David well, people wouldnt recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. Just leave it this way. Alright. David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . We are here today at city college, a place you graduated from. Why city college . Colin i was accepted at ccny. I was accepted at nyu. In why you was charging 750 a year. I couldnt handle that. It was easy to get to city college. David you grew up in the bronx . Colin i grew up in the south bronx. David your parents were immigrants from jamaica. Did you enjoy new york as a young boy . Colin it was a diverse place. It bonded on me this is what the world is, people of different backgrounds, cultures, colors, you name it. Ccny replicated that perfectly. I learned yiddish working in another corner of the south bronx, a
Miss engl is a phd candidate in history at lehigh university. Her dissertation, americas first band of brothers, friendship and camaraderie within the Continental Army during the revolutionary era explores the reallife experiences of men who fought in the army by uncovering the significance of personal connections they developed throughout the conflict and their ability to sustain these ions into the years of the early republic. Her research has been supported by several institutions, including the Mcneil Center for early american studies at the university of pennsylvania, the Gibson Institute for 18th century studies, and the david library. She was awarded a society of cincinnati scholars grant to support one week of study. She is the amanda and greg gregory fellow at the National Library for the study of George Washington at mount vernon. The topic of miss angles dissertation and the subject of her lecture this evening hearkens perfectly to the third a mutable founding principle of t
Because it is the oldest sport in the country. Itself saw just about every racehorse that ever lived. Not all of them, but most of them. The New York Times magazine said that the battles for saratoga were the most important battles ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in surrender. It was the First Time Ever in World History that a british army surrendered. Welcome to Saratoga Springs, on American History tv. Healing mineral waters, revolutionary war battles, and worldrenowned horseracing are all part of the citys history. It is located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the citys history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. Grant. We begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. The New York Times magazine said the battles for sarat
History relating to the city specifically. The exhibit where going to be going through is our orientation exhibit tells the story of the city of Saratoga Springs all the way up to the 20th century. The first part of the exhibit where going to look at is Saratoga Springs and prehistoric times through the 18thcentury. At the most important things about saratoga is the spring water. It of americans visited here for hundreds of years because they felt that the water had healing properties. Built up from mineral deposits. Drank theme here, water, and also hunted in the areas around saratoga lake. This part of the exhibition has many artifacts related to native americans, some dating back to thousands of years that were found along the lake itself. When artifact we like to show is a piece of the deposit from high rock springs. If you visit today, it looks , volcanoes. Little it is a buildup of the Mineral Springs. People the 19th century, would visit and chip pieces away as souvenirs, so thi
Is over, for now at least. It lasted three days and kept hundreds of thousands of federal workers at home today. Its over because the senate has agreed to a short term spending bill. President donald trump has responded to the deal via his press secretary, sarah sanders. Were pleased to see senator schumer accept the deal that President Trump put on the deal from the beginning. A statement from the president of the United States that i quote, im pleased that democrats have come to their senses and are willing to fund oui their senses and are willing to fund our great military, Border Patrol and insurance for vulnerable children. We will work to solve the issue of unfair illegal immigration. We will make a deal if and only if it is good for our country. The democrats agreed to this deal because republicans promised to address a key immigration issue. But the fall out continues about why this shutdown ever happened. Heres the most senior democratic senator blaming the president. The grea