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That we might live in safety and peace. >> the first white house state dinner, 1874. i am david spunt. have a good night. >> sean: all started as an internet joke that ended up getting global attention. hundreds of 8 million hunters have gathered in nevada. you're the government facility known as area 51. you might remember building a career on talking about this on an effort to quote storm the military base." these people were reportedly detained. today we sent lawrence jones to find out what the extra congressional -- extra terrestrial believers were doing out in the desert. we hope he's not...

They are enjoying a little music. they just ate the last hour. let me show you some video of the press had a chance to get a little bit of a preview of some of the toasting. president trump gave a brief speech toasting prime minister morrison, his wife jennifer, and other australian dignitaries. the majority of the state dinners in washington here at the white house have been inside. some of the east room, some in the state dining room. this one outside in the rose garden. a 70-degree night here, beautiful september night in washington. the first state dinner 1874 with president ulysses s. gra...

Dinner, 1874. i am david spunt. have a good night. >> sean: all started as an internet joke that ended up getting global attention. hundreds of 8 million hunters have gathered in nevada. you're the government facility known as area 51. you might remember building a career on talking about this on an effort to quote storm the military base." these people were reportedly detained. today we sent lawrence jones to find out what the extra congressional -- extra terrestrial believers were doing out in the desert. we hope he's not been abducted. take a look. >> why are you here? scientific reasons? >...

Because national lets me lose the wait at the counter... ...and choose any car in the aisle. and i don't wait when i return, thanks to drop & go. at national, i can lose the wait...and keep it off. looking good, patrick. i know. (vo) go national. go like a pro. >> neil: all right. state dinners are rare at the white house. but for this president, particularly so. he hosting one for the australian prime minister tonight. it's his second as president. john roberts, why is that? not many of these. >> well, you know, the president likes to reserve them for extra special people. these go back to 18...

>> lloyd: the first european settler to come to the bronx came in 1639. his name was jonas bronck. b-r-o-n-c-k. in 1874, all the area west of the bronx river was annexed to the city. and in 1895, all the areas east of the bronx river was annexed to the city. then in 1898, the city then decided that the two areas previously annexed should also become a borough. but what to call it, since it never had a name before? they looked at the map and right smack through the middle of the territory ran the bronx river, so they named it after the river -- the borough of the bronx. and that's why it is cal...