[applause] shank tonights guest is war and being home. Freelanceoadcaster, author, and write her. He won a ba in history from the university of North Carolina go, heels. His career includes nearly 25 years of success in sales and marketing and philanthropic services. He is a special interest in the history of south and North Carolina. Carolina and george seems to be a theme. He is the creator of carolina color, a series of live radio the nuts vignettes, and his column has appeared in the raleigh times and observer. I hope you brought some hush puppies or barbecue or something with you. Being a tech person myself, i appreciate warren because he has a very active twitter account. Thank you for promoting this event to your following. Tonights event, he will discuss his latest book, George Washingtons 1791 southern tour. This is a book that considers the history and lore of the president s president s visit to the south. I had a opportunity to work on an interactive map here a few years ag
Incredible documents, spanning from everything from papal ambassador from the congo in 1608, to the first printing of the u. S. Constitution, and so forth. Its an opportunity to get close to history through interaction with documents. Whats exciting about this evening is that we not only have the documentation, but we also have living witnesses to history to 11 and deepen our understanding of these events. From the karen archive, we decided to expand the event. Figure was on her way this evening and was instrumental in organizing the event by introducing me to jean the otherand panelists, but who unfortunately got stuck in denver in a snowstorm and was unable to join us. Part of her collection is on display in the corner which she generously lent to us to show. Through sue, serendipitously, by chance i came back to washington and have been to meet mary gallagher, who contacted me here in washington. Collectionincredible she shared with me and has been kind enough to share some of her t
A Nonprofit Organization that knowledgeromote the and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting advanced studies, presenting exhibitions, Public Programs, advocating preservation, and writing resources to students and teachers. During the siege of charleston in 1780, British Forces captured nearly 6000 men, seven of whom were generals. This was the largest number of prisoners taken during a single occupy charlestown became the key prisoner depot for the british in the south create what were the dates of these captured men . South. Eased what would the fates of these captured men . I am pleased to introduce carl borick to answer these questions. He is director of the Charleston Museum in chow said, South Carolina, the author of two books on the revolutionary war in South Carolina. Charleston, s. C. , the author of two books on the revolutionary war in South Carolina. Won the 2003ense roger award from the South Carolina Historical Society for the years best b
Every building, every street, with just 100 robots in a matter of about two weeks and theres not a human being driving them. All they are doing is wandering around and mapping and this is assuming they are not being run over by cabbies or. The switchblade is a fire and forget weapon. This is where were going in terms of shooting and then not thinking about it anymore, and one of the problems of this is who is responsible . If this thing makes a strike on a target that we would consider to be illegal, who do you blame. You cant punish a robot or at least you cant pun tish in any way that it will consider punishment for violating the laws of war. You cant force a robot to feel bad about what its done. You know, in theyre you can punish the commander who released the weapon. You could punish whoever made the decision to ship it to the theater. Could you punish whoever wrote the software for it, but the history of military prugsz would indicate thats not going to happen. Even the perpetrat
Pursuing issues that were important to her like education, literacy, and womens health. Laura batch, this laura bush, this sunday night. Examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady, and their influence on the presidency. From Martha Washington to michelle obama, sunday at 7 00 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to American History tv live from Colonial Williamsburg. On the eve of the American Revolution williamsburg, virginia was a bustling capital , home to a large enslaved population. American history tv returns to the williamsburg at the 1770s where we are live from the historic district. Burgesses, where George Washington once served, and the Governors Palace, home to king george. We will also be taking your questions as we talked to historians, curators, and interpreters that will all be aboard the cspan bust today. Joining us is Colonial Williamsburg president mitchell reiss. Thank you for being here this morning,