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May 20, 2023 - May 24, 2023
American Jail Association Annual Training Conference and Jail Expo
American Jail Association
https://www.americanjail.org/conference-2023
MAY 20, 1862
Homestead Act (1862)
Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land.
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act
May 20, 2023
8:01 AM EDT
Lectures in History: The 1990s. American University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of the American 1990s. American University is located in Washington, D.C.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527702-1/1990s
May 20, 2023
9:10 AM EDT
Reel America: "Movies at War" - 1943. This "Film Bulletin" produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps shows how training, informational, and Hollywood films were distributed by ship, airplane, train, truck, and sometimes camel to theaters during World War II. The film also shows a variety of improvised mobile theaters in Europe and the Pacific and includes scenes from some of the motion pictures shown to U.S. troops.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?477792-1/movies-war
May 20, 2023
9:30 AM EDT
The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games: Teaching "Americans and the Holocaust" with National Archives Primary Sources
National Archives & U.S. National Holocaust Memorial Museum
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-1936-berlin-olympic-games-teaching-americans-and-the-holocaust-with-national-archives-primary
May 20, 2023
9:30 AM EDT
The Presidency President Kennedy's Vietnam Policies. Marc Selverstone talked about his research into President Kennedy's Vietnam War policies, which is partly based on previously secret White House recordings, and his conclusion that JFK was keeping his military options open. Mr. Selverstone is chair of the Presidential Recordings Project at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524671-1/president-kennedys-vietnam-policies
May 20, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Spring Plant Sale (In Person)
Friends of the U.S. Botanic Garden and Rewild
https://www.usbg.gov/
https://usbg.doubleknot.com/event/2984760
May 20, 2023
10:30 AM EDT
Drawing and Painting Plants and Pollinators (Online Art Workshop)
United States Botanic Garden (USBG)
https://www.usbg.gov/
https://app.livestorm.co/u-s-botanic-garden/drawing-and-painting-plants-and-pollinators-online-art-workshop
https://usbg.doubleknot.com/event/2980848
May 20, 2023
10:30 AM EDT
Botanical Bliss: An Immersive Nature Walk (On-site Tour)
United States Botanic Garden (USBG)
https://www.usbg.gov/
https://usbg.doubleknot.com/event/2967011
May 20, 2023
10:35 AM EDT
National Nordic Museum. National Nordic Museum Executive Director & CEO Eric Nelson talked about the museum's work, collections and exhibits in Seattle, Washington. A 2019 Act of Congress designated it a national museum. It is the only museum of its size in the United States to tell the stories of the immigrants who left Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Mr. Nelson has received two knighthoods for his work -- from the Swedish king and the Finnish president.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524678-1/national-nordic-museum
May 20, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
Lectures in History: The 1990s. American University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of the American 1990s. American University is located in Washington, D.C.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527702-1/1990s
May 20, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Oregon Women Veterans Conference, Salem, OR
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53846/
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