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A number of us are offering programs and events, so i would encourage you to check out that website. Our event tonight is absolutely the highlight of our commemorative year. We are really privileged to welcome edith to speak with us. She is a historian, an awardwinning historian, a trailblazer in american womens history. She is a foremost leading expert on Abigail Adams. She has written several i other fees of abigail. Most recently, she edited the library of america volume of abigails letters s...

And the character that he developed over a lifetime, and if you think about what weve done for the duration of this course, weve brought him into the story intermittently throughout. Whether its talking about individual battles or whether its talking about how he organized men or how he kept men he recruited men to get them to maintain or stay in the service. And one of the things i try to get across whenever im talking about washington is that washington is a bit of an inenia to a modern audien...

And one of the things i try to get across whenever i am talking about washington, is that washington is a bit of an enigma to a modern audience. Why . Because we dont really know who he was, how he was, how he looked. I mean, when i show you these images here, these images are of three of our noteworthy president s. Every 10 years or so, about 700 political scientists and historians across the country, they rank our president s. Now who knows how our current president is going to rank, but nonet...

Watch our ten part series books that shaped america starting monday september 18th at 9 p. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan l, free mobile video out or online at cspan. Org. Since 1911 we vacate and interpret the John Marshall his life and legacy. We are grateful to the many descendents who have had over the years paintings, books, tableware and personal items. These objects bring along the life and demonstrate much to the magic activities of the inside tousled in the guest who visited. There are no a...

history. now, this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for this session, towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites museums, organizations, and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens at presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive backgrou...

over its nearly 75 year history. now this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for the session towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites, museums, organizations and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens act presidential sites. this panel features presenters w...

When washington burned tells the often forgotten story of august 24th, 1814, when the British Forces captured washington and threatened the survival of our young nation. Perhaps no single day in United States history was as threatening to the survival our nation as that when the British Forces captured washington. This unique moment have significantly altered nations path forward. But the event and the reasons it happened are little. Remember and little discussed, which is why were so to have dr...

Competed in russian, european and world championships, became a bronze medalist at the world cup. There have been olympics in your life, i participated in the olympics in turin, they say you have acted in films, yes, in three projects, and are you also familiar with television . At first she was a participant in ice shows, then she hosted programs. State your name, Anastasia Grebenkina. Hello, anastasia, hello. The theme of the game today is figure skating, so we are especially glad to see you h...

>> im jamie colby, and im in the berkshire mountains on my way to great barrington, massachusetts. im meeting a woman whose ancestor played on one of the great teams in the early days of baseball. his picture is on her strange inheritance, which may just be the worlds oldest baseball card. >> my name is florence sasso. my great-great-uncle archibald mcmahon was a member of the 1860s atlantic nine baseball team. i inherited this card from my mother when she passed away. >> hi. im jamie....

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