>>/140394/ >>/140395/ >>/140396/ >>/140397/ >>/140398/ >>/140399/ >>/140400/ >>/140401/ >>/140402/ >>/140404/ >>/140405/ >>/140406/ >>/140407/ >>/140408/ May 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles. U.S. Naval Academy professor Wayne Hsieh described how Civil War generals were able to see aerial views of the battlefield for the first time through military balloons and how they could communicate between widely dispersed troops via the telegram. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534468-3/military-communication-civil-war-battles May 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Coal Miner’s Daughter National Archives William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/coal-miner-s-daughter May 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT History of the Carver Family Cemetery George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=DC6F6850-0E71-AAAC-30826C1B8E19B7C9 May 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Poets in the Garden Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=48C2D932-C876-E2B5-B86225DEEE1F6B56 May 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT North Bridge Battlefield Walk Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachussets https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=1AE41208-E64F-0952-60F84D341C7A9DD8 May 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Takt Trio, Program II Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411410/takt-trio-program-ii/2024-05-18/ May 18, 2024 2:30 PM EDT Forest Fungi Hike New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=33163F04-01C6-A4A4-98BAC839B08383AD May 18, 2024 2:55 PM EDT War of 1812 Hero Stephen Decatur & the Early American Navy. The White House Historical Association commemorated War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur with a discussion on the American and Royal navies during that conflict. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?535490-1/war-1812-hero-stephen-decatur-early-american-navy May 18, 2024 3:00 PM EDT French Quarter Jazz Concert Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=7C5B5676-BF9F-8453-53BB3697471696F0 May 18, 2024 3:35 PM EDT Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century. Historians discussed the role of 19th century Protestant missionaries and how they shaped American foreign relations. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534795-1/missionary-diplomacy-19th-century May 18, 2024 5:00 PM EDT Living History Play at Kahuku: Nani O Kahuku Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=7A16AB7D-C7E6-157F-10CE7B1E63220F69 May 18, 2024 5:00 PM EDT The Birth of Air Mail: New Technology in the Nation’s Capital Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B78C4092-05DD-8CDB-D3038E77682CECD7 May 18, 2024 5:00 PM EDT Daily Taps at the World War I Memorial World War I Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=9880FE6B-E0DF-B343-FA694F9F8ED6B261 May 18, 2024 5:02 PM EDT U.S. Army in Vietnam and the All-Volunteer Force. Author and historian Beth Bailey talked about the challenges the U.S. Army faced during the Vietnam War and how they transitioned away from the draft to the all-volunteer force we have today. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534815-2/us-army-vietnam-volunteer-force 15