In the fields of flanders, because of the munitions, and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed, and those poppies began to grow. And so, the poppies then grew in amongst what is the killing fields. And so, then the poem in flanders field, was written. It began popularity in 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the United States. Poppies began being sold as remembrance to raise funds for wounded veterans. When you come into the National World war i museum and memorial, as you mentioned, theres a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this glass bridge is a beautiful field of poppies, red poppies of flanders field. There are 9,000 blooms, each representing 1,000 combatant deaths. Its really an architectural masterpiece, i think, of the museum, very striking for visitors. Whats interesting is to see how Different Countries respond to that. Americans, theyre moved by the poem, theyre moved by the experience. Europeans or people from t
Germany entering into world war i. More than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tides of the global war bringing it to a close 18 months later on november 11th, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the museum in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours. Well take you on a tour of some of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians. As we open our program were joined in the museum by the president and ceo of museum matthew naylor. You have a lot of resources to preserving the memory. Why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont think you can think of the last 100 years, particularly in the United States, without understanding the impact of world war i. Thats true of countries right across the globe. Im an australian. Im an american as well. For australia its the defining moment rather
A fractured society so this was this was never meant to be a preferred them about the referendum but at this moment and a show of force all the procession movement in the only which is true but were known this editions and he has dont no way with the either two got the law or it got the nationalists and if these would have gone forward in any way it has gone forward in sort of evil have meant to the provision of rights of all those people so this this was never going to be a lot of the question is what would have been the berber reaction and this is something were discussing here yeah and i want to get to that reaction in just a moment but first i want to drill down a little bit deeper into the legitimacy of the vote because you wrote in your paper that in order for the cattle and people to have a selfdetermination referendum there would first need to be a fundamental reform of of you wrote the one nine hundred Seventy Eight spanish constitution but apparently theres no political conse
Fashion icon a new museum in paris pays comin to eves our. City ranking this week well highlight the best quality of life in europe. And shopping spree in spain was caught even a store tans a hundred and ten. It was one of the most famous design is in the well if salo wrong the french designers started his career at dior in one thousand nine hundred fifty seven four years later he founded as own brand with his own name and for many years he worked in paris in a cool want to building near the eiffel tower this house has now become a museum which opens this week. Spent the better part of twenty years here. In this room he sketched his designs and held his fittings. Various personal belongings lie strewn around the desk as if hed just left the room. Is intentional. Former Company Headquarters has now become a museum. The concept is to leave visitors with an authentic sense of the place. It has smoke the desk is full of things he kept around all his life that were very dear to him like the
To authors and historians to speak about what was then called the great war. We learn about the creation of the memorial to honor those who serveded and about artifacts in the museums collection. This is about two and a half hours. 100 years ago on april 6, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson signeded a declaration of war against germany, entering the United States into world war i. More than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform and more than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tide of the years long global war bringing it to a close on november 11, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours and well take you on a tour of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians as we learn about the history of the