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DECEMBER 18, 2020
Vice President Pence Receives COVID-19 Vaccine: Vice President Mike Pence, second lady Karen Pence, and surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams publicly received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Later, Dr.Anthony Fauci joined the vice president and surgeon general for remarks. 
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?507423-1/vice-president-pence-receives-covid-19-vaccine

December 18, 2023
Arabic Language Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/ar/events/arabiclanguageday/index.shtml

December 18, 2023
International Migrants Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/migrants-day

December 18, 2023
Iraq
Regional Elections
https://www.ndi.org/elections-calendar

December 18, 2023
12:10 AM EST
Joy Buolamwini, "Unmasking AI". Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini argued that human biases are coded into AI and other modern tech products. The Ford Foundation hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531442-1/unmasking-ai

1:00 AM EST
After Words: Tim Alberta "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory". The Atlantic staff writer Tim Alberta examined the evangelical movement in America and its intersection with political issues. He was interviewed by Messiah University history professor and author John Fea.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531954-1/after-words-tim-alberta

2:00 AM EST
Author Discussion on Life in Appalachia. English professor Sarah Beth Childers and Foxfire Museum curator Kami Ahrens shared stories about life in Appalachia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-3/author-discussion-life-appalachia

2:49 AM EST
Fergus Bordewich, "Klan War - Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction. Author Fergus Bordewich chronicled President Ulysses Grant's efforts to dismantle the Klan's rise in power during Reconstruction.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-4/klan-war-ulysses-s-grant-battle-save-reconstruction

3:37 AM EST
Jefferson Cowie, "Freedom. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jefferson Cowie looked at the clashes between the federal government and white southerners following the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the civil rights movement.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-5/freedoms-dominion-saga-white-resistance-federal-power

4:00 AM EST
Briefing on Emerging Crises
World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP)
https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1564
https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1564

4:00 AM EST
Environment Council Meeting
European Council
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2023/12/18/

4:25 AM EST
Tamika Nunley, "The Demands of Justice". Cornell University professor Tamika Nunley looked at how enslaved women accused of capital crimes fared under the law in Virginia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-6/the-demands-justice

5:09 AM EST
Author Discussion on Hidden Histories in Three Tennessee Towns. Authors Yasmine Ali, Rachel Martin, and Emily Strasser discussed hidden or little-known histories of Tennessee towns from the first school to attempt court-ordered desegregation, the formation of FEMA in 1978, and the 1942 development of the secret Oak Ridge community related to the development of the first atomic bomb.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-7/author-discussion-hidden-histories-tennessee-towns

5:59 AM EST
Langston Wilkins,"Welcome 2 Houston - Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town". University of Wisconsin-Madison African American studies professor Langston Wilkins spoke about hip hop culture and its relationship to place, identity, and heritage.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-8/welcome-2-houston-hip-hop-heritage-hustle-town
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