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And today is her 83rd birthday. Richard . Happy birthday, mom. So im going to tell you today about pirate coast. This is my new book and about Thomas Jefferson and the first marines and the secret mission of 1805 [inaudible] the time period to get into the sense of the story. Were on an airplane today and we might thing could been you could be sailing on the mediterranean and be made a barbary save. You could be sailing on your nice ship, your nice Summer Vacation and these marauders from triple...

He started in 1878 and finished in 1879. The house is celebrating its 136 anniversary this year. When they deemed it was going to be a permanent fort, part of the rule was they would start to build the homes the buildings would be brick rather than wooden structures. This was the first brick structure built on the fort, and after that they were built along the same type of victorian italianate style. One of the things the fort is known for is holding Standing Bear during the Standing Bear trial ...

The american farmer, war or peace, depression or prosperity, its been a hard job but the former has kept us alive. Not only that, but made us the best fed nation in the world. 130 Million People ask a lot of the farmers. Most of us took it for granted that he would go on producing the food that we need. In the tenures before the war, he had a hard time making both ends meet. Sometimes he wondered if he could make a go of it. He wondered while he was working. That thunder you are hearing is a lon...

That now, if you walk into a room, what are they looking at . They are looking at their phones. So for folks in the political world who want to reach the next generation or region to the future understand what the future of political advertising is going to look like, things like the latest game, i think candy crush may be fitting in popularity, but there is always something new that is popping up. Finding ways to get her message in front of people where they are paying attention because it is r...

Story of the 20th century. The white house to washington, d. C. , usa the day, july 2 1964. The occasion, signing into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Tonight, i urge every public official, every religious leader every as nice and professional man, every workingman and every housewife i urge every american to join in this effort to bring justice and hope to all our people and to bring peace to our land. [applause] one year has passed since we had the president s civil rights bill enacted into ...

Up next, the best selling historical novelist jeff shaara focuses on the latter half of the civil war involving sherman and the end of the civil war. He argues against the depiction of sherman is a villain and talks about how slaves reacted to his military victory. The Smithsonian Associates posted this 90 minute event. Good evening everyone. Can everyone hear me well . Good. I am mary maclachlan, you program coroner with the Smithsonian Associates and i would like to welcome all of you tonight ...

Precisely monitored and controlled. Controllers who man the facility are the link between the president and joint chiefs of staff and the leaders of Strategic Air command. And on link between the site commander and the Strongest Military force ever conceived. Here at the Strategic Airspace museum, our mission is to commemorate the history and heritage of Strategic Air command and its legacy going back into world war ii. And also to inspire and educate our community and the next generation about ...

Please welcome the speaker of the house of representatives. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a futur...

Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner thank you. Ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based in his words on the dignity of man and the...

But this small town has a big city problem. You just reach that critical mass. The problem is traffic. When highway 17 backs up drivers head onto city streets trying to get around the backup. Cynthi says it took her 20 minutes to go four blocks yesterday. It was backed all the way up. And i crept through town like everybody else and it was horrible. Town leaders say friday july 3rd, was gridlock. The streets were backed up all the way through town, all the way through highway 85 into residential...