Party, supported a constitutional amendment quite different from the one that was eventually ratified in 1865. Watch thursday beginning at 8 pm eastern, American History tv this week and every weekend on cspan3. In the years before 1941, japan built a great war machine and prepared for a mad gamble with the rest of the world. Finally, it played its hand. And lost. This was hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb. A lifeless, hopeless city. But, time passes. And in the desolation of defeat, people stir and strive for the normal living they once knew. Hiroshima is a symbol of a new beginning of a defeated country is making. Slowly, very slowly, something is coming out of the wreckage. Not merely new buildings, but in the minds of a defeated people, a growing new ideas. The idea of democracy. There is hope in the air. Perhaps the past from defeat will lead to a better way of living than they have ever known before. In the old days, the victor took the spoils, sacked the conquered coun
Ministers National Battlefield park. A 5000 acre park. Mr. Bias has a masters degree in applied anthropology. As you imagine, he might has a long career in the National Park service. He was a legislative coordinator for the National Park service. He was project manager for the rehabilitation of arlington house. He worked at the National Battlefield, George Washington memorial parkway, Great Falls Park and hes going to be, as you just heard, the topic of his top today is unprecedented discovery. Field hospital barrios on earth. Please welcome mr. Bies. Okay, well im really looking forward to sharing this unprecedented story with everyone here. Again, i have the great privilege and early humble privilege of being the superintendent of 5000 acres of some of americas most hallowed grounds. Most everybody here is going to know this, but i feel the obligatory 30 seconds of why Manassas Battlefield is an important place. We preserve the scenes of not just one, but two incredibly significant c
A lifeless, hopeless city. But time passes. And in the desolation of defeat, people stir and strive for the normal living they once knew. Hiroshima is a symbol of the new completely new beginning of a defeated country. Slowly, very slowly, something is coming out of the wreckage. Not merely new buildings, but in the minds of a defeated people, a growing new idea. The idea of democracy. There is hope in the air. Perhaps the path from defeat will lead to a better way of living than they have ever known before. In the old days, the victor took the spoils, sacked the conquered country, carried off the jewels, and kidnapped women. Today, the victor takes responsibilities. In his hands is the power to mold the future and the possibility of peace. Between the supreme allied commander and the japanese people, between conqueror and conquered, there is an understanding unmatched in all history. Planning the work of the Occupation Forces began in 1945 out of the meeting of the allied powers in po
The president ial libraries. It is a nice little walk. To kind of stretch our legs and come back here. And remember president and mrs. Bush. They were so much part of the library and museum and community. You can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at east end. Org flash city tour cspan. Org citiestour. Over years ago victory japan day, august 15, 1945, marked the end of world war ii. Next on our weekly reel america series, three felt about the state of affairs immediately after the war. The to democracy documents first three years of reforming and rebuilding japanese society. Here is germany forces that takes a harsh look at the countrys history and explores how a civilized people could launch war and murder millions of civilians. Finally a ceiling on your home is a short film talking about price controls should continue for returning veterans amid a housing shortage. In the years before 1941, japan built a great war machine and prepared for
And i pale more that announcement coming just hours after cal, so i so said that there would not be any rotating blackouts tonight. Thousands of customers were in the dark for hours last night as temperatures soared into the triple digits. Kron fours dan thorn is live in san and elmo hes been talking with people about the heat and their concerns over the potential for more outages in the coming days well ken and pam, the rolling power blackouts for on some people out here are a painful reminder. Last falls Public Safety power shutoff done by pg and e with these high temperatures its been essential for people to keep cool and many of them are also doing their best to conserve energy or the hope for the power to stay on in marine county, the scorching hot temperatures threatening the area saturday with another round of outages something people in san anselmo do not want to deal with again it was really had no notice that it was happening whatsoever on obviously a surprise we didnt know i