To learn more about its unique history. For six years now, weve traveled to cities across the u. S. , to explore their literary and historic sites. You can watch more of our visits at cspan. Org citiestour. Trenton became the state capital in 1790. Trenton was selected because of its location. Even though were not in the Geographic Center of the state as many state capitals are. We are situated on the Delaware River, equal justice between north jersey and south jersey. It made sense for trenton, because trenton by 1790 was already a household name. It was made famous, of course, by George Washington and the battle of trenton. Crossing the Delaware River, 1776. Christmas night. It was also, however, a center of commerce. William trent had established trenton. As a port town. A river port town. He could sail his merchant ships up as far as this point. Up to the fall lines of the delaware. So it made sense to bring State Government here as well in 1790. The building really evolved over th
Founder of boomers 3. 0 a Consultancy Firm that advocates for a more positive outlook on aging. It assists organizations to create meaningful relationships with baby boomers in our youth that test culture. Phd in american studies from the university of minnesota. As well mba from the university of georgia, he is also a Smithsonian Institute fellow. He has written for the new york times, the atlantic, the washington post, and has made recent appearances on npr and cbc radio. Please give a big warm welcome, we welcome him back here. [applause] , thank you for coming, everybody. First things first, i want to ask, how many people think about aging . They think that they are getting older . [laughter] it is just not on your radar. You do not think about it . You dont think about it much . Ok. For those people who do think about it, do you think about it in a positive way . How many people think about it as a positive experience . How many people think it is a negative experience . Wow. We a
G. A. O. Officials, along with vets advocates group testify about v. A. Gulf war illness claims. A report by the Government Accountability office found that the v. A. Denies more than 80 of claims for benefits in gulf war associated illnesses. It also found that 90 of v. A. Medical examiners have no training on how to conduct gulf war illness exams. Good morning and welcome everyone. This is a joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and good morning and welcome everyone. O take a moment to thak for holding the hearing with me today on an important issue we are facing, and that is helping gulf war veterans get the benefits they have earned. Itching go without saying we have a duty to take care of the men and women who have been wounded while serving in our military. Unfortunately, too many injured gulf war veterans are not being taken care of. The v. A. Estimates that 44 of gulf war veterans develop gulf war illness, yet 26 of these veterans are receiving benefits. So
After the Union Victory in the civil war battle in maryland, president lincoln issued the emancipation prok cla mags, freeing slaves in the south. Up next a conversation on the 1862 battle. Our next speaker is one of the great emerging voices in the entire field. When i first met Kevin Pollock, i thought this is one of those guys who is going to be a rock star. He already is. I hear when i travel across the country to roundtables weve got to get more young people involved. If we need a poster child for getting young folks involved with the civil war, Kevin Pollock is it. Hes about to grow up in a quick way, hes getting married in a couple of weeks that will be a major life shift for him. Kevin is a licensed battlefield guide at the Antietam Battlefield. Hes the education director and hes coauthor of an upcoming book for the emerging civil war series about the maryland campaign. Hes going to talk to us a little bit about what he considers to be a great defense, robert e. Lee at antietam
After the Union Victory in the civil war battle in maryland, president lincoln issued the emancipation prok cla mags, freeing slaves in the south. Up next a conversation on the 1862 battle. Our next speaker is one of the great emerging voices in the entire field. When i first met Kevin Pollock, i thought this is one of those guys who is going to be a rock star. He already is. I hear when i travel across the country to roundtables weve got to get more young people involved. If we need a poster child for getting young folks involved with the civil war, Kevin Pollock is it. Hes about to grow up in a quick way, hes getting married in a couple of weeks that will be a major life shift for him. Kevin is a licensed battlefield guide at the Antietam Battlefield. Hes the education director and hes coauthor of an upcoming book for the emerging civil war series about the maryland campaign. Hes going to talk to us a little bit about what he considers to be a great defense, robert e. Lee at antietam