U.S. History

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The Disputed Election of 1876
UVA Professor Michael Holt on the election of 1876 which saw the highest voter turnout of any in U.S. history (82%) and was decided by a single electoral vote.
May 1, 2011 : 1 hr. 1 min.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer Carol Guzy
An interview with Washington Post photographer Carol Guzy who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography of the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
May 1, 2011 : 59 min. 57 sec.

Future of NASA
Stewart Powell and Jeremy Kinney talked about the future of NASA and the next to last space mission for the shuttle Endeavour.
April 29, 2011 : 1 hr. 2 min.

The Presidential Election of 1800
Professor Ed Larson on the 1800 election contest between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and the lasting constitutional impact of that election.
April 23, 2011 : 1 hr. 50 min.

The Autobiography of Mark Twain
Editor Robert Hirst recounts the recent publication of The Autobiography of Mark Twain, published 100 years after the author's death.
April 23, 2011 : 1 hr. 19 min.

Rosa Parks Enshrined at the National Cathedral
C-SPAN visited the National Cathedral where sculptor Chas Fagan and Cathedral stone carver Sean Callahan are working together on a sculpture of civil rights figure Rosa Parks.
April 23, 2011 : 8 min.

Bay of Pigs Invasion Newsreel
Historic Universal Studios newsreel clips were shown of the aftermath of a failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by exiles who had attempted to overthrow leader Fidel Castro.
April 18, 2011 : 9 min.

Fort Sumter Union Re-Enactors
Union Civil War re-enactors commemorated the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter.
April 16, 2011 : 42 min. 41 sec.

Fort Moultrie Confederate Re-Enactors
Confederate Civil War re-enactors at Fort Moultrie commemorated the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter.
April 16, 2011 : 44 min. 18 sec.

Fort Sumter History
Michael Allen talked about the history of Fort Sumter and plans to mark the Civil War's anniversary over the next four years. A boat tour over to the fort is also included.
April 16, 2011 : 19 min. 39 sec.
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