History of State of the Union Addresses

Stonehill College professor Peter Ubertaccio teaches a class on the history of State of the Union addresses.

Professor Peter Ubertaccio teaches a class on the history of State of the Union addresses.

Lectures in History

The Fight Against the Communicable Diseases - 1950

This film describes the work of the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga., and how it coordinates it efforts with state health departments.

The work of the CDC and how it coordinates it efforts with state health departments.

Reel America

George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address

The American History TV limited series "Speeches That Defined a Presidency" features addresses from George Washington in 1796 to Barack Obama in 2015.

From the American History TV limited series "Speeches That Defined a Presidency."

The Presidency

How Steel Is Made -- 1946

A 1946 Department of the Interior film explains how steel is made and its importance to the expansion of cities and infrastructure.

A film explains how steel is made and its importance to the expansion of cities and infrastructure.

Adam Mendelsohn, Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War -- The Union Army

Author Adam Mendelsohn discusses when and why Jews decided to enlist in the Civil War, and how they created community within their ranks; the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies hosts this event.

Author Adam Mendelsohn discusses when and why Jews decided to enlist in the Civil War.

The Civil War

Author Joel Paul discusses how 19th-century orator and statesman Daniel Webster helped forge American identity and nationalism; Book Passage in Corte Madera, Calif., hosts this event.

How 19th-century orator and statesman Daniel Webster helped forge American identity and nationalism.

Joel Paul, Indivisible

America's Distribution of Wealth -- 1955

A 1955 film produced by Harding College's National Education Program describes the American capitalist economic system.

A 1955 film produced by Harding College's National Education Program.

Author Steve Kemper discusses the career of U.S. Ambassador Joseph Grew, who was assigned to Tokyo from 1932 to 1942; this virtual event was hosted by the Smithsonian Associates.

Author Steve Kemper discusses the career of U.S. Ambassador Joseph Grew.

Steve Kemper, Our Man in Tokyo

Seventy-five years after the Yalta Conference at the end of World War II, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosts a symposium looking at the lead up to Yalta, the proceedings and its legacy.

A symposium looking at the lead up to Yalta, the proceedings and its legacy.

The Yalta Conference & the Ending of World War II

The Association of Black Women Historians celebrates the careers and legacies of historians Paula Giddings, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and Deborah Gray White; this event took place at the Association's 2022 National Symposium.

The careers of historians Paula Giddings, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and Deborah Gray White.

Black Women Historians

Law professor Kermit Roosevelt explains how modern America traces its political sentiments to Abraham Lincoln and the Reconstruction era, rather than the Founding Fathers and the Revolution; the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco hosts this event.

Law professor Kermit Roosevelt speaks at an event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.

Kermit Roosevelt, The Nation That Never Was

Bestselling author Martin Dugard talks about the taking of Berlin in April 1945 by Allied forces toward the end of World War II.

Bestselling author Martin Dugard talks about the taking of Berlin in April 1945 by Allied forces.

Martin Dugard, Taking Berlin

Saket Soni, The Great Escape

Author Saket Soni retells the story of how a group of men from India came to the U.S. as guest workers and became trapped in forced labor.

A group of men from India come to the U.S. as guest workers and become trapped in forced labor.

CSPAN2 Schedule (Eastern Time)

Saturday, February 4