program. 1  Obs. a proclamation. a prospectus or syllabus. 2  the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc. a printed list of these. 3  a scheduled broadcast on radio or television. 4  a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter.
Trent Affair: 1861-1862. The Trent Affair was the diplomatic crisis that potentially brought Great Britain and the United States closest to war during the first year of the American Civil War.
The Trent Affair: an early Civil War crisis. The Washington Post held a live-chat about the Nov. 8, 1861 Trent Affair, the most crucial diplomatic crisis of the early Civil War. Join author Amanda Foreman and Washington Post editor Robert B. Mitchell during a live-chat at 2 p.m. Timothy R. Smith.