What does that mean that it isnt seen as an opportunity that it is perhaps even something troubling why is that the case and why is it still the case if its true its all yeah yeah i mean it is like the case that and more people in the east and float for at the age of 30 and we have to. Turn into for germany poland right when tyson. Yes and by the way shouldnt ask why do east germans wrote about b. Should why could the a g become popular in this part of germany rance a bit of a question your answer to that question is very very many answers one to me in a nutshell well so one quarter of the east german people have left many academics this is one reason we didnt have the movement of the 1968 in east germany and i think the most important thing is we are missing as strong or this is a Civil Society its not as strong as in west germany so we really really. Need this but we also need more people like in the media or we need more and more is german perspectives because there is this fact tha
9 11 but an important date nonetheless because on that date a squadron of one dozen b17 bombers in the United States Army Air Corps took off from base in england and flew across the English Channel and dropped the bomb load on a railroad marshaling yard or switching yard in the city stop why is this important city. Why is this important . It was the first allamerican air raid on nazi occupied europe. We had flown with britain but this was the first 100 american raid on august of 1942. A very successful raid, no damage to aircraft or crew. By all of the usual measurements it was a very successful expedition. That is not exactly why it is important. It is important because it marked the beginning let me put it this way. It marked to the implementation of a decision made a decade earlier that in the event of a future war, god forbid but in the event of a future war the United States would place its principle tbet on creating and using a new Weapon System called Strategic Bombing. Strategi
Could everybody please take a seat . It really is a good morning, this is one of the first days of the year when spring is something other than a rumor. Welcome to one of all. My name is Tom Birmingham in i and i am Pioneer Institute senior fellow in education. This is the third forum that i i have posted over the last two months since joining pioneer. Given the lineup this morning, i believe you are in for a real treat. As is usual, we can expect a robust and Free Exchange of ideas varied opinions when we have the presentation on teaching world war ii in Public Schools. We would also like to express a very warm welcome to cspan , which is joining us this morning. The timing could hardly be better given that this week marks the 70th anniversary of victory in europe today. Day. Several guest speakers are heading to europe to celebrate. But first, let me thank our events cosponsors. The massachusetts historical society, the program of education policy and governance at Harvards Kennedy s