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- Stephen A. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the fifth in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois in the Senate. They debated the issues of the day before an outdoor crowd in Galesburg, Illinois. Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln again directed charges and counter-charges at each other and reiterated their positions enumerated during the previous debates. Mr. Douglas again emphasized the notions of popular sovereignty and black inferiority, and he also accused Mr. Lincoln of duplicity depending on the part of the state in which he was speaking. Mr. Lincoln again defended himself and accused Mr. Douglas of not addressing the morality of slavery. This fifth debate is most significant for two main reasons. First, although Galesburg leaned Republican, the larger area in the center of the state was divided between Democratic and Republican supporters. One can see in their oratorical exertions that the debaters were trying to persuade the more undecided voters of this region as opposed to the more partisan voters in northern and southern sections of the state. Second, Mr. Lincoln's emphasis on the moral issues surrounding slavery denoted a shift and a clear difference from Douglas' procedural arguments. These moral issues would continue to be important in the last two debates and the presidential campaign of 1860. This was the fifth of seven re-enactments of the Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates in 1858. This debate occurred on October 7, 1858 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Mr. Douglas spoke for an hour, Mr. Lincoln for an hour and a half, and Mr. Douglas replied for another half hour. Between 15,000 and 20,000 people witnessed the event. In the 1994 re-enactment, the following people portrayed the characters: Tom Larson (James Knox), William Brady (George Ford), Larry Diemer (Stephen A. Douglas), Michael Krebs (Abraham Lincoln).
- Televised hearing of veterans testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel regarding their experience with sexual assault in the military on 3/13/2013.
- Senator Al Gore, the Democratic candidate; Vice President Dan Quayle, the Republican candidate; and independent candidate Admiral James Stockdale participate in a vice presidential debate during the 1992 United States presidential campaign.
- President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate, participate in two debates during the 1984 U.S. presidential election campaign.
- Department of Defense officials and veterans testify about sexual assault in the military and allegations of sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
- Special Live Event coverage of Defense Forum Washington's War Veterans Reintegration Panel, anchored and hosted by award winning CNN war correspondent Alex Quade.
- Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, and Representative Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee, participate in a vice presidential debate for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
- Veterans testify to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health regarding treatment for trauma and sexual violence by the military and VA on 7/19/2013.
- History and historical sites of Kansas City, Missouri. Sites include the Steamboat Arabia Museum, The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and artist Thomas Hart Benton's Home and Studio State Historic Site.
- Biographies of each of the first Ladies from Nartha Washington to Michelle Obama, featuring host Susan Swain and a panel of two historians on each episode.
- Crisis in Russia Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev spoke to an audience of students and guests in an auditorium of University of Richmond - Virginia on the recent events in the Russian Republic, where Russian President Yeltsin has been battling for the continuation of democracy against communist hard-liners. Translation was provided by an interpreter on the stage with the former president. He responded to questions from members of the audience following his prepared remarks. Was transmitted at WMVC PBS The Public Broadcasting Service, an American public broadcaster and television program distributor based in Arlington, Virginia. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will be spending the next four days in Virginia as part of a North American speaking tour. Here's where he'll be speaking in the Old Dominion:\ \ 1. Today\ Richmond: Richmond Mosque.\ Sunday, April 11/ Richmod: University of Richmond.\ Monday, April 12\ Richmond:\ Virginia Commonwealth University.\ \ 2. Tuesday, April 13\ Charlottesville: UNiversity of Virginia. Speaks on the lawbn at 10 a.m. as part of the university's celebration of the 250th birthday of Thomas Jefferson.\ \ 3. Forest: Poplar Forest.\ Private dinner at Jefferson's summer home in Bedford County. Fallen Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev may be unpopular in his own country, but he drew adoring crowds Sunday in the second day of his speaking tour in Virginia. His warm reception at the University of Richmond was marred only briefly when a heckler interrupted his evening speech at the Robins Center. The man ran in front of the stage and shouted, "Jesus sends me. Gorbachev is the beast," before security guards took him away. "This is not something very new to me," Gorbachev said to laughter from the sold-out crowd. "Some people go too far in their adulation of Gorbachev." Earlier, the smiling Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, were mobbed by well-wishers and clicking cameras. He posed for pictures with students from the university's Jepson School of Leadership Studies, took a few gentle questions at a news conference, and went to a private dinner with the university's president, Richard Morrill. Raisa Gorbachev, who suffered a stroke two years ago, was very tired and planned to get a checkup at a Richmond hospital today, said Dmitry Shchiglik, a member of the Gorbachev delegation. He said the party canceled a stop scheduled for tonight in Charlotte, N.C. At the news conference, Gorbachev repeated the "time is running out for Russia" theme from his speech Saturday night to the Richmond Forum. He also took a sarcastic dig at Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who has called an April 25 referendum on his performance in office. "Yeltsin has said very modestly that there is no alternative to him. I would not venture to say that," said Gorbachev, speaking through an interpreter. Gorbachev said Russia needs free elections as quickly as possible or its economy will continue to decline. Anyone who wins a free election could run the country, he said. "I see many things happening right now that are very alarming to me," he said. "I am trying to do my best to influence the course of events." During his six years in power, Gorbachev moved his country toward democracy and a free market. But while he is hailed in the West for his role in ending the Cold War, economic hardships caused by his reforms made him unpopular at home. He was nearly ousted in a coup in August 1991 and gave up power a few months later. He has been doing well on the speakers' circuit and will make $125,000 for his stops in Virginia. Today he speaks at Virginia Commonwealth University, and he will mark the 250th birthday of Thomas Jefferson in stops Tuesday at the University of Virginia and Monticello. Gorbachev has received standing ovations at all his appearances.
- The National Press Club held the 49th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. Al-Jazeera's Shireen Abu Akleh was posthumously given the National Press Club President's Award at the beginning of the dinner and calls were renewed for further investigation into her death. She was killed in May while covering a raid by Israeli Defense Forces on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.
- C-SPAN live coverage of special Washington DC Warrior Family Symposium. Hosted and moderated by award winning war reporter Alex Quade. The discussion covered: "The Significance: The Impact of Mental Health on Government and Society."
- Each week Brian Lamb discusses a recently published work of nonfiction with its author. The author's background, family, and motivation for writing the book are also explored. An author may appear on the program only once.
- Two former military service members, Defense Department (DOD) officials, and mental health professionals testified at a hearing on the relationship between military sexual assault, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide.
- Historian David Pietrusza recounts the life and death of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved youngest son Quentin, who was shot down in aerial combat over Northeastern France on Bastille Day, July 14, 1918.
- All the coverage of the death and state funeral of George Bush.