Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. When ve day occurred, there were huge crowds in Trafalgar Square and elsewhere in london and crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace. And first of all, they sang patriotic songs. They sang hope and glory, people weeping. And they chanted, we want the king, we want the king. And the king came out, he appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace six times during the day, and he brought with him the queen, and he brought with him the two princesses, including elizabeth, who was then, you know, still a young girl. But now 75 years later, has been queen for a long time. And theres no one better equipped to speak on behalf of britain and what britain accomplished during the war. Well, rick atkinson, we appreciate you joining us this morning on the 75th anniversary of ve day. We always appreciate your appearances on book tv as well and good luck on the continuation of your series on the American Revolution. Thanks so much for having me this morning and for remembering the day. Every saturday night, American History tv takes you to College Classrooms around the country for lectures in history. Why do you all know who Lizzie Borden is . And raise your hand if you ever ever heard of the jean harris murder trial before this class. The deepest cause, where well find the true meaning of the revolution, was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. And so, were going to talk about both of these sides of this story here, right . The tools, the techniques of slave owner power. And well also talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. Watch history professors lead discussions with their students on topics ranging from the American Revolution to september 11th opinion lectures in history on cspan3 every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv. And lectures in history is available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Youre watching a special edition of American History tv, airing weekdays. Tonight, beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, its world war ii oral histories. In early 1945, the u. S. Marines invaded the Pacific Island of iwo jima and fought Japanese Forces in one of the bloodiest battles of world war ii. In this 2006 oral history interview, conducted by the National World war ii museum, hershel Woody Williams recalls his experiences as a marine serving in the pacific. Watch American History tv now and over the weekend on cspan3. With the federal government at work in d. C. And throughout the country, use the congressional directory for Contact Information for members of congress, governors, and federal agencies. Order your copy online today at cspanstore. Org. Television has changed since cspan began 41 years but our mission continues, to provide an unfiltered view of government. This year weve brought you primary election coverage, the president ial impeachment process and now the federal response to the coronavirus. You can watch all of cspans Public Affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app. And be part of the National Conversation through cspans daily Washington Journal Program or through our social media feeds. Cspan, created by private industry. Americas Cable Television companies, as a public service. And brought to you today by your television provider. In 1965, the u. S. Army produced a fivehour, tenpart documentary focusing on the armys activities from world war i through the korean war. Next on reel america, to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe, or ve day, we bring you up soedz four through eight. They cover u. S. Involvement in world war ii, from the pearl harbor attack through the surrender of japan. Each of these is about 30 minutes. They originally aired on the u. S. Armys big picture television series. This was the europe of 1941. The nazi blitzkrieg had
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