, that tour will begin at 2 00 p. M. , or trustees may have a Board Meeting at its 00 p. M. And were those of you with tickets at 3 00 p. M. Thank you very much for attending. Lady hale, thank you very much. [applause] you are watching American History tv. 48 hours of American History tv programming on cspan3. Follow us on twitter for a schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. Welcome to omaha on American History tv. Founded in 1854 by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, iowa this city on the banks of the Missouri River became a terminus for the Transcontinental Railroad, helping spur the towns growth in its early days. With a population over 400,000 today omaha is nebraskas largest cities. With the help of our cox Cable Partners, we will explore the history of this midwestern city. Coming up, here about omahas military history. The air force base was once a home to the Strategic Air command during the cold war. The might and strength of the a
Again i would like to express my , special gratitude to the governor and mayor of the great state of california, the center of diversity and innovation. In fact, San Francisco is not just about the place of the United Nations. For me personally, it was the place where my passion, my passion as a young boy to be a Global Citizen was born. My passion was born in 1962. My passion was born here in San Francisco in 1962. More than half of the century ago, 1962, i came to the United States as part of a Student Group sponsored by the American Red Cross society. I was just 18 years old at the time. Our trip began right here in an San Francisco in the bay area. It was my first ever foreign trip. You may understand. It was my eyeopening to the world. I was hosted by a very kind family, the pattersons. A wonderful family and nevada. The pattersons are here with us. [applause] mrs. Patterson is here with us. She is now 97 years old. What an admirable lady. Thank you very much. She is my american m
Them, and the original metal was given to the smithsonian bytitution as was directed the bill that president barack obama had signed. This story is one that even though they were granted veteran status and got this honor, it is really a story that a lot of people are not familiar with. They did not ask for this credit. They came to serve their country, and they came together and released men to fly overseas helpg world war ii to america win this war, and when it was done, they packed up their bags, they paid their own way home, and they left it at that. These women really change the at aof americas military time when their country needed them, and that is the story that we are currently here telling at the history museum. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] announcer now, a look at the American Cities twohour in connection with o
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