For survivors in nepal nigerias military said it rescued hundreds of girls from a boko haram stronghold in the north of the country saudi arabias king has announced changes to the ruling cabinet. His nephew is the new crown prince. He is also the deputy Prime Minister and the interior minister. He has taken over from the prince, the last of the saudi kings sons. His son is the deputy crown prince, appointed as the defence minister in january. Hes believed to be among the youngest members. And the saudi ambassador to washington has taken over as foreign minister. Hes replaced the prince, the worlds longest serving foreign minister appointed in 1975. The royal decree says one asked to be relieved of duties because of health. We take a look at the long career at the helm of saudi said foreign minister. Reporter he was the longest serving Prime Minister, his career 40 years. He saw the world come and go, and served under four saudi kings. Advancing the Foreign Policy especially after the a
Programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter for information on her schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. You are looking at a live picture from Oak Ridge Cemetery from revealed illinois, where the 150th anniversary of president aber cap president abraham we can pause euro. With us is richard hart, a springfield resident and author. Your book is lincolns springfield. Tell us what we are going to see today and whats going to happen behind you this afternoon. This afternoon, you will see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 150 years ago. It started on the square downtown and it will take probably half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions with reenactors in those divisions. You will se
Springfield. Tell us what we are going to see today and whats going to happen behind you this afternoon. This afternoon, you will see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 150 years ago. It started on the square downtown and it will take probably half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions with reenactors in those divisions. You will see a replication of the funeral hearse that was put together by a local funeral home. I believe you are going to see a horse which would have in Abraham Lincolns force, bob, led by an africanamerican henry brown coming into the cemetery. And then there is the receiving vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery. It is there lincolns body as well as his son willie, were placed at the time of the lincoln funeral. Why was president lincoln buried in springfield . This was his home for 24 y
Your book is tell us what we are going to see today, what is going to happen behind you and all around you this afternoon. Thank you. Today, youre going to see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 100 50 years ago. It started on the square downtown. It will take probably a half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reconstruction or reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions, with reenactors in those divisions. You will see a replication of the funeral hearse that was put together by a local funeral home. I believe you are going to see a horse, which would have in Abraham Lincolns horse, bob led by an africanamerican henry brown, coming into the cemetery. And then in back of me is the receiving vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery. It is there that lincolns body as well as his son with his son, willie, were placed at the time of the lincoln funeral. W
Lincolns view of the world in one word, the word is is. He believes the United States is a country not the United States are. In the prior, states were reviewed as part of an overall confederation of states. He believed we were one country. And he wanted to bring the Southern States back. Second, he wanted to improve the status and the lot of the lives of the americans the africanamericans living in the United States of the time it. Those who were free before, and certainly those who became free. Many of them as a result of lincolns own efforts. When he was killed, everything changed. It sent back relations in this country over 100 years. And it setback the quality of life, and the economy and social development of the Southern States to the point where many Southern States to this day are lagging behind the rest of the country in education and health care and in so many other criteria. Would this have been different if lincoln survived . Impossible to know. But he would have tried. He