Hi, im john feral. This year we visited 24 cities expleering the unique history and literary life. Were going to show you several stops to our visit of tacoma, washington. The western terms of the Northern Pacific railroad. The area is in the southern section of puget sound, which is sort of Washington State and the pacific northwests great inland water. And when the Transcontinental Railway came, there was talk of one day being able to expand puget sound. But really wasnt an undertaking anybody was prepared to do. During the depression federal programmed like the building of the grand coolly dam and stuff, there were big job creating works projects happening in the pacific northwest. And in the mid1930s there began be to talk of creating a bridge over puget sound to reach from tacoma to the Kitsap Peninsula. Tacoma narrows bridge was open in 1940 after two years of construction. The tacoma narrows is a bit of a wind tunnel and people working on the deck began to notice movement and al
Extremists if marks the end of an intense battle that started back in june so what now for the socalled Islamic State. Also coming up in neighboring iraq baghdad is pushing ahead with an offensive to retake disputed kurdish held areas as the u. N. And the u. S. Appealed for calm. And a dangerous journey to escape persecution thousands of new rope him to refugees pour into bangladesh from myanmar not all of them are making it alive. Im sara kelly welcome thanks for joining us u. S. Backed fighters in syria have retaken rocka the city that the socalled Islamic State considers its capital a commander of the troops fighting is. Says that operations are under way to clear this. City of landmines and militant sleeper cells dozens of jihad it had made their last stand in the city stadium but it is unclear if they remain holed up there meanwhile still to celebrate its processes aeration as the four month battle nears an end im so sick. Of a more now lets cross over to journalist lad and we hav
Would soon turn into with showcase of savage. Today the same square aptly renamed paradise to help square with no capital and little territory isis is broken is a total defeat now imminent. Also coming up they have fought together to push back Islamic States now iraqi and Kurdish Forces may be turning on each other the u. S. Refusing to take sides claiming its really not that bad. Aside from the incident from Early Morning hours on sixteen october south of kirkuk that we assessed as a miscommunication there have been no further reports of Armed Conflict or contact between the two groups. And we begin the day with the biggest military victory so far in the battle against socalled Islamic State for the past four months u. S. Bank forces have waged a campaign to retake the syrian city of raka from isis today a general of the Syrian Democratic forces announced that the fighting is over in two thousand and fourteen isis fighters took control of rocket making it the capital of a new caliphat
Of states 20 year leg adopting their own Suffrage Movement. There were a number of states that passed a National Amendment to the constitution. We were the fifth estate. All of the first states, the first six were located here in the west. Washington became a pivotal step making a leap into the 20th century. After we passed this in 1910 there was a domino affect across the country. Immediately, oregon passed it. Then california than that moved to the dakotas and montana and nebraska. To new yorkd across in 1919 and the National Amendment passes. You could call us a big turning point in the effort to gain suffrage for women and the united states. The big event that began the Suffrage Movement did happen in new york. Conventione womens led by Susan B Anthony on among other leaders. Interestingly enough right after that she began a world wind a to advocate for womens rights periods went of the early leaders in the 20th century and Washington State saw her in 1848 as a eightyearold. Barnst
Of states 20 year leg adopting their own Suffrage Movement. There were a number of states that passed a National Amendment to the constitution. We were the fifth estate. All of the first states, the first six were located here in the west. Washington became a pivotal step making a leap into the 20th century. After we passed this in 1910 there was a domino affect across the country. Immediately, oregon passed it. Then california than that moved to the dakotas and montana and nebraska. To new yorkd across in 1919 and the National Amendment passes. You could call us a big turning point in the effort to gain suffrage for women and the united states. The big event that began the Suffrage Movement did happen in new york. Conventione womens led by Susan B Anthony on among other leaders. Interestingly enough right after that she began a world wind a to advocate for womens rights periods went of the early leaders in the 20th century and Washington State saw her in 1848 as a eightyearold. Barnst