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Details. >> reporter: it wasn't easy, but conservators in richmond, virginia, drilled their way into this time capsule that's more than 100 years old. >> we are going to cut one side of the box where we can see i probably won't hit anything to release some of this pressure. >> reporter: it was discovered monday beneath the base of the robert e. lee statue months after this historic moment. the 134-year-old time capsule is made of copper. according to the newspaper from 1887, is supposed to contain 60 items. this x-ray taken after its discovery offered the first images. items inside were said t...

Coins, even a picture of former president lincoln lying in his coffin. but it turns out this capsule was made of lead, heavily corroded, and partly covered in mortar. the box itself is an artifact, so they had to take care to preserve that too. using tongue depressors and -- a tool that vibrancy and has a hard metal tip that is much more easily controlled. it's good for getting the mortar separated from the lead. >> reporter: finally, late this afternoon, the time capsule was unlocked. [ cheers and applause ] inside, three books, a cloth envelope, and single coin. >> i saw one book that's an a...

As described in the richmond dispatch back in 1887. the list of articles in the copper box was said to include dozens of items, including a battle flag, compass, 12 copper coins, even a picture of former president lincoln lying in his coffin. but it turns out this capsule was made of lead, heavily corroded, and partly covered in mortar. the box itself is an artifact, so they had to take care to preserve that, too, using tiny spatulas, tongue depressors and -- >> a very controlled tool that vibrates and has a hard metal tip that is much more easily controlled. it's good for getting the mortar s...

Symbols and flax, all of these remembrances are white visions. those are renewals of white supremacy. and in my mind, keeping that confederate battle flag in the top left corner of mississippi state flag, it's a way to keep that narrative alive, and it's threatening, because if we lose it, what happens to our memory? atwhat happens to our memy whistle. [a vulture squawks.] oh boy. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty♪ only pay for what you need. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unli...

President klaus Iohannis on Tuesday signed a series of decrees on the decoration of a number of battle flags, among which the one belonging to the...