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#OnThisDay in 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This landmark decision affirmed that employers cannot fire or otherwise discriminate against employees for being gay, lesbian, or transgender.
Listen to the original PBS NewsHour report in the archive: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0ef98509c90
#OnThisDay in 1987, President Reagan urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to open the Berlin Wall, which had sealed off West Berlin since 1961.
Listen to this and other defining moments from his presidency in this episode of NewsHour: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-833mw28z6p
This #PrideMonth, we're amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ trailblazers who helped shape history.
Listen as Martha Shelley, activist, writer, poet, and founding member of the Gay Liberation Front, reflects on the moment she realized she loved women in an interview for American Experience | PBS's "Stonewall Uprising": https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-547pxq1c
In this interview, Martha Shelley discusses growing up in the 1950's and coming out as gay, the Shelley Radio Show at Barnard College, her experience as a member of the Daughters of Bilitis, the Mattachine Society, police brutality, bar raids, and organizing the Gay Liberation Front after the Stonewall uprising. In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. Such raids were not unusual in the late 1960s, an era when homosexual sex was illegal in every state but Illinois. That night, however, the street erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Today is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, a time to honor the resilience of survivors and raise awareness of the ongoing challenges they face, on the anniversary of the publication of the CDC’s first report on what would become known as the AIDS epidemic.
This 1980s Cascade PBS documentary, "Diagnosis: AIDS," offers a sobering early look at the disease’s impact through firsthand accounts and expert insight: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2z12n50j78
This week in 1973, the Senate Watergate hearings began, launching 51 days of televised proceedings that captivated the nation and redefined public accountability.
Broadcast gavel to gavel by PBS stations across the country, the hearings gave Americans unprecedented access to the political process with summaries and interviews led by PBS NewsHour's Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer.
Watch the complete proceedings with the AAPB's Watergate Hearings Collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/watergate
#OnThisDay in 1977, Alistair Cooke introduced American audiences to the very first season of “Poldark” on Masterpiece Theatre, setting the stage for one of public television’s most beloved dramas.
Relive this iconic introduction from The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, courtesy of @wgbh: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-b4316100c89
Commentary by Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke. Broadcast: May 8- Aug. 21, 1977 Series begins with Capt. Ross Poldark's return from the defeat of British forces in the Revolutionary War. On his return to his native Cornwall, Ross finds his father dead, leaving him the heir to a run-down estate and house, Nampara. His main sources of revenue, two copper mines, have been neglected and the house run by a drunken common law wife. His intended wife has become engaged to his cousin, Francis, because she thought Poldark perished in the war. His Uncle Charles had agreed to sell the mines to a smooth character named Warleggen. How the feisty Poldark handles these and other troubles is the focus of these two series.
This week, we remember the life and accomplishments of #TedTurner, founder of @CNNNetwork, the first 24‑hour cable news channel.
Listen to Turner reflect on his push for round‑the‑clock news during his 2000 speech at WSU Murrow College of Communication, where he received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications.
Courtesy of Northwest Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-296-65v6x3dh
Ted Turner accepts the Washington State University Edward R. Murrow School of Communications award. He speaks of career highlights, including the founding of CNN, navigating international relations, and his philanthropic work. Following his speech, he answers questions from Washington State University students.Founded in 1973, the Edward R. Murrow Symposium is an annual event at Washington State University created in honor of alumni and news icon Edward R. Murrow. Prominent journalists and others are invited to discuss pertinent media issues.
#OnThisDay in 1989, the three‑part documentary series "The United States and the Philippines: In Our Image" premiered.
Courtesy of CPB and PBS SoCal, the program examined the historical relationship between the United States and the Philippines from 1898, when the U.S. acquired the territory from Spain, through the 1986 People Power uprising.
Explore our collection of raw interview footage recorded between 1985 and 1988 with key figures: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/us-and-philippines-collection
#MayTheFourth be with you! Check out this coverage from GBH’s “Greater Boston” when “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” hit theaters for the first time!
This #InternationalJazzDay, listen to the voice of Duke Ellington in this episode of “New Jersey Network,” which explores Ellington’s life, music, and impact on the New Jersey community.
Watch the full segment in the archive courtesy of NJ PBS: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-259-gf0mvz0z
