Surges to its highest level since the Great Depression more than 20000000 americans lose their jobs as the outbreak freezes the economy. And the race to find a Vaccine Research as in south africa trialing 100 year old formula that could prove a game changer. And helping new york the Health Workers shipped in from outside to relieve a city overwhelmed by the cold it prospers. Im going to have elf as well come to the program commemorations have been taking place to mark the end of hostilities in europe in the 2nd world war on this day 75 years ago the allies accepted germanys Unconditional Surrender the nazi tire any had come to an end. Ceremonies have been scaled back because of the current Global Health emergency all the same it has been a day of remembrance and high emotion starting right here in berlin. The bell rang out across berlin to mark the moment. Germanys president frank. And chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other at the countrys central memor
Surges to its highest level since the Great Depression more than 20000000 americans lose their jobs the outbreak freezes the economy. And germany declares a new coronavirus hotspot as more than 100. 00 workers test positive at a Meat Processing plant. As welcome to the program commemorations have been taking place to mark the end of the hostilities in europe in the 2nd world war on this day 75 years ago the alliance accepted germanys Unconditional Surrender the nazi tyrant he had come to an end ceremonies have been scaled back because of the current Global Health emergency all the same it has been a day of remembrance and high emotions starting right here in berlin. The bell rang out across berlin to mark the moment. Germanys president frank. And chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other and the country central memorial to the victims of war. Time i said germanys neighbors had needed time to trust the country again and accepting german as required an emoti
Hamilton talks about the last book in his trilogy. War and peace covers the fdr planning in dday until his death in 1945. National World War Ii Museum in new orleans hosted this event. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the national World War Ii Museum what and to those watching on the live stream i know youre out there and with us in spirit and we feel your presence too. As many of probably know im the Senior Historian here at the museum and im also the executive director of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest install. Our meet the author series and we always like to mention our sponsor we bring this to you with the generous support of the strak foundation. So thank you. Now, many of you have been to our events before. You probably know we have a tradition here at the museum. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight if you will please stand or wave. [ applause ] thanks, folks. You know, i have heard
As best piece of writing of the year. A. J. Is a longtime regular contributor to the wall street journal and his articles also have appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science and mens journal. He has been a speaker at numerous writer festivals and events and appeared on Numerous National tv stations including cnbc, msnbc, and various documentary films and tv shows. Now my couple of comments. This book was the result of a significant amount of research at the Truman Library. We have an archive. Weve got 15 million documents and photographs there. A cracker jakarr kieck archivalh team. He is very complimentary of the Truman Library. If you get the book please read the comments. We love all the credit and praise we can get. We are grateful to a. J. For doing that. I really liked the dedication that he put into this book and for those of us in the truman business and those of us who have photographs of portraits of harry truman in our offices kind of resonates and he dedicated this bo
American history tv and washington journal or the end of world war ii, the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in the european theater, ve day, victory in europe day. We welcome author and historian Rick Atkinson. Uthor and historian Rick Atkinson whose final book published in 2013, the final of three books focusing on the years 1944 and 1945. Started,r conversation just a quick timeline of where things were and how they came from ve day on june 6, 1944 in late august deliberation of paris in august 25, 1944. The battle of the bulge in december that year into january of 1945 and then to ve day. Eighth back to may 7 and of 1945. How did the war end in europe . Guest the war ended with the germans basically deciding hitlers having killed himself more than one week earlier that there was no profit in dragging it out with the russians in berlin. The russians murdering civilians, killing german soldiers by the hundreds of thousands. The germans decided that trying to make peace with