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Legislator, first black county commissioner, he went on to found the school. >> and now, it is -- as a historically black school, it is mostly african-american, but it is diverse, right? >> that is right. it is mostly african-american, but it is every year, it gets more and more diverse. >> when you drive to elizabeth city from the nearest airport in norfolk, virginia, you drive past the place i would put up against any other place i know, forget badlands, when you drive from norfolk and you cro...

Killed a worker and hurt more than 70 others. and on this day in the year 1805, the explorer mary weather lewis reached the great falls of the missouri river confirming his expedition with william clark was right on track from the mississippi river to the pacific ocean. the team had set out the previous year. some native americans had given them valuable directions to the rockie mountains. they told lewis and clark they had had reached an impassable water fall when they neared the rockies. the p...

Some history this morning, in the fall of 1805, lewis and clark explored washingtons columbia river on their way to the pacific. >> fast forward, fall 2011. check out the little guys that were making their way down the columbia. yes, little rubber duckies. some 36,000. part of the 21st annual great mid columbia duck race. >> people sponsor each duck and the proceeds go to charity. the race is nothing to quack at. the first duck across the finish line worth a new car for its owner. swim well. >> ...

Legacies of its glorious past. take one striking example. the british navy, of course, once literally ruled the seven seas. it was the navy of sir francis drake and viscount nelson. it defeated the spanish armada in 1588. it beat napoleon and the spanish again at trafalgar in 1805, one of the greatest naval victories of all time. and if you go to trafalgar square youll see a column of lord nelson in the middle of it. more recently the royal navy prevailed over the argentines off the south americ...

Again at trafalgar in 1805, one of the greatest naval victories of all time. and if you go to trafalgar square youll see a column of lord nelson in the middle of it. more recently the royal navy prevailed over the argentines off the south american coast in the falkland islands in 1982. but many experts say the british navy couldnt even win another falklands war today, let alone win another trafalgar. why? at the time of the battle of trafalgar, the british navy had almost 950 vessels and 150,000...

That can be imposed but when we see this, this violence weve seen in our country, especially involving children and teenagers, is there a correlation? or not? >> good point. excellent. all right. well be watching. >> good to see you. >> thank you, peter. straight ahead, the president is holding a two day summit at the white house. it focuses on business in the muslim world. america not on the guest list? closer look coming up next. first on this day in history in 1805, u.s. marines win a battle ...

Barrier built by the founding fathers to separate church and state, block one from meddling in the affairs of the other. >> i pledge of allegiance to the flag -- >> reporter: in school, were taught that thats what makes our country special. but what if that wall never existeded? what if its a myth conjured up in our lifetime to mass act greater truth, that america was conceived as a christian nation. >> the bible is the central most important influence in the birth, growth, and development of th...

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