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Covering American History C-SPAN style: with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. Every weekend from 8am ET Saturday to 8am ET Monday on C-SPAN3.

In January, 2011, C-SPAN expanded its programming offerings with a new history-based service airing weekends on C-SPAN3. American History TV (AHTV) features programming geared toward history lovers with 48 hours every weekend of people and events that document the American story.

C-SPAN began C-SPAN3 operations in January 2001 as a digital service. C-SPAN3 is currently available in 49 million digital cable TV households and is streamed live online at C-SPAN.org.

At the time of the launch of American History TV, C-SPAN co-president Susan Swain said: "We’re hoping American History TV does for history enthusiasts what Book TV has done for non-fiction book lovers."

Most Recent American Artifacts Videos

May 1, 2021
Washington, D.C., Tidal Basin and Cherry Blossoms

Every spring, thousands of people visit the Washington, D.C., Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms. Memorials to Thomas…
January 31, 2021
Plymouth Colony Pilgrims

At Plimoth Patuxet in Plymouth, Massachusetts, we explored the recreated 17th-century colonial village and spoke with…
March 23, 2014
Gilded Age New York

Curators Jeannine Falino and Phyllis Magidson gave a tour of the Museum of the City of New York and spoke about how New York City’s…

July 15, 2018
French World War I Soldiers

Two U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last…
December 5, 2015
Dissolving the House of Burgesses

Colonial Williamsburg interpreters portrayed a scene from May 26, 1774, the day Lord Dunmore, Virginia’s royal governor,…
December 6, 2015
Colonial Williamsburg Governor's Palace

Kimberly Ivey and historical interpreter Audrey Biser gave a tour of the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, and spoke…