Cities across the country. Next, a look at our recent visit to sioux falls, south dakota. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. Man has lived on the site of what sioux falls is off and on for thousands of years. Most recently in the 1850s, two rival town companies, one from dubuque, iowa, and one from st. Paul, minnesota, both set their sights on the sioux river falls is a town site and interestingly, both companies arrived within a few weeks of each other. There was speculation. They claimed land. They plotted off into lots and stuff and waited for settlers headed west to come and buy lots in this new town that didnt quite exist yet. That started in 1857, and really in the 1850s, they got along well with the indians who happened by here on their way to other places. And by 1860, there were 42 People Living in sioux falls. In the summer of 1862, there was some conflict with the sioux indians. What was called the sioux uprising by some started in a
With live interviews on washington journal. For the next hour, and exclusiven. A for six years, we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing that literary scenes and Historic Sites to our viewers. citiestour. Span. Org on our visit to souix falls, south dakota, we spoke with senator john thune. We asked the senator about constituent work, the economy, and what events in the States History most interest him. Raised were you born and where were you born and raised . A small town on interstate 90, a stopping place for people headed to the black hills, Mount Rushmore, yellowstone, points beyond, so a lot of motels, restaurants, filling stations, and all of my siblings, and my parents for that matter worked in one of those types of establishments ready much every summer. What was it like growing up in south dakota . A greatthune background. I love this day. It is very beautiful to me. I love prairie. I like whiteopen spaces. Part of that is because of where i was raised. I am an outdoors pers
Thousands of years. In the 1850s, two rival town companies, one from dubuque, iowa and one from st. Paul, minnesota, both set their sights on the falls as a townsite. Interestingly, both companies had parties who arrived here within a few weeks of each other. Established a townsite, it was really speculation, land. Lotsplatted it out into and waited for settlers headed west to buy lots in the town that did not quite exist yet. 1857, and really in the 1850s they got along well with the indians who happened by here on their way to other places. There were 42 People Living in sioux falls. In the summer of 1862, there was some conflict with the sioux indians and what was called the startedrising by some in august of 1862. And the territorial governor ordered that the Big Sioux River valley be evacuated. 27th of august, 1860 two, all the people who lived here were evacuated and abandoned the site of the falls. The site of sioux falls remained abandoned until may of 1865 when the u. S. Army
Coming up next on the 34th annual Winston Churchill a other Congress Talks about the former Prime Ministers career as a historian and his six volume book it erred in a nobel prize in literature in 1953. This is about 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen. We had years conference a presentation by andrew roberts. We know a winning formula when we see one. To introduce andrew. [applause] quick hello. Brief toep my remarks maximize the amount of time we have to be informed and entertained by our next and final acre. For those of you who recall his letentation on churchills criminals nature have undoubtably been looking forward to this as much as i have. Among his numerous endeavors he served as a guest curator at the exhibit churchills shakespeare. He is the author and editor of 19 books including masters and commanders which you have heard about in the last two days. His most recent publication was a biography of napoleon, a short work coming just under 1000 pages. We are all eagerly awaiting
Companies, one from dubuque, iowa, and one from minnesota both set their sights on the sioux river falls is a town site and interestingly, both arrived within a few weeks of each other. There was speculation. They claimed land. Plotted off into lots and stuff and waited for settlers headed west to, and by lots in the town. 1857, and really in the 1850s, they got along well with the indians who happened by their on the way to places. And by 1860, there were 42 People Living in sioux falls. In the summer of 1862, there was some conflict with the sioux indians and what was called the sioux uprising by some started in august of 1862. And the territorial governor ordered that the Big Sioux River valley be evacuated. And about the 27th of august, 1862, all the people who lived here were evacuated and abandoned the site of the falls. The site of sioux falls remained abandoned until may of 1865 when the u. S. Army located a fort here on the site of the falls. The fort at sioux falls was called