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Next, Rick Atkinson discusses the significance of the invasion of sicily and the Italian Campaign on the eventual liberation of europe in world war ii. This one hour and 40 minute event is part of the New York Historical society distinguished speakers lecture series. Thank you so much for inviting me to be with you and for joining me on this gorgeous new york morning. This is the third presentation i have given in this fantastic auditorium in just over a year and all i can say is you folks are g...

Call on him. the light rail vehicle during the crash is like an earthquake and then wondered how the religious stop and everyone went to structure the driver slowing down about to pull into a stop when they were hit by the degree. Very confused and thought he was the driver was breaking really hurt us all the truck the side so it was really shocking. On the first car we saw the truck and closer and the side and the glass shattered the fall really big break. All the peoples of the hospital with m...

They say a person of interest in the case came to the Police Station yesterday. Tom . Publicly naming that person of interest for the first time. They say his name is Jesse Matthew. To the Police Station, asked for a lawyer, and then they said later in the day yesterday, he was being tailed by federal and state agents openly. They were not trying to hide, and they claim that he sped out of town at such a high rate of speed that they had to stop their pursuit, and now there is a warrant out for r...

The civilized world will not cower in the face of this vie glens and weapons in the air the record 23,478 of firearms found in luggage most of them were loaded. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy in for tony harris. World leaders converged on the saudi capitol to pay their respects to the royal family. King salman promises to ton his brothers policies. Many arrive to pay their respects to a leader seemed by many as a reformer. Among them, the Prime Minister of eg...

A pretend punch talking about Free Expression and he is on a visit to the philippines. There have been a series of arrests in france in overnight raids, police say some of them may have provided Logistical Support and comes as john kerry meets with french leaders and said he is giving a big hug to paris and jackie is live in paris and jackie the white house has admitted they could have done with better representation for the march and what are we hearing from john kerry on this trip . John kerry...

The countrys electricity, and theres a cost. Miners die. They were great men. They were awesome men. Thats why melissa lee says shes speaking out. Thank you all. Even though, she says its caused trouble for her in the county. I was receiving phone calls making ugly comments that i need to shut up. [ticking] why are hundreds of freezing people gathering in the middle of the night in this knoxville parking lot . Whos got number one . Number one. Number two . Theyre here in hopes of seeing a doctor...

We want to start off today with a debate closer to home gas prices. Congress is considering raising the federal gas tax. The money could be used on bridges and infrastructure. We want to get your thoughts and comments on this issue. You can also join in on the conversation, many already have, on our Facebook Page. Or send us a tweet. Good sunday morning to you. Front page of the Washington Post focusing on two big stories. First of all, in france, the Prime Minister saying that the country is at...

1915 film of the same name. Isnt that a great start . Why the birth of a nation and what is it . Is considered the first blockbuster film. The story i want to tell is not only the making and release of the film in 1915 but the controversy that it provoked. It is mainly a story about a civil rights leader from a boston by the name of William Monroe trotter, a radical newspaper editor as well who was at the forefront of extensive protest action against this bill about civil war and reconstruction ...

February when was the date . February 17, 1915, a showing at the white house with Woodrow Wilson. Explain how it happened. The filmmakers, griffith being the director, but also the author of the book, the clansman, written by a man named tom dixon. Wilson and dixon went way back they knew each other. Dixon said lets get this movie screened in the white house. He pulled it off and thats what happened. In the east room of the white house, the first ever screening. Who was in the crowd . His family...

Starts off this way no redblooded american would favor censoring works of art. While reading dick lehrs book you may find yourself rooting for that with a clampdown of the 1915 film of the same name. Isnt that a great start . Why the birth of a nation and what is it . Its considered the first blockbuster film. The story i want to tell is not only the making and release of the film in 1915 but the controversy that it provoked. It is mainly a story about a civil rights leader from a boston by the ...