>>/139399/ >>/139400/ >>/139401/ >>/139402/ >>/139403/ >>/139404/ >>/139405/ >>/139406/ >>/139407/ >>/139408/ >>/139409/ >>/139411/ >>/139412/ >>/139413/ >>/139414/ APRIL 21, 2020 Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi News Conference Following Senate approval of nearly $500 billion in additional funding for coronavirus economic relief, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke to reporters about the bill. The measure includes money for the Paycheck Protection Program, hospitals, and testing. The leaders also spoke about the need for more legislation and funding to support state and local governments. When asked about reopening the Senate to full participation, Senator Schumer said leadership needed to listen to medical experts. https://www.c-span.org/video/?471416-1/senator-schumer-speaker-pelosi-news-conference APRIL 21, 2022 Former President Obama Speaks About Threat of Disinformation Former President Barack Obama said “people are dying” due to disinformation on social media, pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic, during a speech at Stanford University on the threats disinformation poses to democracy at home and around the world. He spoke on the importance of free speech and the First Amendment, saying they can produce a healthier society, but that “the First Amendment is a check on the power of the state. It doesn’t apply to private companies like Facebook or Twitter, any more than it applies to editorial decisions made by The New York Times or Fox News. It never has.” President Obama also addressed disinformation associated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the repeated denial of the legitimacy of the 2020 election results by many Republicans. https://www.c-span.org/video/?519625-1/president-obama-speaks-threat-disinformation April 21, 2024 12:00 AM EDT History of Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) founded Earth Day on April 22, 1970. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?12004-1/history-earth-day April 21, 2024 12:30 AM EDT The Presidency: White House 1970 Office of Telecommunications Policy. Former Nixon Administration officials revisited the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy created in 1970, which encouraged the development and evolution of satellite and cable television. The Nixon Presidential Foundation hosted this event in Yorba Linda, California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?533357-1/white-house-1970-office-telecommunications-policy April 21, 2024 2:00 AM EDT The Civil War: Northern Politics Before the Civil War. University of Oxford history professor Adam Smith talked about how the politics and opinion of Northern communities shifted during the Civil War to support for both the war and destruction of slavery. The Virginia Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia, hosted this talk. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?533569-3/northern-politics-civil-war April 21, 2024 3:00 AM EDT Manisha Sinha, "The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic". Historian Manisha Sinha looked at the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War and argues that the period did not end in 1877, but rather continued through 1920 and the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534367-1/the-rise-fall-american-republic April 21, 2024 4:05 AM EDT Abraham Lincoln & Immigration. Historian Harold Holzer described the American immigrant population before and during the Civil War, and how it impacted the country's culture, politics, and future. His book is "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration." American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?533712-1/abraham-lincoln-immigration 16