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April 6, 2025
12:30 AM EDT
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech - 250th Anniversary. Patrick Henry spoke his famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death!" at the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775. On the 250th anniversary, and in its original location, St. John's Church in Richmond, the Virginia 250 Commission commemorated the event. Actors portrayed delegates and speakers included Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R), filmmaker Ken Burns, and VA250 National Honorary Chair Carly Fiorina.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death-speech-250th-anniversary/431955

April 6, 2025
1:40 AM EDT
Reel America: "Let's Look at Congress" - Senator William Proxmire D-WI. In 1964, Representative Kenneth Keating (R-NY) hosted Senator William Proxmire (D-WI) on his interview program to talk about the status of the Vietnam War, cutting waste in foreign aid, and Senator Goldwater's presidential campaign. This was part of a television interview series Senator Keating hosted in the late 1950s and early 1960s called "Let's Look at Congress." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/event/reel-america/lets-look-at-congress-senator-william-proxmire-d-wi/432129

April 6, 2025
2:00 AM EDT
The Civil War: Can the Records Be Trusted? Historians discussed primary sources of the Civil War, including the Official Records and soldiers' letters, to consider whether these records are an accurate portrait of the war for the common soldier. This was part of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 annual conference in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/program/the-civil-war/can-the-records-be-trusted/652578

April 6, 2025
2:55 AM EDT
Jeffrey Boutwell, "Boutwell - Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy". Author Jeffrey Boutwell talked about his ancestor, George Sewall Boutwell, a key figure in the politics of racial and economic equity during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/jeffrey-boutwell-boutwell-radical-republican-and-champion-of-democracy/430442

April 6, 2025
3:55 AM EDT
History of the House of Representatives. Kathryn Brownell (Purdue University), Mathew Green (Catholic University), and Rachel Shelden (Penn State University) discussed the history of the U.S. House of Representatives. This discussion was part of the American Historical Association's Congressional briefing series.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/history-of-the-house-of-representatives/430517

April 6, 2025
5:00 AM EDT
Frances Levine, "Crossings - Women On The Santa Fe Trail". Historian Frances Levine talked about the women who traveled on the Santa Fe trail between the 1820s and 1870s. This program was hosted by the Kansas City Public Library in Missouri.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/frances-levine-crossings-women-on-the-santa-fe-trail/431327

April 6, 2025
5:57 AM EDT
Bruce Dorsey, "Murder in a Mill Town". Author Bruce Dorsey talked about the 1832 crime that captivated America - the murder of a young pregnant woman in New England. The Massachusetts Historical Society and the Charles River Museum in Waltham hosted this program.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/bruce-dorsey-murder-in-a-mill-town/431095
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