Feb 21 Watch 7:08 Revisiting the Watergate scandal with an ‘enormous number’ of new revelations It will be 50 years this summer since Watergate, when five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and set off a series of investigations that led to the resignation of then-President Nixon. A new book looks at how… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 6:33 Challenging a romanticized view of the WWII era: ‘The myth always seems to win out’ By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet How do we remember our heroes and our nation’s greatest victories? And what lessons do we learn from history? A provocative recent book examines the story of what’s become known as “the Greatest Generation” and its impact on America’s wars… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 7:19 Philadelphia’s ‘Liberty’ exhibit spotlights role of people of color in American Revolution By John Yang, Alison Thoet A new Philadelphia exhibit, “Liberty,” seeks to tell a more inclusive story of the American revolution by introducing visitors to people critical to building the nation — yet whose names they’ve likely never heard. John Yang visited as part of… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 8:51 Journalist Terence Smith reflects on decades of reporting on American presidents, wars On our bookshelf tonight, NewsHour's old friend and former longtime media correspondent Terence Smith's memoir: "Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter's Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House." Smith spoke with Judy Woodruff about the book. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 4:03 Roger Dangel’s replica Oval Office holds historical artifacts that transcend time By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS For many Americans during the pandemic, the home office has seen a lot of activity. But, as Maya Trabulsi of station KPBS reports, one San Diego man dedicated his home's workspace to his passion: American history. It's part of our… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 8:54 Actress Margaret Cho on why racism is a ‘deep well of shame’ for some Asian Americans By PBS NewsHour For more on the history of and recent rise in anti-Asian American racism and hate crimes, Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy & Grammy-nominated comedian and actress Margaret Cho joins Hari Sreenivasan. She speaks about her own family’s experience with racism in… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:33 Looking back in history to help inform and improve future race relations By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Rachel Wellford Daily reports of disturbing racial incidents and what appear to be deepening racial divisions within the country leave many looking for answers. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault recently spoke with Dr. Ronald Crutcher, a classical musician and president of the University… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 2:25 Rare Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. signatures found in Alabama jail logbook Rare documents with 12 signatures of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sold on Wednesday for more than $130,000. They were penned in an Alabama jail logbook after King was arrested in April 1963 for leading a march against racial segregation. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 7:42 Universities look to the past to understand their relationships with race By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Tommy Walters In the aftermath of the killings by police of George Floyd and other black men and women, American institutions of all kinds have looked to their past and present to understand their relationships to race and racism. That reckoning continues… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 3:38 A historian’s Brief But Spectacular take on understanding the past to live a better future In recognition of Black History Month, this Brief But Spectacular comes from historian Daina Ramey Berry, who chairs the history department at the University of Texas at Austin. She is dedicated to rethinking the way we teach American history to… Continue watching