Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: U.S. History
Overview
A look at how the history of race is taught in schools; plus, Trump pushes bad medicine; Louie Gohmert tests positive; and Steve Guttenberg has a 'Cameo.'
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2020-08-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
U.S. History is Episode 20 in Season 7 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2020-08-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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