>>/136551/ >>/136552/ >>/136553/ >>/136554/ >>/136555/ >>/136556/ >>/136557/ >>/136558/ >>/136559/ >>/136560/ >>/136561/ >>/136562/ >>/136563/ >>/136564/ >>/136565/ >>/136566/ February 4, 2024 4:35 AM EST Reel America: "Afghanistan - A New Generation" - 1987. "Afghanistan: A New Generation" is a U.S. Information Agency report from 1987 on the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. This video from the National Archives focuses on the challenges facing Afghan refugees who were children when Soviet troops invaded the country in 1979 and grew to adulthood under Soviet occupation. The program profiles schools in refugee camps in Pakistan, activities of Mujahideen fighters, health clinics, and the efforts of aid workers from around the world. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?417603-1/afghanistan February 4, 2024 5:00 AM EST Michael Barone, "Mental Maps of the Founders". Washington Examiner political analysts Michael Barone discussed how the geographical orientation and partialities of six Founding Fathers influenced the creation and development of the United States. This event took place at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?532070-1/mental-maps-founders February 3, 2024 5:05 AM EST Lectures in History: 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 2. University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discusses the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a two-part lecture. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531762-1/1925-scopes-monkey-trial-part-2 https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio February 4, 2024 6:00 AM EST Cynthia Kierner, "The Tory's Wife". Author Cynthia Kierner discussed the life of Jane Spurgin during the Revolutionary War, including how her support for Continental forces divided her family, resulting in a public struggle for women's citizenship and rights that was uncommon in that era. The American Revolution Institute in Washington, DC, hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531168-1/the-torys-wife February 4, 2024 7:00 AM EST Free to Choose with Milton Friedman Episode 4: Milton Friedman on Welfare Programs. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series "Free to Choose." Episode four was titled "From Cradle to Grave" and looks at government welfare programs. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?532663-4/free-choose-milton-friedman-episode-4 February 4, 2024 8:00 AM EST Christopher Liddell, "Year Zero - The Five-Year Presidency". Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. He discussed the idea with experts on presidential transitions at a University of Virginia Miller Center event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?533125-1/year-year-presidency February 4, 2024 8:30 AM EST Sunday Bird Walk Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=359B4BD1-C223-0FBC-0E48E374FA9F2608 February 4, 2024 9:00 AM EST 24th Annual Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Longwood University Free Civil War Seminar: “Lesser Known Engagements and Some Civil War Photo Sleuthing.” Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia https://www.nps.gov/apco/learn/news/24th-annual-appomattox-court-house-nhp-and-longwood-university-free-civil-war-seminar.htm https://www.longwood.edu/events/name-8211144-en.php February 4, 2024 9:05 AM EST Scott Shane, "Flee North". Pulitzer Prize-winning author Scott Shane recounted the life of Thomas Smallwood, a slave who bought his freedom & helped hundreds to escape slavery. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?530533-1/flee-north 17