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The service "very, very wonderful". elizabeths childhood was a sheltered one — she never went to school, but was educated at home with her younger sister, margaret. but the family unit was strong. herfather, george vi, was devoted to her — and she to him. throughout her life, he was to be her inspiration. injuly 1939, the king took his daughters to the royal naval college at dartmouth, and there amongst the cadets was the young prince philip of greece. it wasnt the first time theyd met. it w...

Irrational to change channels to moderate republicans and choose democracy over. that >> listening to that michael, and in spite of the incredibly high gas prices, fortunately have come, down inflation in the leg, a recent nbc poll shows that threats to the democracy are the most important issues facing the country. clearly biden is taking that on. is this the midterm message, and can this get enough traction and avoid the thorny issues and the economy? >> look, democrats can argue policy and al...

Was a british scheme to rescue mostlyjewish children from nazi—occupied territories and, for the majority of them, harwich docks in essex, was their main point of entry. dame stephanie shirley was one of those children. shes returning to harwich for the first time today, since arriving there in 1939 from vienna. lets speak to her now. very good morning to you. i can see it is windy there. stare very good morning to you. i can see it is windy there.— it is windy there. are you hearing us ok? ...

Him they think are too extreme, but they think theyre going to control him. but hes able to destroy german democracy very quickly after he comes into power and creates a dictatorship. >> it is so, so scary when you think about his rise to power through democratic means. and then through a years its absolute and hes slaughtering all these people and everyone in germany was going along with it. it is heart-breaking to think about it, the way he managed to do that. >> with a lot of collaborators. >...

Thought. that they controlled the media. they controlled banks. and thats why germany had to do this to them. of course we know thats just anti-semitism. >> one example was the 1939 case of the german ship the st. louis. nearly all of the 937 passengers onboard were jewish refugees. but cuba refused to allow the ship to land. even with the lights of miami in their sights, the refugees were unable to disembark in florida. the st. louis was forced to return to europe. more than 250 who had been on...

Since the scheme started, has it been a success overall?- been a success overall? i think overall it _ been a success overall? i think overall it has. _ been a success overall? i think overall it has. 115,000 - been a success overall? i think. overall it has. 115,000 ukrainians coming _ overall it has. 115,000 ukrainians coming to— overall it has. 115,000 ukrainians coming to the uk in four months is incredible — coming to the uk in four months is incredible and many are staying with family....

The Day of Commemoration of the Victims of Fascism and Communism, August 23, is the most suitable occasion to pay a pious tribute to the memory of...

>> we need to see cpac for what it is. john is right about this being enamored with strongman, what is at the heart of it? we heard great placement theory. there are echoes of eugenicists theories, there are historical parallels, the know nothing parties of 1850s, david reed of pennsylvania, 1920, at the heart of the 1924 immigration act which created the category of illegal alien and what it meant for the white nation, we are going to consolidate this notion of the country as a white america. t...

Sorvino trained in theater, his debut in carl reiners "wheres poppa" in 1970. >> what do you want? >> in his over 50 years in entertainment, there wassor many roles. improvising this moment with ray liotta. >> you understand that? >> yeah. you see anybody -- youre going to tell me, right? >> yeah. >> that means anybody. >> father to actress mira sorvino, paul sorvino was eotional, as she thanked him during her oscar acceptance speech in 1996. >> when you give me this award, you honor my father p...

Ukraine, where were at, and what it may mean for vladimir putin in terms of that invasion? >> well, that distant sound you hear is vladimir putins head exploding. i mean, this is a classic case of unintended consequences that are highly negative for the kremlin. for example, the finns have more artillery pieces than any other nation in europe. they have a highly capable ground hill pairing and have a deep antipathy towards russia. dont forget in 1939, the soviet union invaded finland. all of thi...