Charter Cable Partners to show history of madison, wisconsin. To learn more about our cities tour, visit cspan. Org localcontent. We continue now with the look at the history of madison. This is American History tv on cspan 3. The personality of madison is a fascinating thing to study. Historians look at cities the same way that biographers look at people. So, when i looked at madison i wanted to know what are the salient qualities of the city. In order to do that, you have to study the whole sweep of the city, and you have to learn what the essence of the city is and how it developed and why. Out of that process, i came to some interesting conclusions and they begin with some key facts. For example, madisons leaders have always thought of themselves as living in a very special place. A place that requires tight, top regulations to control the quality of the environment. And because it is special, many leaders have been quite visionary in the way they have viewed the city. So, those ki
In 2011, the 40 minute film was chosen to be in the national , and was recently restored by the national archives. With pershing and france, the 332nd labor battalion and the 108 pioneer regiment. Fighting with the eighth illinois on the front. Planes. D on the the 371st i do see farm. The 369th in the argonne. 369th fought on the line of fire for 191 days. Not a man ever captured. Not a foot of ground ever lost. The First American troops to theive this medal for 169th. For action above and beyond the call of duty, many received medals. When the cleanup in france, the boys came marching home. Among them was henry johnson, who with one companion killed 4 and captured 28 germans, for which the french nation decorated them for exceptional bravery. There were those among the honored at arlington samuel washington. John sims. Charles young, colonel, United States army. Sermons inr memory, stone and bronze, tribute to a grateful nation, to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of all the sol
Its nice to be here surrounded by pictures of Edgar Allen Poe and books about poe and baltimore in many ways has a feel a lot like new orleans, an old port city with traditions and a quirky and sometimes spooky history. And i always kind of feel at home in baltimore just as i feel at home in new orleans. And where i lived for 10 years. What i want to do tonight is introduce you to this case that has a kind of that has kind of disappeared from the american memory, but at least for the summer of 1870 captivated the nation, newspaper readers across the country and try to explain to it you in the so that you can see what i saw as i stumbled across it. I began writing i found this story while i was doing much more traditional legal history. I was researching the famous slaughterhouse cases, the first case where the Supreme Court intercepted the 14th amendment and i was reading every single day of the new orleans newspapers in 1870 and suddenly theres this story about a white baby being abdu
Peter kassig worked for Charity Groups in lebanon and syria. In syria and ed october. This comes as the us continues efforts in iraq and syria. Joint chiefs general dempsey was in iraq. Our first 45 minutes, well get reactions to these claims. Talk about isiss strategy. 2025853880 for democrats. 2025853881 for republicans. 2025853882 for independents. A social Media Channels twitter and facebook. And you can send us an email, too. Here is the latest. Press on associated peter kassig, that american reportedly voted on video by the Associated Press reporting that the video was a leased sunday, in which black clad militant has claimed headed an us aid worker. Us officials said they are working to determine the videos authenticity. The family said they are awaiting the outcome of the investigation. Was posted on ch websites used by groups in the past, appears to be the latest messages to the us warning of further brutality if it is not abandoning your campaigns. Casting of your country, th
Saturday, 12 and 9 p. M. On sunday, and 12 a. M. On monday. You can also watch after words online youre kind of booktv. Org and click on after words in the booktv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. Welcome today to a booktvs live coverage of the 2014 texas book festival held in austin, the state capital. Over the next six hours will hear from nine authors on such topics as social change an instant, the Death Penalty, the global history of train travel. Author and professor ilan stavans starts off with a discussion about his latest book, a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. Hello and welcome. Happy sunday morning, everybody. I name is nathan. Im here with ilan stavans, professor of latin american latino studies at amherst college, author of last time i counted about 10,000 books. The latest of which is a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. It is do you call it a graphic novel if its nonfiction . We have in