Thats this Christmas Day on the cspan networks. For a complete schedule, go to cspan. Org. Each week american artifacts visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago on september 11th, 1814, british and American Naval forces clashed for 2 1 2 hours in Cumberland Bay near plathsburgh. David fitzenz, author of the final takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. Pilot, joseph baron, ship saratoga september 11th, 1814, battle of plattsburgh in Cumberland Bay. This battle is lost to American History. At the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a human celebration. People knew how important the ballots was, but in the meantime things have changed. That poem became the national anthem, baltimore is in the center of a pop you lated area, and people have been taught what took place there, and what took place there was very important, but it was a diversion. The real battle was up here. You see, if the british can take plattsburgh, theres no troops between
Cspan networks. For a complete schedule go to cspan. Org. Each week, american risry tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. 1814, british and American Naval forces clashed for 2 1 2 hours in Cumberland Bay. The battle was the culmination of six days of army and navy conflict. Up next, we travel to platsburg where david, author of the final invasion platsburg, the year of 1812s most decisive battle, takes us on a tour of kilo indications to tell the story. Pilot, joseph baron, ship saratoga september 11th, 1814, battle of plattsburgh in Cumberland Bay. This battle is lost to American History. At the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a human celebration. People knew how important the ballots was, but in the meantime things have changed. That poem became the national anthem, baltimore is in the center of a populated area, and people have been taught what took place there, and what took place there was very important, but it was a diversion. The
Sides of the American Fleet and sink them. When the british come into the bay and this whole thing starts, the british guns can fire a mile and a half, where the american guns are carrying aids for the most part. They can only shoot 500 yards. If the British Royal navy is kept away, if they can sail outside the 5 hundreds yards, they can reduty the flart fleet has confiance comes into the bay, the wind shifts. Now its a westerly wind. In the bay, the winds are fitful. That confiance and needs a strong wind. As she comes into the bay, this is confiance outer anchor. Its shot off the front and sinks into the bay. We found it in 1996, in 40 feet of silt. There she is. Ten feet long, ten feet wide. You can still see the gold paint on the side that says quebec. When that anchor is shot off, and commodore dowdy, the captain of the ship, trying to stay away from the american lines, he cant. Hes drawn directly into the american fear. No matter what he does to try to turn the ship, the wind wil
Time such a Death Penalty has been hounded out handed out. Appeals to higher courts are planned. It appears the spies are headed along a oneway street. The hotel in paris is official headquarters for general dwight d. Eisenhower, commander of the atlantic treaty forces. A guard is always on duty outside the door of the commanders office. The defense of the west is formally undertaken by the man already amos in europe for his leadership in world war ii. General eisenhowers First Official act in his headquarters is a military formality, and order announcing his assumption of command. His Historic Task gains new momentum as he issues general order number one with this formal announcement. Today, another significant step was taken in this process of ensuring our collective security. This headquarters, formally and officially, assumed Operational Command of all forces allocated by are several countries to the defense of europe. The big town opens its heart to a visiting chief executive from
Artifacts reveal. Located in surry virginia, Bacons Castle is the oldest built dwelling in the u. S. Occupied by nathaniel bacons supporters. Built in 1665, we learned about the structure and some of the virginians who called it home. My name is jennifer hurstwender. I am the director of museum operations. This is Bacons Castle in surry virginia. It is one of preservation virginias historic sites. We are the oldest built dwelling in north america. The house boasts a rare architectural style. There are only three examples of this style of architecture in the western hemisphere. The other two are in barbados. This is the only one in the united states. We are in the tower. This room would have been directly above where you would have entered into Bacons Castle in 1665 until the 1864 aedddition was built and it was moved. It is a fantastic view of why this house is in this style of architecture. You can see these flemish cables. Gables. You can see the triple stack chimney. They are on a d