Og this is the story of a fruit that changed the destiny of Central America and gave its name to republics it became the toy of support came the symbol of all thats wrong with american capitalism. This is a tale of economics and politics a story about globalization. This is the story of a fruit a simple frint the banana. Her. It all began in 1871 when the government in costa rica asked a certain Minor Cooper Keith from new york to build a railway it was to link the caribbean coast to. The hype not change through the jungle. But nothing went as planned. The jungle was merciless. There were accidents scorpions malaria 4000 men died and just 40 kilometers of Railway Track were completed. And after a stock market crash those dried up. Costa rica could no longer pay its debts the railway remained on finished myna faced financial ruin. He didnt know then that fortune was right there at his feet in humid soil of the jungle in this simple fruit that fed his workers the banana. The. First the s
A 1st set foot on the moon historic landing was watched on television by hundreds of millions of people around the world its a spectacle that many who saw it have never forgotten lets now relive some of those iconic moments. Back right. Or am. I was in my grandmothers house all watching t. V. What she looked like something absolutely unknown and something impossible. I was with my aunt who was born in 18 in 99. And she was sitting there with me watching a man land on the moon itself Pretty Amazing they didnt even have automobiles when she was 4. Beautiful like really. So she too each state was a pity it wasnt just russians but space travel was developing fast and it was clear to us that many countries would send their astronauts into space and you were in school. Right. But. Of course it was a colossal event. I dont think of ever again such a wake in front of the television at 3 am waiting for something to happen and seem to exist. And thats the latest from daily news stay tuned for ou
As coolidge said in the late 1920s, it would be hard to imagine better surroundings for the development of a boy than those which had almost a century. We agree. The title of this session is the progressive challenge of the early 1900s. Moderating this panel would be christopher timmis. Mr. Smith is a distinguished fellow at the hudson institute, but many know him from the American Enterprise institute, which he led as president from 1986 to 2008. Mr. Smiths career in washington began as a staff assistant to president richard nixon, working for Daniel P Moynihan during the reagan administration. Mr. Thomas was executive director of the president ial task force on regulatory relief. His he is a trustee of the Calvin Coolidge president ial fund. Please join me in welcoming mr. Dismukes and our panelists to the stage. He ideas and ideals. That guided coolidge. The president. The products not only of his no nonsense vermont upbringing studies at amherst and training in the law. They were a
1920s, it would be hard to imagine better surroundings for the development of a boy than those which had almost a century. We agree. The title of this session is the progressive challenge of the early 1900s. Moderating this panel would be christopher timmis. Mr. Smith is a distinguished fellow at the hudson institute, but many know him from the American Enterprise institute, which he led as president from 1986 to 2008. Mr. Smiths career in washington began as a staff assistant to president richard nixon, working for Daniel P Moynihan during the reagan administration. Mr. Thomas was executive director of the president ial task force on regulatory relief. His he is a trustee of the Calvin Coolidge president ial fund. Please join me in welcoming mr. Dismukes and our panelists to the stage. He ideas and ideals. That guided coolidge. The president. The products not only of his no nonsense vermont upbringing studies at amherst and training in the law. They were also a result of his on the jo
So were here at the National Portrait gallery, and theres this. 1898 exhibit. Why is this here in chicago . What are we what are we trying to tell people with this one . Well, this is a very important exhibition. Its titled 18 1898 us imperialism, visions and revisions and it really marks a milestone in our efforts to shine a light on overlooked aspects of u. S. History that have been crucial to determine our present and that have been really unexamined. And so in this case, we are taking a look at the events that turned the United States into a world power in 1898. Those events were what u. S. Textbooks called the spanishamerican war, which my cocurator, kate clarke lemay, and i prefer to call the war of 1898, because that way we can consider other countries that were part of that conflict. Right. Not just the us and spain, but also guam, cuba, the philippines, puerto rico, the joint resolution to annex hawaii, which happens during the war of 1898 and the philippineamerican war, which