In the fields of flanders, because of the munitions, and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed, and those poppies began to grow. And so, the poppies then grew in amongst what is the killing fields. And so, then the poem in flanders field, was written. It began popularity in 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the United States. Poppies began being sold as remembrance to raise funds for wounded veterans. When you come into the National World war i museum and memorial, as you mentioned, theres a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this glass bridge is a beautiful field of poppies, red poppies of flanders field. There are 9,000 blooms, each representing 1,000 combatant deaths. Its really an architectural masterpiece, i think, of the museum, very striking for visitors. Whats interesting is to see how Different Countries respond to that. Americans, theyre moved by the poem, theyre moved by the experience. Europeans or people from t
Germany entering into world war i. More than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tides of the global war bringing it to a close 18 months later on november 11th, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the museum in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours. Well take you on a tour of some of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians. As we open our program were joined in the museum by the president and ceo of museum matthew naylor. You have a lot of resources to preserving the memory. Why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont think you can think of the last 100 years, particularly in the United States, without understanding the impact of world war i. Thats true of countries right across the globe. Im an australian. Im an american as well. For australia its the defining moment rather
Their prey become more agile so they can escape at the last minute. And does this womans face look familiar . It turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. Good morning. Its january the 25th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14 in 2017. In the 12 months to last september, knife crime rose by 21 , sex offences by 23 and robbery by 29 . Knife crime rose by 21 . However, the separate crime survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests that crime continued to fall. Lets speak to david jamieson, the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands. Thank you forjoining us. The figures in the West Midlands, 431,000 total recorded crimes, and thatis 431,000 total recorded crimes, and that is an increase in line with whats happening across the country. What do you put it down to . Crime has risen in the West Midlands in accord with the rest of the country. We have lost over 2000 of our uni
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