Interview . I have told you my story. The smithsonians portrait gallery has the nations largest collection of residential portraits. Join us as the Natural National portrait gallery historian gives us a two or, including the paintings of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and Harry Lincoln harry truman. American history tv is featuring Corpus Christi, texas. In Corpus Christi in 1948, dr. Hector p garcia founded the american g. I. Forum, which advocates for equal treatment of hispanic veterans. Posted by our Time Warner Cable partners, we visited many sites showcasing the citys history. Learn more about Corpus Christi all weekend here on American History tv. Welcome to the acm of science and history. The museum was started in 1957. It operates as a publicprivate partnership. We started as a general museum. Today, we have more detailed topics. We talk about the city of Corpus Christi, including Major Business developments that we have shared with the world. We are going to explore the Corpus Christie history gallery. This area of the museum discusses the native peoples. They did not have a written language. They were here and the 1850s. They made a fierce reputation for themselves and were a formidable foe to the white settlers who eventually drove them out that these lands. A were here and tell the 1850s. They interacted with a lot of early settlers. They built huts from branches. They were such timeconsuming facts tasks, they would take the structures with them as they traveled. They covered them with grasses or deerskin. They used every piece of what they hunted. Henry lawrence came to Corpus Christi and 1838. He encouraged the smuggling through the area and avoid the customs that required. He saw an opportunity because it was known as a place where you could avoid the rush of the cities and get any goods you needed a cross the border. The mexicans were going to go to war. He saw it as an opportunity. He was always in touch with the leaders of mexico and america, and served in congress. When the time came that they knew the war was nearing, he petitioned the government to send the army to Corpus Christi to wait out the war. Zachary taylors army camp in the region between the rio grande the strip between the two rivers caused the outbursts of anger to cause the mexicanamerican war. It was the campground for or thousand men, half of the army at the time. They were all here. After the war was over, henry mckinney, came back to Corpus Christi and was trying to make it a thriving city. The first texas state fair happen in 1852, seven years before the series affairs that we know today. About 20,000 circulars went out to the world. He convinced only 2000 people to come to Corpus Christi. It did not provide quite the boom he thought it would. He bought very elaborate presentation tablets to our ward to the winning competitors in the fair categories. Agriculture in Corpus Christi brought many of the day, wealthy families to the area. Corpus christi has subsisted mostly on agricultural based in sheep, cotton, and cattle. King ranch relies mostly on cattle. They had the famous brand. He fenced his lands and barbed wire. It stopped rogues transporting any goods through his lands without his control. He also controlled the cotton that could be smuggled around the union blockades and eventually sold to mexico. King ranch has always been one of the prominent ranches in the area. They own most of the land between here and mexico. It controlled most of the commerce before the railroads came to town. With all the ranch money that was being made, those men worked with other investors to bring railroads to the area. This opened the door for many tours to come to the area and take part in the beach and activities still enjoyed like people here today. When the port of Corpus Christi open in 1926, it opened economic doors for the whole area. It is the fifth largest port in the United States. We have a doodlebug, a retrofitted model a, because during the depression area it was prohibitive to purchase new tractors. Many of the vehicles of the day were retrofitted. The building of the port of Corpus Christi brought thousands of jobs to the area and and courage further industrialization. With world war ii raging in europe the United States realized they could not quickly train pilots to accommodate a u. S. Entry into world war ii and less they built additional naval air stations. Corpus christi open with the intent to train pilots. Little did they know that they would need to quickly train pilots when pearl harbor happened. The weather is so mild that Pilot Training can happen yearround. Another important thing with building ships, planes, and the things we needed to fight world war ii, the citizens of Corpus Christi sacrifice what used to be there fire bell to the war effort. They donated it and it was used as a ship bell on the uss houston. The uss houston was commissioned in 1943 and served as part of the Pacific Fleet she took part in many and it is landings during the battles of world war ii. We hope that visitors to the museum come away with an appreciation for the great trials and tribulations that everyone has gone through. The challenges are of every error and we hope we have shared some of the most inspirational ones that show how we can overcome anything today. Throughout the weekend American History tv is featuring Corpus Christi, texas, our city tour staff recently traveled there to learn more about its rich history. Learn more about Corpus Christi and other stops on cspan city tour at cspan. Org last local content. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan three. American history tvs railamerica rings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] in 1955, over 10 million children received one or more injections of salt fact scenes including this boy, the president s own grandson, David Eisenhower. Like millions of boys and girls across the nation, david is protected against paralytic polio free to play and enjoy the delights of summer time with the president , his grandfather. From the United StatesPublic Health service, report on these vaccinations in 1955 by the distinguished former surgeon general, dr. Leonard feeley. Its my very pleasant duty to report to you the results of polio vaccinations today and the findings of the effectiveness. It is good news indeed. We have had an opportunity to study the effectiveness last year. Here is a chart which indicates how the vaccine works during 1955. It is based on reports from 22 states in new york city among vaccinated children. The attack rate for paralytic polio was only 6. 3 . The unvaccinated rate was 29. 2 almost four times as high. The studies involved about 8 million children, five years old to 11 years old. Even though most of these vaccinated children had only one dosage, the vaccine was found to be about 70 effective. To put it another way, boys and girls who received at least one injection of vaccine had about four times as much protection as those without it. We can all be proud of the salt vaccine. We can all share in the hope that this victory will lead to many more in the years ahead. For maximum protection from paralytic polio three in occupations, the second given not less than two weeks after the first, the third not less than seven months later. Your child or any member of your family on eligible for polio vaccine in your community should be vaccinated now. Vaccination now will save lives from death or paralysis this year. Make use of increasing supplies of vaccines, help your child grow up strong and straight, free from crippling polio. Youngsters like David Eisenhower like randy kerr, are part of a bright new future, a future which will see the Unconditional Surrender of infantile paralysis. Tonight on American History tv, Eleanor Holmes norton and bill plante look back on the civil rights movement, the struggle for Voting Rights 50 years after protests in some alabama. They discussed the film soma and the trail of events. That is tonight after 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan threes American History tv. The cspan cities tour takes to the road. This weekend, we partner with Time Warner Cable for a visit to Corpus Christi, texas. In the 19th century, the federal government is very limited. They dont have many deployable resources. And so the army does a whole variety of things. There are discoverers, explores. Army contracts are not an important part of the western economy. The army plays a role in conservation. In the