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About the freedom riders. What did you tell them . Had beened that i contacted by a Birmingham City detective who wanted me to meet with a high ranking officer of the Birmingham Police department to set a reception for the freedom riders. The Birmingham Police man set that up . That is correct. And then, were they beaten . They were beaten very badly, yes. Give you the time they promised you to perform the beating . Yes, sir. 15 minutes. No intervention whatsoever. The information was passed on ...

Wanted to do it in a way that respected the individuals who had been under surveillance. Thats a difficult thing to do. Kate scott thank you very much. Thank you. Our coverage of the Church Committee 40 years later continues. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. Real america is looking into the activities 40 years ago of the Church Committee which did a broad examination of the work of the fbi, the cia, and the nsa. Today as we continue, were going to be looking at testimony of two fbi i...

Were back live now at the Smithsonian National air and space museum where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. It was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. In about a half hour, well bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open. 2027488900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. If you live out west, 2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan history or join u...

War, military robotics, history of prisoners of war and a load of other topics. Cnn, npr, fox, the history channel, the National Geographic channel. He is really one of our most popular lecturers. Have asked him to speak on revolutions and military affairs, which will give you a quick survey of military history from the 13th century up until today. Sure youe hour, so im will enjoy it. Please welcome Paul Springer. Mr. Springer good morning. I would like to extend it a thank you. Wonderful organi...

These were . They were just kind of glorified canisters. They were little capsules. Or they may say, wow. People really went to space. I wonder why they quit. We dont know what the future is going to hold yet, but these artifacts certainly speak to the past and may provoke thought among people in the future. Watch american artifacts every sunday here on cspan3s American History tv. To see this and similar programs, visit our website, cspan. Org history. 35 years ago on april 12th, 1981, Space Sh...

We not your typical and lecturer in 2004. They quickly became one of our most popular annual event. Tonight is no exception. We will feature historic conversation between a legendary near and a visionary rocket entrepreneur. In addition to those lucky enough to have secured tickets, many more will be watching on a live webcast. Which also will be in our archives. If you want to review it sometime in the future, senator glenn cannot be with us tonight. That he sent his best regards. His accompani...

The apollo 13 mission. This hour long interview was part of the oral history project. Oral history [ inaudible ] date is march 12, 1999. You cut your teeth in Mission Control as a Flight Controller responsible for spacecraft guidance and navigation. How did you manage to get in on the ground floor of a program like this . And what was your secret . It was not easy. I had actually tried to go to work for nasa in 1962 and the guy that interviewed me was gene kranz. Kranz and i couldnt get together...

18th. Pilot mike smith, followed by christa mcauliffe. Payload specialist greg jarvis. 30 years ago on january 28, 198, the Space Shuttle challenger 73 seconds after liftoff taking the lives of seven crew members pictured up. Up next on American History tvs reel america, a 1986 nasa video report detailing the causes of the disaster. The conclusions are the findings of the president ial commission on the Space Shuttle accident released on june 6 of 1986. First, nasas video of the shuttle launch f...

Exploration from the moon to mars. Valerie neal i am valerie neal. We are in the milestones of flight hall at the center of the museum. This is the hall where we display the pioneering aircraft and spacecraft that transformed the modern world. When this Museum Opened in july of 1976, almost every space artifact on display had recently been in the news. This was very much a museum of contemporary death spaceflight and it was, for most people, it was their first chance to see what had been lauded ...

Were back live now at the Smithsonian National air and space museum, where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. It was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. In about a half hour, well bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open. 2027488900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. If you live out west, 2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan history or join ...