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Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Washington University hosts a series of lectures called 1776: Then and Now. This lecture looks at why Thomas Jefferson owned a Qur'an and how he studied Islam.

C-SPAN visits the Golden Spike Site at Promontory, Utah, where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads joined to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.

Captain Elmar Bornkessel welcomes C-SPAN aboard the German sail training ship Gorch Fock while in Baltimore Harbor for America's 250th birthday celebrations. Sailors demonstrate setting the sails while docked.

Commander Florencia Martinez welcomes C-SPAN aboard the Uruguayan schooner Capitan Miranda while docked in Baltimore Harbor for America's 250th birthday celebrations; Lt. Junior Grade Camilla Santoro gives a tour of the vessel.

Before Lyndon Johnson deployed American troops into Vietnam, the CIA led a coup overthrowing the South Vietnamese government. Jack Cheevers (Kennedy's Coup) chronicles John Kennedy's involvement.

This 1961 U.S. Army Pictorial Center film explained the ideological differences between the U.S. and USSR. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.

C-SPAN tours an exhibit of artifacts that were part of Martha Washington's 1802 estate sale at Mount Vernon.

George Mason University in Virginia hosts a discussion exploring the legacy of founding father George Mason.

Historian Andrew O'Shaughnessy examines the 18th century British Empire and the long-term causes of the American Revolution. He speaks at the American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC.

Historian Robert Feeney explores medical care during the Revolutionary War at an event held at the Boca Raton Historical Society in Florida.

Historians at Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute discuss Civil War history.

Historians discuss the Civil War, covering topics such as the USS Monitor and USS Cairo warships, field hospital burials, missing soldiers and Confederate troops who did not surrender at Appomattox.

Historians at Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute discuss Civil War history.

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosts a symposium on the Reconstruction amendments, with a focus on the Fourteenth Amendment, which was ratified 150 years ago in 1868.

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts reflects on the life and legacy of William Howard Taft, America's 27th president (1909-13). His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026.

C-SPAN tours the collections of racing vehicles and memorabilia at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, located within the racetrack, famously nicknamed The Brickyard.

This 1961 U.S. Army Pictorial Center film explained the ideological differences between the U.S. and USSR. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.

Author Amity Shlaes reflects on the life and legacy of Calvin Coolidge, America's 30th president (1923-29). Her essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026.

In Pursuit CEO Colleen Shogan reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Grace Coolidge (1923-29). In Pursuit is an essay project commissioned by the organization More Perfect to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026.

Historian and author Patricia O'Toole reflects on the life and legacy of Woodrow Wilson, America's 28th president (1913-21). Her essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026.

Washington University hosts a series of lectures called 1776: Then and Now. This lecture looks at why Thomas Jefferson owned a Qur'an and how he studied Islam.

C-SPAN visits the Golden Spike Site at Promontory, Utah, where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads joined to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.

Captain Elmar Bornkessel welcomes C-SPAN aboard the German sail training ship Gorch Fock while in Baltimore Harbor for America's 250th birthday celebrations. Sailors demonstrate setting the sails while docked.

Commander Florencia Martinez welcomes C-SPAN aboard the Uruguayan schooner Capitan Miranda while docked in Baltimore Harbor for America's 250th birthday celebrations; Lt. Junior Grade Camilla Santoro gives a tour of the vessel.

Before Lyndon Johnson deployed American troops into Vietnam, the CIA led a coup overthrowing the South Vietnamese government. Jack Cheevers (Kennedy's Coup) chronicles John Kennedy's involvement.

C-SPAN tours the collections of racing vehicles and memorabilia at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, located within the racetrack, famously nicknamed The Brickyard.

George Mason University in Virginia hosts a discussion exploring the legacy of founding father George Mason.

Historian Andrew O'Shaughnessy examines the 18th century British Empire and the long-term causes of the American Revolution. He speaks at the American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC.