Watch the Inaugural, gavel-to-gavel, LIVE on C-SPAN and available afterwards at c-span.org Leggi tutto.
The Plaquemine Lock was finished in 1909. It facilitated traffic between the Mississippi River and the Bayou Plaquemine. It’s 547 ft. long, 55 ft. wide and 50 ft. deep. View C-SPAN video for info Leggi tutto.
The easternmost Internment Camps were in Rohwer and Jerome, Arkansas. The Butler Center contains arts and crafts created by the Japanese internees. Learn more in C-SPAN’s American history TV clip Leggi tutto.
C-SPAN is covering an Iowa Caucus here LIVE on C-SPAN2. Watch it online later in C-SPAN Video Library. Leggi tutto.
Designed by John Russell Pope, the Memorial was built between 1939 and 1943. The bronze statue of Jefferson, added in 1947, is 19ft tall and weighs 10,000lbs.
One of the oldest buildings in Knoxville, this was originally a hotel called Lamar House. During the Civil War it was used as a hospital for Union soldiers. Learn more in this video. Leggi tutto.
There are 9,000 rare books in the collection here, including a first edition of Moby Dick. Check out this BookTV interview with , Assistant University Librarian Katie McCormick for more information. Leggi tutto.
Check out this video of C-SPAN's first stop in its series “The Contenders” here at Ashland. Leggi tutto.
C-SPAN starts its new series “The Contenders” here at Ashland. Visit our website for more information. Leggi tutto.
Designed by Cass Gilbert and sculpted by Daniel Chester French this 78 ft. memorial for the Army’s First Division took 5 years to build. More info C-SPAN American History TV video. Leggi tutto.
Check out this C-SPAN American History TV interview with author Lindsey Apple, "The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch." Leggi tutto.
Learn about Henry Clay in this C-SPAN BookTV interview with Lindsey Apple, author of "The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch." Leggi tutto.
The 30th Annual Kentucky Book Fair will take place on November 12, 2011. Find out more in this C-SPAN BookTV YouTube video. Leggi tutto.
It would take you 24 years to see all the photos in the Library of Congress, at a photo per minute. Check out C-SPAN’s “Library of Congress” documentary. Clip from the documentary here on YouTube. Leggi tutto.
It would take 60,000 yrs to go through all the books in the Library of Congress, at 1 book per day. Check out C-SPAN’s “Library of Congess” documentary. Clip from the documentary here on YouTube. Leggi tutto.
The Kennedy Center, which first opened in 1971, has 9 stages, 2 of which are Millennium Stages located in the Great Foyer that house free performances every day of the year. Watch video for more info. Leggi tutto.
Watch C-SPAN’s “Library of Congress” original documentary on Monday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Georgia Historical Society has an original draft copy of the U.S Constitution in its collection. Learn more about this remarkable document in this C-SPAN American History TV video. Leggi tutto.
On Dec. 26, 1860, citizens of Savannah, GA carried banners throughout the streets of the city in support of SC’s secession. Learn more from this C-SPAN American History TV Video. Leggi tutto.
Standing atop the Confederate Memorial is the statue of soldier Hamilton Branch which includes a bullet hole in his trousers, where he was actually shot. Learn more about Branch and the statue in this Leggi tutto.
Jose Marti was a Cuban revolutionary. Watch this C-SPAN American History TV video with Emanuel Leto, Tampa Bay History Center, for more info on Marti. Leggi tutto.
Check out this C-SPAN interview with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn on the history of the city. Leggi tutto.
The annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner is traditionally held at the Washington Hilton. Here’s President Obama’s 2011 appearance. Leggi tutto.
Harriet Lane, Buchanan’s neice, left funds in her will for this monument. The bronze statue, unveiled in 1930, is 8 ft tall & designed by William Gordon Beecher. Watch this video for more history. Leggi tutto.
Watch the House of Representatives when it’s in session LIVE on C-SPAN. Watch the Senate when it’s in session LIVE on C-SPAN2.
Watch the House LIVE on C-SPAN whenever it’s in session. Check out tweets from Congressional media via C-SPAN's twitter page. Leggi tutto.
The 12 ft. statue in Logan Circle is that of Civil War General John A. Logan, who served as a Congressman from Illinois prior to the war. Watch this YouTube video for more. Leggi tutto.
Check out this video of Mark Dimunation, Chief of Rare Book & Special Collections at the LOC, discussing The Federalists Papers. Leggi tutto.
The only NASA station located in the Mid West, this research center originated as an aviation facility. Learn more about NASA by watching this video http://cs.pn/2czrI4L
