During the Jim Crow Era, African Americans were excluded from the parks in Chas, esp the Battery Park which was said to be a premier location in the city during that time. Watch video for more info. Leer más.
Denmark Vesey was an African American freed slave who organized a conspiracy in the early 19th century. Watch this C-SPAN AHTV video to see what happened in the Denmark Vesey Slave Rebellion. Leer más.
Did you know that the Low family was from Scotland? Watch this C-SPAN Book TV video to learn more about Andrew Low and his family. Leer más.
At age 6, Flannery O’Connor started calling her parents by their first names, Edward and Regina. Learn more about O'Connor's childhood in this C-SPAN Book TV video. Leer más.
From time to time, the Flannery O'Connor home has visitors who once knew O'Connor. Learn more about from this C-SPAN Book TV video. Leer más.
The Davenport House is only 1 out of 350+ properties that the Historic Savannah Foundation has helped to preserve in the city of Savannah. Learn more about Savannah preservation and the HSF in this C- Leer más.
On May 30, 1539 Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto came to start a colony for the King of Spain, Charles V. Watch this C-SPAN American History TV video with Park Ranger Dan Stephens for more info. Leer más.
St. Petersburg is home to the only open air post office in the country and the birthplace of commercial aviation. Hear more about the city from its Mayor, Bill Foster, in this C-SPAN interview. Leer más.
It took 83 years to construct the National Cathedral (began in 1907). It has 231 stained glass windows, 112 gargoyles & a Darth Vader sculpture in the west tower. Watch this video for more history. Leer más.
The statue to the south of the Treasury Dept is of Alexander Hamilton, sculpted by James Earle Fraser and standing ten feet tall, it was unveiled in 1923. See more info in this C-SPAN YouTube video. Leer más.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 by Mary Simth Lockwood, Mary Desha, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington. Watch this YouTube for more history. Leer más.
Samuel Gompers was the founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The memorial to Gompers in this park was sculpted by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. Watch this brief YouTube video for more. Leer más.
Temple, 1 of PA’s 3 public research universities, was founded in 1884 as by Dr. Russell Conwell. Check out this video of History professor David Farber discussing the 1960s Vietnam anti-war movement. Leer más.
The Harry S. Truman Library was the 1st Presidential Library to be created under the provisions of the 1955 Presidential Libraries Act. Watch this video of Douglas Brinkley recently speaking here. Leer más.
Check out this video of Professor Brad Birzer talking about the Old Republicans. Watch the complete program on C-SPAN's American History TV. Leer más.
Attending the "Going Viral: How Campaigns are Using Social Media" event with Politico & Facebook on 10/25? Tell you friends to watch it LIVE on C-SPAN! Leer más.
Oval Office was built in 1909 (Taft), rebuilt after fire damage in '29 (Hoover). FDR enlarged the West Wing in '34 and built the modern Oval. See link for Oval Office interview with President Obama. Leer más.
Bob Woodward and W. Mark Felt (referenced as “Deep Throat” in “All the President’s Men”) met in the underground parking garage here at 1401 Wilson Boulevard, often at 2:00 a.m.
Check out Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) bio page on the C-SPAN Video Library Leer más.
U.S. House of Representatives met here from 1807-1857. Following a State of the Union address, members of Congress talk to the media in Statuary Hall. Video here: Leer más.
