Crestcom bank center for military studies. Graggs work on battle of gettysburg won an award for best civil war book that year and his history of fort fisher earned a prestigious fletcher pride award for Civil War History is thats given out yearly from the new york city civil war roundtable. Lets give rod gragg a warm welcome. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you. Pleasure for me to be in a room full of historians and i say that seriously because i have learned, i may write a lot but the folks who really know the civil war are those of you who read a lot. And i appreciate that. Before i begin, if you dont mind i would like to tell you the story about the young history major who decided after he got a bachelors degree in history that probably ought to go get a masters degree in business so he could earn a living. [ laughter ] so he was accepted and enrolled in a distant Prestigious School of business. And wondered soon after he got there if he made the right decision because he failed his f
Couples decision to step back as senior royals frasers complex issues that will affect the future on going down to. Bust a volcano in the philippines on the verge of a nature are option the tall volcano near the capital manila disputed dams and lava forcing towns and mr stevens to safety. I have a home free glad you could join me for justice in iran say that police have 5 life i mean ition to disperse demonstrators in test run the claim that police have to nice now public anger is growing off the government admitted that it did accidently shoot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week killing all 176 people on board now tech ron had initially denied military involvement claiming that the. Shipping caused by in mechanical fault protest is now accused the government of a cover up. In tehran the public anger remains close to the surface yet that was the day to the dictator they chant across the city and across the country its a familiar chorus of protest as the government tries desperatel
A violent crackdown against protesters in iran the chief of Police Orders officers to show restraint during a 3rd day of demonstrations comes as a rainy and accuse the government of trying to cover up its role in the accidental downing of a ukrainian passenger jet and a joker a dark look at a comic book villain leaves the Oscar Nominations with a love and nods including best picture well have a look at that and some of the other films that are now on this years short list. Its good to have you with us tonight a royal crisis meeting ending with a declaration of support somewhat Britains Queen elizabeth has agreed to grant prince harry and his wife meggan their wish for a more independent life in a. Statement following talks at her sandringham estate the queen said that the couple will embark on a transition period dividing their time between britain and canada but the issues arising from their shock and els meant that theyre stepping back as senior royals will those issues they remain u
And bringing in the new year that is australia and before that museum and leading the way in our showing in 2020 were taking a look back as well at some of the stories that made headlines in 2019. And porous with the sport including the disappearance of a football is father colombias world cup made failed it demands answers from the new head of the countrys army. So were going to start with those unprecedented scenes of anger at the largest u. S. Diplomatic post in the world members of an iranian backed group and their supporters marched into the heavily fortified green zone in the iraqi capital baghdad and surrounded the u. S. Embassy some even managed to break into part of the compound a security post at the entrance of the building was set on fire they were risp. On doing to those u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday where camps belonging to the iranian backed Group Hezbollah brigades were struck violence erupted on the same day funerals are being held for the fighters who w
Thousands in the southeast surrounded by bushfires forcing many to take refuge on the beaches. Jonah hall in london with the top stories from europe including 20 years after putin came to power we look back on 2 decades of russias strongman leader. Pole race with the sport including disappearance of a football this fall that colombias world cup made failed it demands from the new head of the countrys. United states is deploying additional troops to secure its embassy in baghdad after members and supporters of an iranian backed group marched into the green zone and surrounded the heavily fortified compound some managed to break into part of the facility a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire as well they were responding to us and strikes in iraq and syria on sunday when camps belonging to the iranian backed group has been abrogated. Were targeted the violence all erupted on the same day funerals were being held for the fighters whove been killed in the u. S. Air