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[ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im crossing the Delaware River from pennsylvania into new jersey. Yes, im following the route that general George Washington took to his big victory during the revolutionary war the battle of trenton. Im tracking down what i believe is the most intriguing strange inheritance ive heard of so far, something the father of our country may have been carrying that fateful night his wallet. My name is Barbara Farwell, and this is my daughter, linda. I inherited something from my mother, and one day my daughter will inherit it from me. For reasons that will beco...

Nevertheless a delight to us here. Dan welch is the secretary of our organization. Hes the author of the book the last roads north and he works as a historian at the Gettysburg National military park. He is here to talk about one of the lesserknown, but vital actions of the battle on coal culps hill. Ladies and gentlemen, dan welch. Dan i want to begin by thanking all of my friends and colleagues at emerging civil war, chris, our symposium cochair, chris weitz at the American Battlefield trust for having me to present this often forgotten story of the battle of gettysburg. Over the last 157 ye...

Because thats not there. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby on the outskirts of chicago on my way to meet a guy whose strange inheritance takes us back to a time when american cars rule the road, america herself leads the free world, and a workingclass kid from the midwest just dreams of making it home. My name is Matt Litavsky. My father meant the world to me, and he left me a very special car that meant the world to him. He chose me to preserve it, but there came a time when i had to let it go. Hi, matt. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Its nice to meet you. ...

The complete and formal surrender of japan in the day of tokyo itself, representatives of the allied power witness the final capitulation. Supreme allied commander for the occupation of japan boards the missouri. Macarthur and his chief of staff general sutherland are welcome escorts admiral nimitz to the deck where the ceremony is to take place. Right now we are on the veranda deck of the battleship missouri. Thanks to the events of september 2, we now call this deck. The surrender just behind me here is where the table set that day. The ship looks different. The nice shady canopy overhead wa...

Welcome macarthur and his chief of staff, general sutherland, aboard. The admiral escorts General Macarthur to the lander deck, where the ceremony is supposed to take place. It is september 2, 1945. Right now, we are on the 01 level of the battleship missouri, also known as the veranda deck. We now call this deck the surrender deck. This is where september 2, 1945, the japanese signed the Unconditional Surrender ending world war ii. The pocket behind me is where the table sat that day. The ship looks different, the shady canopy overhead was not installed, and the torrent behind me was rotated ...