from maybe playing a role as a bit player in the cuban missile crisis, you didn't hear much about turkey. today, of course, things are very different. the 1990s reminded us of the importan

eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree. followed by the white house decorations with the first lady michelle obama. and the lighting of the capitol tree. >>> just after 12:30 p.m. celebrity activists talk about their causes. >>> then at 8:00, samuel alito and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding father. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. at 12:30 see the feminist side of the a superhero. jill lepore researches super woman. pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span foot j of president george bush and bob dole. with ronald reagan. at 12:00 p.m. fashion experts

♪ cbs and the catholic community foundation for eastern south dakota present: the 17th annual "christmast the cathedral" from the cathedral of st. joseph in sioux falls, south dakota. featuring tenor, scott piper, soprano marni raab, actor phil kappen and the christmas at the cathedral orchestra and choir under the direction of dan goeller. good evening and merry christmas! i'm bishop paul swain. on behalf of the 120,000 catholics in eastern south dakota, welcome to "christmas at the cathedral" our annual celebration of music and prayer from the cathedral of st. joseph in sioux falls. the theme for this year's program is "holy family," as we recall that night when love came down at christmas in the person of jesus christ.

eastern for reel america, featuring archival films. join us as these films take you on a journey in the 20th century. "reel america" every sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> here's a look at some of the programs you'll find christmas day on the c-span networks. >>> holiday festivities start at 10:00 a.m. eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama and the lighting of the capitol machine, and celebrity activists talk about their causes. >>> and samuel alita, and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern venture into the art of good writing, and at 12:306789 so the feminist side of a superhero. 7:00 p.m. all thor pamela paul and others talk about their reading hands. on american history tv on c-span3, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. >>> at noon fashio

eastern for a look at american artifacts. travel with us to historic sites, museums and archives to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. again, our show is american artifacts every sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern, here on american history tv on c-span3. and we'd like to hear from you. follow us on twitter @c-span history. connect on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory where you can leave some comments. and check out upcoming programs at our website c-span.org/history. >>> each week american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. in the last of a five-part look at hollywood directors who made films for the u.s. government during world war ii, we feature director john houston and the battle of san pietro a 32

eight months of fighting in eastern ukraine.alks in the belarus capital were expected to resume on friday but now postponed indefinitely emma hayward reports. >> reporter: representatives from both sides make the final check for the hands over of prisoners in eastern ukraine fox, some here the ordeal is over. and they are finally able to come home. >> they picked me up at the check point of i came to visit me brother and they picked me up. i ended up at the airport where they tortured me. >> reporter: this is a step forward in easing the hostilities that engulfed eastern ukraine for months. it's taking place against a backdrop of a garage ill ceasefire. in a conflict that has left more than 4 1/2 thousand people dead. moscow has long denied backing the rebels who are still in control of parts of eastern ukraine. kiev says it's still fighting against what it believes is russian influence. >> translator: they have transformed ukraine from their extrstrategic partner to their a teaming i object enemy. we will not forgive them. neit

eastern on c-span, supreme court justice alina kagan at princeton university. sunday evening at 8:00 on c-span's q&a, glen kessler on his end of the year biggest pinocchios awards. saturday night at 10:00, damon root. and sunday at 10:00 p.m., jonathan yeardley who recently required after 33 years with "the washington post." saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, historians and authors discuss president lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on reel america, tried by fire. a 1965 film that chronicles the 84th infantry division during the battle of the bulge. call us at

and midnight eastern.join students in the classroom to hear lectures on campuses across the country, on topics ranging from the american revolution to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. lectures in history, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern here on american history tv. we want to tell you about some of the other american history programs. join us every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern for a special look at the presidency. learn from leading historians about presidents and first ladies, their policies and legacies, and hear directly from our chief executives through historic archival speeches. that's every sunday, at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. and we'd like to hear from you. follow us on twitter @cspanhistory. connect with us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. where you can leave comments, too. and check out our upcoming programs at our website, c-span.org/history. >> new year's day on the c-span networks. here are some of our featured progr

ontonight at 8:00 eastern c-span q&a. mark 10 years, we'll erring one program from each year starting on december 22 at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> you're watching american history tv, 40 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span herory or information on schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. tv recentlyhistory visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia for the world war i centennial symposium. oring up next, timothy describes how world war i was different from previous wars. this introduction is under a half hour. present dr. timothy or. in american es military history. he has written about the lives of union soldiers. american naval history and virginia history. dr. timothy or. [applause] >> on september 19, 1917. one of medal honors. the medal e admitted was a small conversation for his services. the more he looked at it the more despicable than medal.. i was left alone with across, i have thoughts in my mind with those that w

eastern richard norton smith on the life of nelson rockefeller. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern. former investigative correspondent for cbs news sharyl attkisson on her experiences reporting on the obama administration. new year's day on american history tv on c-span3, at 10:00 a.m. eastern juanita abernathy on her experiences and the role of women in the civil rights movement. at 4:00 p.m., brooklyn collegem /ñ professor benjamin cart on the link between alcohol and politics in pre-revolutionary new york city. and then at 8:00 p.m. cartoonist patrick oliphant draws ten presidential caricatures as historian david mccullough discusses the presidents and some of their most memorable qualities. new year's day on the c-span networks. for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> on december 21st, 1864, union forces under general william tecumseh sherman captured savannah, completing the march to the sea campaign that started in atlanta more than five weeks earlier. todd gross, president of the georgia historical society, talks about the significance of the campaign, and how it has

eastern on c-span, supreme court justice elena kagan at princeton university. sunday evening at 8:00 on c-span's q&a, fact checker author, glen kessler, on his end of the year biggest pinocchios awards. root ont the long-standing battle of supreme court activism and judicial restraint. and sunday at 10:00 p.m., jonathan yeardley who recently required after 33 years with "the washington post." saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, historians and authors discuss president lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on reel america, "tried by fire," a 1965 film that chronicles the 84th infantry division during the battle of the bulge. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments @c-span.org. >>> 200 years ago on december 24, 1814 the treaty of again the was signed by negotiates from great britain and the united states in the neutral city of again the, belgium, eventually bringing the war of 1812 to an end. next on american

eastern on c-span 2 look at good writing.feminist side of a superhero as jill lepore looks at the secret history of wonder woman. pamela paul and others talk about reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. the fall of the berlin wall with foot tanl of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from john kennedy and ronald reagan. choices@rnÑ how theyxktpt reprd tjws styles of thef;ntÑ andhyzç at 10:00, former nbc n anchor tom brokaw on more than 50 years of reporting on world events. this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2 on c-span3 we complement the coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series, the civil war's 150th anniversary visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and hist

eastern, the fall of the berlin wall.onald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. on his morem brokaw than 50 years of reporting on world events. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. coming up next, former white house press secretary's from the ford, reagan, george h w bush, clinton and obama administrations. they talk about how the position has changed over time and some of the difficulties they faced while trying to work for the white house and serve the pressprich the panelists include ronald nesson, marlon fitzwater, mike mccurry, and robert goetz. this event was has to buy the national archives. >>

eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3.liday festivities start with the lighting of the national christmas tree followed by white house christmas decorations and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. then at 8:00 supreme court justice and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on c-span 2 venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. see the feminist side of a superhero. at 7:00 p.m. author pamela paul and others talk about reading habits. on american history tv the fall of the

eastern venture into the art of good writing, and at 12:306789 so the feminist side of a superhero. 7:00 p.m. all thor pamela paul and others talk about their reading hands. on american history tv on c-span3, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. >>> at noon fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived at 10:00 tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago on september 11th, 1814, british and american naval forces clashed for 2 1/2 hours in cumberland bay near plaths'burgh. david fitz-enz, author of "the final" takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. >> pilot, joseph baron, ship "saratoga" september 11th, 1814, battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. this battle is lost to american history. at the

eastern, venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. at 12:30, see the feminist side of a super hero as jill lepore searching the secret history of wonder woman. at 7 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their read be habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at nan, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choice and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10, former nbc news anchor, tom brokaw, on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events that's this christmas dane at c-span networks. >>> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. up 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 beginning in the 1940s with republican congresswoman clare boothe luce.

diplomats as the armenian provinces of eastern turkey.reform plan was signed in february 1914, pursuant to the six eastern provinces. now with the russians had wanted was international gendarmes in eastern turkey, full recognition of some kind of autonomous status recognized as armenian provinces. they did not actually get it. the germans watered down many of these provisions. the germans kind of playing aÑ might say for the ottomans. but still the flag had been planted, so to speak. and so this was definitely at issue. the way the ottomans are seeing this of course is you have trojan horses in both directions. potentially you have the greek, bulgarian minority in western turkey and the armenians in the east. it's a very explosive question and it does have a lot to do with the tensions. and that is how the story ends. the first world war doesn't really end in the treaty of lausanne. and of course we christians sent in the other direction. most were actually gone by then. then of course, armenians most of them of course were either expell