American History TV

Discover the people and events that document the American story.
Saturdays on C-SPAN 2 starting at 8 am ET or online anytime at

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📍@cspanhistory was in West Branch, Iowa, for the Hoover Hometown Days celebration, the reopening of the @HooverPresLib, and Herbert Hoover's birthday... in the town of his birthplace.

Here's a quick look into a special weekend of history, hometown pride, and the legacy of America’s 31st president.

#HerbertHoover #HooversHometownDays #HooverBall #PresidentialHistory #IowaHistory @cspan

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"He did not have that itch for power that some people have..."

Historian H.W. Brands ("American Patriarch") chronicles the life of George Washington TOMORROW (8/8) at 9:30 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory.

You can see the full event online after it airs: https://t.co/oFJimsDHPp

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Drawings from an atomic bomb survivor.

Harry Truman's grandson sees these images of what it was like in Hiroshima after the weapon was used.

#OnThisDay August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped "Little Boy" on the Japanese city in the hopes it would force Japan to surrender.

Watch the full interview on our @YouTube channel: https://t.co/dZ1If0aTxx

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

Harry Truman's grandson sits down with atomic bomb survivors.

During a 2012 visit to Hiroshima, Clifton Truman Daniel heard accounts from Japanese people on what it was like #OnThisDay August 6, 1945, in the Japanese city.

Watch the full interview on our @YouTube channel: https://t.co/dZ1If0aTxx

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

Do you think the Star-Spangled Banner originally was a poem or song?

@cspanhistory got a close up look at the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key. Jennifer Jones of the @amhistorymuseum tells the origin story of our national anthem.

Watch the full tour this Saturday at 1:30 PM ET on @cspan 2. You can also watch the program online at https://t.co/iREx9LyH8X

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Why did George Washington fight for independence while owning slaves?

@WashU's Peter Kastor answers this question.

Watch the full lecture this Saturday at 8 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory. You can see the entire program online after it airs here: https://t.co/9iAgHqH6TL

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How did a junior U.S. Senator from Illinois become president?

The @Miller_Center at @UVA hosts a conversation on Barack Obama's legacy. The full roundtable discussion airs this Saturday at 3 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory.

You can watch the program online after it airs here: https://t.co/D64WKIYofd

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Learn about the American who was King George III's official painter during the Revolutionary War...

The @WhiteHouseHstry toured the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. See the American artifacts within the British holdings this Saturday at 11 AM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory.

You can also see the full tour online after it airs: https://t.co/q5V8X1Lv3K

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Could you defend someone's free speech if you disagree with them?

New York Times writer @DavidAFrench argues you should always defend someone's first amendment right.

Watch the full discussion on free speech at the @TheBushCenter this Saturday at 9 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory. You can also see it on our website after it airs: https://t.co/ZlmQo1SP4w

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What's more American than a July 4th pet parade?

Watch the full event from Philadelphia's Betsy Ross House this Saturday at 7 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory.

You can also see it on our website after it airs: https://t.co/K7QRcdHuDa

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See the flight suits of Amelia Earhart and Sally Ride...

@cspanhistory tours the @smithsonian Castle's "American Aspirations" exhibit, which holds more than 30 iconic American history artifacts.

Watch the full tour this Saturday at 6:45 PM ET on @cspan 2.

You can also see the program on our website at https://t.co/AdnTJuMKDj

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Where does Ulysses S. Grant rank among U.S. presidents?

At his New York tomb, the General Grant National Memorial marks his 1822 birthday with a discussion on his life & legacy. Watch this Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on @cspan 2.

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Step aboard a recreation of the 17th century ship Kalmar Nyckel.

See the full @cspanhistory tour this Saturday at 5:30 PM ET on @cspan 2.

You can also see it on our website at: https://t.co/fWqEewsIFs

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

#OnThisDay July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. C-SPAN's American History TV chronicles how the U.S. won the Space Race over the Soviet Union.
https://t.co/fxVPIeSoYi

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Here's a look back at President Barack Obama's remarks and mic-drop moment from his final White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016.

This year's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner is set to take place on Friday, July 24, after a gunman disrupted the original April 25 event. Watch it LIVE on @cspan beginning at 6 PM ET on July 24.

📺Tune in this weekend starting TODAY at 8 AM ET on #CSPAN2 as we bring you a marathon of more than 20 presidential speeches from dinners past – spanning Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden.

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

At his last White House Correspondents' Dinner in 1988, President Ronald Reagan said he hoped the press would remember him by this epitaph — "He gave as good as he got."

This year's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner is set to take place on Friday, July 24, after a gunman disrupted the original April 25 event. Watch it LIVE on @cspan beginning at 6 PM Eastern on July 24.

📺Tune in this weekend starting Saturday (7/18) at 8 AM ET on #CSPAN2 as we bring you a marathon of more than 20 presidential speeches from dinners past – spanning Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden.

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

How are museum leaders addressing the challenge of a fractured society?

📺Watch The New York Historical President President & CEO Louise Mirrer share her perspective on this and more from the Women's Leadership Summit held at the George Washington Presidential Library at @MountVernon starting this Saturday at 2:15 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory

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Pilot & air safety investigator Wally Funk, who waited six decades to go to space before joining a Blue Origin flight in 2021, has died at 87.  

Learn more about Ms. Funk & the "Women in Space" program in this piece from C-SPAN's 1999 archives, an oral history of Funk's life & career:
https://t.co/s0hkmuyc0M

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Would American independence have been achieved without the French?

University of North Carolina history professor @KathleenADuVal tackles that question this Saturday at 8 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory.

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Hear from Thomas Jefferson interpreter on writing the Declaration of Independence.

Watch LIVE America 250 coverage all July 4th on @cspan. You'll see parades across the country, fireworks, and historian interviews.