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Feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates host to this event. Today we are going to look at the American Revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. Controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. Im going to focus in particular on the nations capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpie...

Honor guard. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail at the twilights last gleaming stripes and bright stars night gh the perilous we watch m parts were so galantly streaming red glare ckets in air bs bursting f through the night that our flag was still there stars y does that wave d banner yet over the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] moment of silence. Good morning. My dad worked in the north tower. Remembering back to the horrible day 15 years ago has changed my life. I was ten years old. My brothers were eight, seven, and five. Today im pro...

Dad, thank you for always being there with us. Please stay at our sides forever. And to all of japanese people and my little brother in japan [ speaking japanese ] never, never, never forget. This is my prayer. [ applause a and our cousin, paul, who would have been a grandfather for the first time this year. Paul would have done a great job with his granddaughter, danielle jean, and my uncle, too, john monihan, who our family hasnt been the same the past 13 years, but we carry on with his spirit. Thank you to all the First Responder who is sacrificed so much that day and continue to protect us...

New york city. Saved 56 jewish families from the gestapo. Lavinia henderson who was 44 from new york, a proud, single mother of three. Allen lund, 81, from washington. A conductors with the most amazing ear. Teresa eloe from new orleans, renowned for her business making detailed pins and corsages. And kobe adolf who was 44 from chicago, an entrepreneur and an adventurer. Lila fenwick was the first black woman to graduate from harvard law school. We come on the air this morning ahead of memorial day, a time in which the country pauses to remember its veterans, all those who gave the last full m...

Now that the hard work of collecting signatures is done, and there’s nothing to do but (im)patiently wait for all of those scribbled names to be scrutinized and tallied -