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Philadelphia was the headquarters. Against protests british oppression first mounted. It was written just 200 yards away. This really is the most essential element, the birth of our nation. It ishe street from me, the first bank of the u. S. , Alexander Hamiltons banking system. It is the first building constructed by the usa, so we are truly where the nation began. It is the right place to tell the story. Cannons. See they are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Each one is old enough that it could have been used to fight the revolution. On the wall behind me, you see, concepts. Sto...

How did the revolution survive , its darkest hour . While all of this lofty language about liberty and rights and creating constitutions and remember the ladies is going on, the Largest Overseas expedition in european history is headed towards new york. So the mural that you see beside me here is an eyewitness depiction, which weve blown up as a mural, showing british 5000 warships and about 6,000 british and hessian troops in landing boats about to land on Manhattan Island in kips base on september 15, 1776. At the time, one of the soldiers saw the ships gathering in new york harbor and later...

Historian featured. Order your copy today wherever books and ebooks are sold. Good evening, welcome, everyone. Im todd putman, members of our foundations board of dreshgts and all of my library and foundation colleagues, i thank you for joining us this evening. Let me acknowledge the generous underwriters of the kennedy underwriter forums, boston capital, the lowell institute, ratheon, and wbur and the boston globe. We considered have this Forum Last Night on the 50th anniversary of mrs. Kennedys tour, but didnt want to make you have to choose between sharing valentines day with loved ones or ...

You today by your television provider. Good evening and welcome, everyone. Im tom putnam, director of the john f. Kennedy president ial library and museum. Medical examiner of our foundations board of directors and all my foundation colleagues, i thank you for joining us this evening. Let me first acknowledge the generous underwriters of the Kennedy Library forms, lead sponsor the Boston Foundation and our Media Partners wbur and the boston globe. We considered having this Forum Last Night on the actual 50th anniversary of mrs. Kennedys tour, but did not want to make any of you choose between ...

Troops. There is only few fragments of that statue that have survived. Its a great story. American up next on artifacts in the second of a twopart visit to philadelphias museum of the American Revolution, Vice President of Stephenson Scott leads us on a tour of the exhibit galleries covering the 17761778. We asked visitors in the gallery four big questions. The first of those questions is ow did people become revolutionaries. When they come back to the iii, they king george should be able to that question f how they become revolutionaries. The second question how did the revolution survive its...