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There are livingductions of the war, people involved in combat who are still alive. In 1912, state of pennsylvania issued an invitation of honorably discharged veterans of the civil war to come to gettysburg for a reunion of sorts. And you probably have already seen pictures of this or read about it in David Wrights book. I want to spend a little time talking about that. That marked something of the high water mark. It was kind of the peak of their aspirations. They invaded the north. The defeat of gettysburg was in many ways the beginning of the end. It proved at least on the battles there wa...

Here we are at the end of the semester and it strikes me as a Good Opportunity maybe to compare the reconstruction period that we started off talking about in this course with what some have called the second reconstruction, which is the time of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. Let me tell you, first, what i mean by the first reconstruction and the second reconstruction. By the first, i mean in not only postcivil war reconstruction, im including also the civil war itself and all that took place during the war up through the end of radical reconstruction. The second reconstruction ...

War, which was of course 1911 to 1915. I found this quote. Ill tell you where it comes from in a little bit, but it seems to me to encapsulate the feeling of the early 20th century. The days of the civil war now belong to the historians, the poets, the writer of romance, and the fromtist. Now i think you would add the reenactor there, probably. But of course, this is a period at which the civil war is still very much a part of living memory. Right . There are livingductions of the war, people involved in combat who are still alive. In 1912, state of pennsylvania issued an invitation of honorab...

Boy versus gator. A 9yearold speaks out about the fight of his life, attacked during a dip in a lake. I felt its jaw. I felt its teeth. How he managed to fight the sharktoothed beast off and the souvenirs to prove it. And good morning. Were going to get to the news in just a moment, but first this is a huge day for us here at gma. Paula faris officially joining us as the weekend coanchor. Having been your friend and having been your friend and your colleague for three years now, im extremely, extremely pleased youre here. I know sara haines feels the same way. Even ron claiborne. Im very excit...

George w. Bush library in texas to talk about former president with his admiring son. I want to relive the moment i came wandering in here by myself. George w. Bush has been reminiscing about the past. But its another former president thats been on his mind. Number 41. I dont think people understand george h. W. Bush and what an amazing person he is. Schieffer ahead on sunday morning, two president s, one family. Osgood jon stewart best known for daily show on Comedy Central took a break from television to try a hand at film. Talks about that with mo rocco. Jon stewart takes aim at politics at...