"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech - 250th Anniversary
On the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s famous speech, the VA250 Commission commemorates the event with actors portr…
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"The Education of Henry Adams" (1918)
University of Dallas history professor Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer P…
Featured Programs
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19th Century American Landscape Painting
Santa Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discussed the significance of the mid-19th century American l…
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FDR's USS Potomac
Franklin Roosevelt used the yacht USS Potomac throughout his presidency, including to arrange a clandestine meeting with…
AHTV Videos
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First 100 Days: Jimmy Carter - 1977
C-SPAN hosted a discussion of the first months of President Jimmy Carter’s term in 1977, including inflation, energy pol…
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Brilliant Exiles Exhibit - American Women in Paris, 1900-1939
American History TV toured the National Portrait Gallery exhibit “Brilliant Exiles,” which tells the story of American w…
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Bootlegger George Remus
Author Abbott Kahler talked about George Remus, the Prohibition Era “King of the Bootleggers,” and Justice Department pr…
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Mission, Measles - The Story of a Vaccine
This documentary details the history of the highly contagious virus that causes measles and the development of the measl…
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Sen. Wicker Reads George Washington's Farewell Address
Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) gave the annual reading of George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address in observance of the fi…
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Abraham Lincoln's "New Birth of Freedom"
Constitutional scholars discussed the nation’s founding documents, the institution of slavery, and Abraham Lincoln’s por…
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