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And the colonial marines is a e unit that resembles on a much m smaller scale the union color regiments of the civil war in that the officers are white men, but the enlisted men and the ncos are africanamericans. And they are being attracted into the service because theyr not being compelled to it, and indeed, as far as we can tell, f most of the runaways, indeed, tl including most of the men, dont choose to be colonial marines. H some may end up as sailors or ms others work more informally as g...

Many of his lectures and programs have been broadcast for them before. Were lucky to have him tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Anthony pitch. N÷ thank you veepjz much for coming. Just put that down. Its raining outside and so im very flad to see a lot of people here tonight. I want to tell you that a few years ago i escorted somebody into the white house, and his name was major ed ross, the same name Major General robert ross who burnt the white house. He was a descendant. And he wanted to se...

Considerations. He was well aware of balancing the different branches of the government and he never lost site of his state as all politicians of his generation took the same ground. He had a much more flexible conception of the constitution. Especially when the nation faced difficult conditions that demanded solutions. He understood are that the federal system was fragmented. And preserving the union required negotiation. The war of 1812 was as we said an example of the competing interests in d...

Arrive in washington. Theyre so great. They had a fire in the middle of the 19th century but you can see what remains of them in curved bookcases at the library of congress and its incredible. This man, this renaissance man, every subject you can think of is there. Archaeology. History. Art. Farming. Its all there in different languages. That was thomas jefferson. Amazing. Well, two days before the british arrived, the commandant ordered the navy clerk to get a hold of transport to take 124 barr...

Country, that thats more than just a raid, that its a significant moment in International History and so i severely disagree with my canadian counterparts that what happened here was a very important moment in both british and American History. Ive even had canadians say they got the white house. Lets do this. So thats the last question and want to give everyone 30 seconds to close up and geez. So sum up the war of 1812 in 30 seconds and i dont want the audience to forget they will be around, th...

Limits. We passed through the map room, socalled because theres a map of europe over the mantelpiece and it shows the swastika symbols which plot the nazis theres a Little Medicine chest nearby about so big. And its got holes for vials of medicine and you can pull out the drawers. 1 in 1939, a canadian wrote to president roosevelt and his name was archibald canes. And he said, my grandfather was a paymaster aboard the british warship devastation which came up the Potomac River at that time and ...

It is humiliating when you are used to do well report report dark days for many in Atlantic City but officials dont want work tours lose hope. Knowing we are closing these doors but it is just devastating for all of us. But it is time to come together. Time to rally. Reporter rally of a different sort filled Kennedy Plaza this afternoon as miss america contestants introduced themselves. Miss new jersey is in touch with what is happening in at Atlantic City. As a daughter of two casino workers it...

Im chris cato. Lets get to bill henley. Good morning, chris. You felt that dry air move in and yesterday cool, too. Parts of the area 12 degrees cooler than yesterday. And skies are clearer in center city. We saw a few spots overnight but most of the area is clear and cool. 63 in wilmington, millville is down to 60 degrees. Low 60s for pottstown, allentown, look at the pocono mountains with 53 degrees right now. We will see sunny skies and a cool one to start. 75 degrees by 9 00. By lunchtime, s...

In West Philadelphia this morning, nbc10s Monique Braxton is on that. Monique. Reporter tracy, firefighters remain here on the scene in the 5100 block of funston. To douse hot spots and also checking on other locations of hot spots. Weve been told by fire investigators that squatters were inside this vacant home. They also found what is believed to be an illegal hookup for electricity. But right now, the cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Weve been told by fire investigators that on...

Of the miss america organization, about his thoughts about the timing of this years pageant. We are live from Atlantic City, cleve bryan, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Two people are recovering after a serious crash in northeast philadelphia. Police say driver of this car had pulled over and was attempting to fix his car, when a young mother driving with a baby slammed into it. This crash happened around 10 30 this morning on the roosevelt boulevard at the road. An eyewitness describe the the scene. She...