Unique news and information programming including 24-hour coverage of important political events from Washington DC and around the nation. CSPAN 2 covers the US Senate.

CSPAN

Unique news and information programming including 24-hour coverage of important political events from Washington DC and around the nation. C-SPAN2 covers the US Senate.

CSPAN 2

George Washington's Mount Vernon recounts the Continental Army's 1776 crossing of the Delaware River into New Jersey, along with the Battles of Trenton and Princeton that followed.

America 250

Washington's Crossing of the Delaware' Mount Vernon Video, Winter

Touring Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel in New York, the congregants of which played a significant role during the American Revolution.

Trinity Church New York, St. Paul's Chapel and Gravesites Tour

Historian Don Hagist talks about the state of the British Army in North America in 1775.

British Army in 1775

American Battlefield Trust recounts the history of the Revolutionary War, from the early skirmishes at Lexington and Concord to the final British surrender at Yorktown.

Revolutionary War History

The hit Broadway show "Hamilton" and author Ron Chernow, whose book "Alexander Hamilton" inspired the musical, receive the National Constitution Center's 2025 Liberty Medal at a ceremony in Philadelphia.

National Constitution Center Liberty Medal

Reenactors mark the 1777 Battle of Brandywine in Chadds Ford, Pa.; the battle, a British victory, led to Philadelphia's capture; the event recreates one of many fight locations from the historic conflict.

Reenactment -- 1777 Battle of Brandywine

Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns, Author Rick Atkinson, and Retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford discuss Revolutionary War leadership at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon.

Revolutionary War Leadership

Unprecedented coverage of the U.S. semiquincentennial with live events, expert insights, and exclusive access to historic sites, documents, and reenactments-celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.

Reel America - The Constitution of the United States - 1955

Author Jordan Taylor discusses how foreign news affected American politics in colonial America, plaguing the revolution with misunderstandings; the American Revolution Institute in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

Jordan Taylor, Misinformation Nation

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson explains similarities between America's Founding Generation and the World War II Generation; he speaks at the Ford Leadership Forum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

America's Founding & World War II Generations

Duquesne University professor and former U.S. Army officer Holly Mayer explores the creation of the Continental Army in 1775.

Creation of the Continental Army in 1775

Archaeologists announce the discovery of artifacts in western Pennsylvania now declared to be the site of a 1758 friendly fire incident; the incident involves a British regiment from Virginia led by George Washington during the French and Indian War.

George Washington French & Indian War Friendly Fire Incident -- 1758

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Books That Shaped America explores Common Sense, a 1776 pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine which urged the American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.

S1 E41 | Books That Shaped America -Common Sense

E81 | Washington's Crossing of the Delaware' Mount Vernon Video, Winter

E80 | Trinity Church New York, St. Paul's Chapel and Gravesites Tour

E79 | British Army in 1775

E74 | Revolutionary War History

E71 | National Constitution Center Liberty Medal

E70 | Reenactment -- 1777 Battle of Brandywine

E64 | Revolutionary War Leadership

E59 | Reel America - The Constitution of the United States - 1955

E49 | Jordan Taylor, Misinformation Nation

E40 | America's Founding & World War II Generations

E38 | Creation of the Continental Army in 1775

E35 | George Washington French & Indian War Friendly Fire Incident -- 1758