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For preservation was initiated in the 1880s and 1890s when the veterans were at the height of their power in government and Industry Leaders and all of them. It was because battlefields ironically these places of conflict could become places of comfort. So americans always put tremendous emphasis on these places as a tool of reconciliation. The key part of the battlefield that came from the sons of confederate veterans stipulated the government would care for this battlefield and not detract fro...

Retirement community for Union Soldiers here at Appomattox Courthouse, and they buy up land west of the village. They are unsuccessful in selling off these lots to Union Veterans, and they decide theyre going to dismantle the house and move it to washington d. C. And create a museum out of it. The house is dismantled. And unfortunately there is a financial panic in 1893 and the firm goes bankrupt. And all the supplies or materials outside start to rot away or are taken as souvenirs. The park ser...

Americas meandering Journey Towards freedom justice and equality. Its the foundation from which our nation emerged on to the world stage as a world power. Its the greatest demonstration of both the failure and durability of democracy. It is perhaps the vivid reflection of our virtues, successes and failures all wrapped up into one. These are all things that have shaped the lives of every american and millions and millions of people beyond our nations boundaries have lasted 150 years. In our rele...

It was the most intense accident i have ever seen. A wrong way driver on 101 collides with a taxi killing one man and seriously injuring several others. Good evening. Im ama dates. Police arrested 24yearold zachary katz under suspicion of driving under the influence. Tonight katz and several others remain hospitalized. Lisa amin gulezian joins us with the latest. Lisa . Ama, three people involved in this mornings crash are here at San Francisco General Hospital. One was a passenger in that cab t...

Making it a practical alternative sooner than you think. That and much more on cbs this morning saturday, october 5th, 2013. Captioning funded by cbs and welcome to the weekend. We also have some great guests for you this morning, including the godfather of southern cooking, frank stit who shows us why his name is synonymous with the food we love. And in the morning cuff cafe two sisters who sing like angels lillian and madelyn in their debut. A new cbs news poll shows 73 of americans Want Congr...

Members of al qaeda, you can run but you cant hide. In libya, in somalia, targeting al shabaab leaders forced to withdraw under fire. The u. S. Is willing to put our boots on the ground to go after these leaders. 13 fans injured, one race car driver hospitalized after the crash. Everyone in the stands was freaking out. It was crazy. A big section of the country is recovering from a storm system with snow dangerous flooding and line of tornados. John boehner says he doesnt have the votes to pass ...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to weekends with alex wit witt. Heres whats happening. Three dynamic weather events unfolding at this hour. First, the snow. Blizzardlike conditions in early october. As much as three feet of snow fell in parts of south dakota and montana. In wayne, nebraska, a possible tornado caught on tape. The storm destroyed at least four homes and a sports complex. 15 were injured. Tornados reported in iowa and south dakota as well. To the south, Tropical Storm karen is head...

But investigators say carey never made any direct threats against the president and was not known to the secret service until she showed up yesterday in a black sports coupe and tried to ram a barricade at the white house. Carey died a short time later after Police Chased her to the capitol, surrounded her car, and opened fire. Her oneyearold daughter, who was in the car during the entire episode, was rescued unharmed. Careys longtime friend Donald Knowles saw her three days ago when she stopped...

Motorcycle cage. Theres speculation the wedding bells will ring for britains most eligible batchelor. All that made the catch into the seats and held on. 5148, broncos, in the fourth highest scoring game in the history of the nfl. And all that matters. Vladimir putin has finally accepted the olympic flame in ryu thussi russia. The flame went out. He shouldnt worry about the flame. Its the track suit. Guys, i dont think we should do that wrecking ball sketch. What . Come on. Announcer this mornin...

Eye opener with your world in 90 seconds. We hope that this tells al qaeda you can run but you cant hide. The u. S. Forces is staging two raids in africa and capturing one very big target. Al libi taken into custody. They were forced to withdraw under fire. Both operations signaling the landscape has change and our u. S. Is willing put their boots on the ground go after these leaders. Race car fans injured and witnessed race car driver hospitalized. Everyone in the stands is like freaking out. I...