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wreathlaying and day of prayer in reconciliation here at the martin luther king jr. memorial. it is definitely an honor to be here. one of the most beautiful and impactful and serene memorials that we have here in washington. it is so exciting to know that many of you supported building this memorial. it has become the fifth most visited memorial at our nations capital. round of applause for that for sure. i am proud to be one of those who this memorial was built for, a strong person o...

great to see you all here today. im here from 93.9 with dominique and it is very much an honor to be here today on behalf of radio one to celebrate the life and legacy of reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and i want to welcome each and every one of you to the ninth annual wreathlaying and day of prayer in reconciliation here at the martin luther king jr. memorial. it is definitely an honor to be here. one of the most beautiful and impactful and serene memorials that we have here in...

My name is tammy myers, i am president of the gettysburg heritage center, and i have drilled to have you here in attendance. He is a retired executive a licensed battlefield guide here at Gettysburg National military park. Joe is the past president of the association of licensed battlefield guides and the gettysburg civil war roundtable. In addition, he is on the faculty of the prestigious lincoln leadership institute. He has three books to his credit including after gettysburg, lee retreats and...

Springs new york to learn about its rich history. Learn more about Saratoga Springs and other stops on our tour. Are watching American History tv all weekend every weekend on cspan3. In 2010 a family from virginia donated their collection of more than 700 several war portraits to the library of congress. Artifacts met him and his sons at a library of Congress Exhibit to learn the story behind the collection. He had a solemn look on his face. The photograph we used on the library of Congress Webs...

Years and counting. It is my pleasure to introduce rachel Investigative Reporter and frequent contributor to spl center. Org journalism sector. Her wor work has covered a myrif topics and she has reported extensively on the activities of the altamerican and their supporters. She will be saying a few words about the Southern Poverty Law Center before we launch into the discussion for tonight. So please welcome rachel to the strand bookstore. [applause] hello, everybody. My name is rachel and i ma...

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 ...

Associates hosted this 90minute event. Good evening, everyone. Can everyone hear me well . Good. I am mary maclachlan, you the Program Coordinator with the Smithsonian Associates and i would like to welcome all of you tonight to what promises to be a stimulating program on the Union General, William T Shermans marched to the city. March to the sea. Before we begin and i announce our speaker, would like to remind everyone to check their cell phones and make sure they are turned off. And also remi...

At this afternoon and throughout the night abc 7 on and on wjla. Com. Then a special edition of world news tonight. They will have Team Coverage of the seven shooting. Kellye we are tracking to develop its in the lyon sisters case. Investigators held a press conference about the murder indictment of lloyd welch and the disappearance of the two girls. They vanished 40 years ago. Maryland bureau chief red bell went to Bedford County today to learn more about what exact the investigators think happ...

So welcome everyone to trim and weight Barry Estabrook. I am helen labun jordan an address book with how key thing to go over before we get started. Throughout the year come to bear upon branson speakers and host special events that we are kicking off a new series of events now. Over by the refreshments as the cup book event series and we will be having events throughout the summer kicking out for dinner at sol cafe june 11th tickets include a copy of honey and company and a tasting menu prepare...

2009 by the bbcs katty kay, who was guest host on the the diane rehm show. This is about 50 minutes. Katty thanks for joining us, i am katty kay of the bbc sitting in for diane rehm. On april the ninth 1865 general robert ely surrendered robert ely surrendered robert e. Lee and the sultana sank in the Mississippi River. Alan huffman tells us overlooked story. Thank you so much for joining us. We will be opening a phones a later on in the program, and comments to alan at our email address. Lets s...