Battlefield because he was born in a hospital that sits on the battlefield grounds. This is a man who is deeply rooted in that part. He also has a passion for parks that reach beyond the boundaries of his daily work life. He is finishing up work on a book for the emerging civil war series. Earlier this afternoon, davis talked about the rise of John Bell Hood and we will talk about the beginning of the fall of that very same army. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Lee white. [applause] mr. White i have a special connection there and it is one of the reasons why i tell that story. I became familiar with general patrick cleburne. My first really big civil war biography was on patrick cleburne. His story is set in franklin. I have been interested in it ever since one of the top experiences of my life is when i went to franklin for the 150th on the actual date, november 30, 2014, and i was there and i found out that there was a commemorative march. Hold on a minute. This picture is at the end. Thos
Before we do now as we call off each crirn, they will stand and well have old glory, the flag thats been taken around the world, presented to each one of them and theyll be saluted for their service. Presenting the flags is a father and son team, jason atiri from the national defense. Iversity and his son r. Garnett h. Hammond. Mr. Hammond enlisted in the u. S. Army reserves Officers Training corps while attending howard university, as an army soldier, he served in the you apparent theater in world war ii serving in england, france, and germany and was a tech 5 sergeant and served as a mail clerk until receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1946. After the war, mr. Hammond worked as the United States National Postal museum in washington, d. C. For 35 years. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Garnett h. Hammond. Second is mrs. Burt bresher, serving with a woman accepted for volunteer emergency service, the waves, a unit of the United States naval reserve, mrs. Dresser was stationed as pontiff point
First with the aztecs and then of the incas, is of an unquenchable desire for precious gold and metals. Also silver. When the first english settlers came to jamestown, they hoped to find the same kind of supplies of gold found by the spaniards. There was a bitter disappointment in not finding gold in what is now virginia. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. Americas first gold rush took place to where we are now in georgia in 1829. This was the georgia goldrush in north georgia. 100 miles north to the town of don monica, you can see the old Lumpkin County courthouse has been converted into a goldmining museum. It is about 100 miles up the road. What happened was, first gold was discovered, then people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. Until then, this had been an area beyond the line of settlement. Suddenly the White Settlement catches up quickly. Here is the governor, describing
She will be introducing one of our favorite lecturers from the university of wisconsin, press minor who is actually a georgetown at the moment. I will let her discuss what he will be speaking about. Justice ginsburg has been a great friend to the society and has been a storm narrowly generous in giving her time. No one in the society can call a time when she declined other than when she has been out of the country when we requested for assistance. We thank her again this evening. [applause] but we have just a moment. Let me have just a moment. I know. Give me a moment because Justice Ginsburgs special, as we all know right now. Justice ginsburg was born in brooklyn on the ides of march in 1933. She graduated with a great distinction from cornell and she was doing superbly at harvard for the first two years when she moved to new york and finished at columbia. Workingt two years for a federal judge in new york. She learned swedish to be able to write a book about swedish civil procedures
Announcer cspan where history unfolds daily. In 1970 nine, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas public table Television Services is brought to you by your satellite provider. Announcer sunday on cspan3, at 1 00 p. M. , a symposium on world war ii spies and codebreakers spy ring. I and a nazi the decision to join the resistance was a serious one. She had a husband and she had a 15 year old son, philip jackson. As a place use where the resistance could meet and where intelligence was struck, she was risking to not only her life but her husbands and sons. 1920s, a couple more tried and executed for robbery and murder in massachusetts despite the lack of supporting professoror a law discusses the controversy around the case inside the Supreme Court chambers with introductions by which gator ins bert ruth bader ginsburg. That were transferred to the debt has printed the governor after reading they were transferred to the death chamber. The boston press declared the case closed.