Planet. North men discovered the vineland of the year 1000. So it looked a dutchmen, who discovered the palisades and founded the settlement of new amsterdam. They made a purchase. Some dollars for an island. The Bowling Green remains today, but time has brought a change. Among the myriad of changes, one of the most dramatic is our modern way of travel. The airplane gives visitors from overseas and americans alike a means to answer the invitation to discover america by air. It is our plan now to take you on a most remarkable voyage, a flight in which youll glide from Historic New England to the islands of hawaii. Lets begin our voyage where pilgrim fathers came to shores of freedom. A monument in provincetown remembers them beside the foaming sea, where lobster pots line up. Before whaling days, there was a boston. Its still a fascinating place for travelers to see. Look there at the cradle of liberty. And theres c. Bunker hill, where early americans stood ground and fought for freedom
Can argue every year should be. This is incredibly special for all of us in america, especially at the smithsonian. We are bound together in celebrating the american womens History Initiative throughout the Smithsonian History Museum and online, and all of the activities, and here at the American History museum, we are particularly grateful to have three exhibitions opening. Spurring really from this one. This is democracy in america, the great leap of faith that opened a few years ago. Im in the gallery that takes us through the long and arduous and continuing effort to expand democracy to enfranchise more and more americans. As you might know, early on, only white men with property were able to vote. Throughout the 19th century, the long battle expanding that suffrage to slaves, previous slaves, and women, culminating finally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th amendment. Not guaranteeing women the right to vote, but barring the federal government and states against voters beca
Market. So well be talking about that tonight. And what i want to do is set the stage for the bread riots, give you an idea for the conditions under which it occurred, and then ill talk about the riot itself and then ill end with the aftermath of the riot. I have a slight up here of robert keen. He wrote some insightful things. I want to share something from his diary. On march 7, this is what he said. He was an official in the War Department. And he said flour in the city is 30, but butchers are closing their stalls. Pound. 1. 25 per then he said the scheduled prices, which are often 50 below the market or neighborhood price. Price schedule he is talking about is basically the government prices that farmers had to abide by when they sold goods to the army. So, the farmers resent these prices. Corn, and meet, as meat, as soon as they were brought to towns, there was a surplus. Unless the secretary changes his policy and buys in the market for the best price. And then he concluded there
Next, as travel for Many Americans is limited or a most impossible, we invite you to america. Lm discover the aerial trip across the u. S. Supported the johnson initiative about highlighting natural and manmade attractions from coasttocoast. Narrator an invitation to discovery beckons from each shoreline of this land, the most diverse upon our planet. So it looked to norsemen who, in ships with dragon prows, discovered the vinland of the year 1000. So it looked to dutchmen who, in weathered galleons, discovered these palisades and founded the settlement of new amsterdam. They made a purchase for an island and bowled upon their village green. The Bowling Green remains today. But time has brought a change. Among the myriad changes, one of the most dramatic is our modern way of travel. The airplane gives visitors from overseas and americans alike a means to answer the invitation to discover america by air. [chatter] [indiscernible radio chatter] narrator it is our plan now to take you on
So it looked to norsemen who, in ships with dragon prows, discovered the vinland of the year 1000. So it looked to dutchmen who, in weathered galleons, discovered these palisades and founded the settlement of new amsterdam. They made a purchase for an island and bowled upon their village green. The Bowling Green remains today. But time has brought a change. Among the myriad changes, one of the most dramatic is our modern way of travel. The airplane gives visitors from overseas and americans alike a means to answer the invitation to discover america by air. 71 now makes the landing [indiscernible] narrator it is our plan now to take you on a most remarkable voyage, a flight on which youll glide over wonderlands from historical new england to the islands of hawaii. Lets begin our voyage where pilgrim fathers dug deep into the shores of freedom. A monument in provincetown remembers them beside the foaming sea where lobster pots line up to point to gray head and nantucket. Before whaling d