Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 harriet lane spent quite a bit of time traveling with her uncle James Buchanan. They entertained International Visitors during their time in the white house as well. One of the most interesting groups they had visit them was the japanese delegation. The japanese delegation came to the white house in 1860 and they came bearing all types of gifts. What we see are some of the Little Things they brought, beautiful little shoes, paper folded objects, origami. This is a dictionary in japanese. Miss lane and her friends found all of these things very intriguing. While were learning about diplomatic visits, patricia on facebook asks, is it true that harriet lane hosted englands prince of wales the future king edward vii at the white house. This visit was described as one of the great successes of the administration. Humge success. Why is this. It was the prince of wales, the son of the reigning monarch. They hadnt had anybody over here and
She hated politics, hated it with a passion. She did not move in to the white house with pierce. This couch is one piece that they took to the white house. They had eight rooms that they had to furnish with their personal furniture. When she did arrive, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her dead son. In her great grief, she calls him, my precious child, i must write to you, although you are never to see it or know it. A very poignant letter written by a grieving mother. They were on a train from boston to concord and there was a terrible accident. The train ride was very devastating for the family. An axle rod broke on the train and benny did not survive the crash. She concluded that this was gods judgment, that the loss of her son was gods punishment. The house was too much for jane to take care of. I dont think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. She just wasnt capable of taking care of a house. Most would regard that pierce himself as
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Please welcome sarah milov. [applause] iz miss ms. Milov thank you so much. It is such a privilege to come and speak at the national archives. The other day, i saw a tweet about todays event, and as a historian, its kind of like having yourself name checked by beyonce. This is the mothership. Thank you so much for coming. My book, the cigarette a political history, seeks to understand tobacco in modern america, not through the lens of big tobacco in the machinations of industry, but through the efforts of Everyday Americans to get the government to intervene on their behalf. Big tobacco is still an important part of the story, but by focusing on other actors, farmers, government officials, politicians, activists, workers and labor unions, the story of tobacco in the 20th century begins to look a lot different than if we were to understand it through the actions of tobacco alone. By taking a wide angled approach, my book suggests that far from being the product of corporate deception th
Eastern on American History tv. And lectures in history is available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Each week American History tvs reel america brings you archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. No [ sneezing ] symptoms quite familiar and likely youll come up with a correct diagnosis. Yes, looks like a cold pap common cold. Runny nose, headache, achiness, very often a slight fever. Those are some of the symptoms of the common cold. Well, how do we get into that unhappy state . Have colds simply because of cold . Because of ice . Snow and low temperature . No. Funny thing about colds, where it coldest, the inhabitants hardly ever get colds. Explorers tell usesque moe eki coldfree unless they come in contact with visitors from outside their cold world. If its not just cold weather what causes so many of us to catch cold . Scientists think most colds are caused by extremely small microorganisms called viruses. Viruses, and there are many