Page 36 - Close Hand News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

They were born. They were girls. They were old people. My definition of the newsboy is really broad. As one striker in 1899 says, these are negroes, old ladies, cripples and these are , my people. These are the ones selling newspapers in American Cities from the 1830s into the 1940s. What was life like for them . In a word, life was precarious for newsboys. Their earnings fluctuated with the headlines, the weather. They were vulnerable to violence and competition. At the same time, they had spending money. They had more leisure time because they worked during times when the paper would come ou...

To authors and historians to speak about what was then called the great war. We learn about the creation of the memorial to honor those who serveded and about artifacts in the museums collection. This is about two and a half hours. 100 years ago on april 6, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson signeded a declaration of war against germany, entering the United States into world war i. More than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform and more than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tide of the years long global war bringing it ...

And involve you in conversations with top world war i historians as we learn about the history of the u. S. Role in the war and its impact. As we open the program, we are joined by the president and ceo of the National World war i museum and memorial matthew nayler. Matt nayler, you have resources in telling the story of world war i, why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont know you can think of the last 100 years particularly in the United States without understanding the impact of world war i. And thats true of countries across the globe. Im an australian and an ame...

Official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. All of us are well aware of the great and heroic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war we heard, read and many of us saw how the army nurse went through great hardship in performance of her duty. The same dangers endured by the troops which she accompanied into combat. But relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves not only in the states but all over the wor...

Devastation. Its layers upon layers of damage that needs to be repaired. Its just so hard to see everything in your life ruined. It was one year ago tonight and we watched as stunned residents and Business Owners wandered onto Ellicott Citys main streets seeing something theyd never seen before. Moments before floodwaters ripped through the area moving cars and just ripping building foundations clear away. In those tense moments there were also many acts of bravery. The man hailed the hero this night tells our Stephanie Ramirez that the actions of others is what encouraged him to stay. When sh...