Ms. Bowling i am pleased to announce a special miniseries of six lectures entitled great great president ial lives. This series is particularly attractive for two main reasons. The first being its timeliness. As we face a president ial Election Year and prepare for it, it will be an insight that all of us can benefit from. The second is the speaker himself, our esteemed umw Professor Emeritus of history, william b. Crawley, who has just completed 50 years on the faculty of the university of the mary washington. During that half century, dr. Crawley has contributed in innumerable ways, in significant ways. Certainly not least of all, the creation of our renowned Historic Preservation program and the creation of this amazing great lives series. But it is for his excellence in teaching that he is perhaps best known. And certainly to literally thousands of our students who have come through our halls. He has received our institutions highest honors in teaching, both from his colleagues and
As the u. K. Government says they would bypass parts of their divorce agreement with the eu. Im in one of the neighborhoods that has been affected by floods from the nile river, and i will be telling you about the impact of the flood on neigighborhoods anand the govert response. Hello, and welcome to the program. New details are emerging about anw a prominent belarusi Opposition Leader was snatched from the streets in minsk. After the disappearance of maria, her whereabouts remain unknown. It is claimed unidentified men forced her across the border into ukraine, but she tore up her passport so she couldnt read couldnt leave belarus. Arriving at the ukrainian border, three opposition activists, two men and one woman. The driver and another man inside had been arrested in the capital not long before she was detained. They had been told they would be prosecuted if they didnt cross the border. The pair explained what happened. As soon she got into the car and saw her passport in front of h
I know who you are expecting. I am expecting him as well but in the interim please allow me and introduction. The name is lafayette though i believe that most of you americans will know me far better by my name of the ocean regime. And that of course is the marquis de lafayette. What a pleasure and honor to see all of you here on this simply magnificent day. This 14th of july, this fete national, the day in which we french celebrate the beginning of our revolution. While im here meeting with my dear friend, your Thomas Jefferson, in hope that he shall arrive sometime soon, so let us hope we can all have a conversation together. Where is m. Jefferson . Mon cher, lafayette. Mon cher, jefferson. Quel plaisir to see you again over so many years. Absolutely. And may i say with great reverence to bastille day. Just as we celebrate the revolution in america on the 4th of july in france of course it is the 14th of july. We shall celebrate together, my friend. We have not forgotten bastille day
People who lived on the opposite side of the river in louisiana. This is structure was donated to us about ten years ago, by the descendants and the original founders of that congregation. They bought the land in 1870. Two parcels of land, for the express purpose of building a house of worship. In the seal document, which we have in the courthouse, they named their structure, their congregation the anti yoke baptist congregation. That message of being against the yoke or against slavery was something that is important to our story here. And this is a Significant Church for newly freed slaves on the east bank of the river and so its really important here in talking about the lives of people who saw freedom after the end of the civil war. We like to start our tour of the whitney plantation here in this building so that we can kind of see what happens to people, some of the things that they cared about after freedom came. The whitney plantation is the only Plantation Museum in the state o
In what could be a breakthrough for International Prosecutors. Chances of a no deal breaks in grow and the u. K. Government admits it would break International Law to bypass parts of its divorce agreement with the e. U. And only wellings with the School Students on yet another memorable night for christiane over nada he scored his 100th goal for portugal and becomes only the 2nd to complete a century in international football. New details are emerging about how a prominent Opposition Leader was reportedly snatched from the street in minsk more than 24 hours after the disappearance of maria. Her whereabouts remain unknown its claimed unidentified men tried to force her across the border into ukraine but she tore a purpose for it so she couldnt leave the game baba has more details. Arriving at the Ukrainian Border in the early hours 3 belarusian opposition activists 2 men and one woman the driver and another man inside had been arrested in the bell russian capital minsk not long after ma