Tell you about Texas History and hopefully able to share our wonderful Texas Capitol with you. The capitol of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. Actually a little farther down in the road in the bay area is where the First Legislature met and they met also in vallejo and in beneesha which is closer to San Francisco but still close enough to sacramento. When they first decided where to place a capitol, they wanted it closer to an area that people could get to quickly. And sacramento had a lot going for it. Because of the gold rush in 1849, it brought a lot people in. So we had saloons and roads and a way to get here, the sacramento river. Through tops and starts, eventually sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the State Capitol and construction on this building started in about 1860. It took about 14 years to complete, as is the case with a lot of State Capitols around the country. The civil war era brought a lot of stops and starts. It went through a seismic two year test
I try to explain that these people died so that he could do the things he does today, so he can enjoy the freedom he has today. That is hard for a sixyearold to understand, and i dont think he does understand that yet. But it is very important people understand that these men aboard that died died to preserve our , freedom. They sacrificed themselves then for everything we have today. They sacrificed all their tomorrows for our today, and that is why this exhibit is here. It is not just to highlight the sacrifice of the tang, but the sacrifice of all the americans who died aboard submarines in the second world war. Weekend, American History cablejoining our comcast partners to highlight the history of sacramento, california. To learn more, visit www. Cspan. Org. We continue now with our look at the history of sacramento. The capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. A little farther down the road in san jose was were the First Legislature met. They also met in vallejo
Went. Off they it was several days later, a week or so later before i went across and rejoined my outfit. Announcer an interview with a former chief prosecutor with the United States, born to a jewish family, immigrated to america. He reflects on enlisting in the u. S. Army after law school and being assigned to set up a War Crimes Branch to investigate nazi atrocities. Watch American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Guitar complete schedule at cspan. Org. Isouncer this year, cspan touring cities across the country, exploring American History. A look at our recent visit to sacramento, california. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. The capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. Actually, a little farther down the road in san jose was with the first the legislature met. Itia,hey met also in ben which is close to San Francisco. When they first decided to place the capital, they wanted it close to an area that peop
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