Events and a weekends, cspan3 is the home to American History tv with programs that tell our nations history. The civil wars 150 anniversary. Artifacts and touring museums and discover what artifacts reveal about americas past. Historybest known writers. The presidency looking at the pulses and legacies of our commanders in chief. Lecturers in history with top college professors. Americanew series, reel with educational films from the 1930s through the 1970s. Watch us in hd and like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Next on the presidency, Political Science professor Michael Nelson explains how and why Richard Nixons victory came at a pivotal time in american politics. That year was marked by the assassinations of Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther king jr. Nelson describes how it nixon won over and alienated electorate. Hosted by the Southern Methodist University Center of president ial history, this event is about 50 minutes. The first thing the speaker wants to know when he i
University center of president ial history, this event is about 50 minutes. The first thing the speaker wants to know when he is invited to speak at a Different Institution like smu, who will be in the audience . Will it be 20yearolds . Or will it be people with a memory of that election . The answer was, itll be a mix of people which were no use at all. That is to make some general remarks about the election and specific remarks and give you this handout which is a kind of the menu, if i do not talk about them in my prepared remarks and you have an interest about pursuing, you will have the opportunity to do that and the question and answer. I would not try to give you a comprehensive summary of my book which is not only about the 1968 election but the years leading up and following the election. Rather, i will try to give you a high point and rely on you to decide what you want to hear. America coming apart, america coming apart has been the theme of most commentary of america in 196
There has been more fierce fighting in the southern and eastern parts of the town of kobane on the syriaturkey border. Thats what spokes people for kurdish troops told al jazerra. A thursday night the United States hit the embattled syrian town with seven air strikes, activists say the u. S. Led coalition targeted four isil position on his a southern suburb and three in an eastern one. Nine kurdish fighters were reported killed overnight and a number of isil fighters were also killed. Kurdish forces capitalized on the air strikes and managed to stop isil from reaching the townsendetownsender and makeingr advances live now to near the turkishsear request boredder, al jazerras Stefanie Decker is there, stephanopoulos, de stef n see behind and you bring us up to speed on the latest. Reporter we are actually outside a town close to cobane. Its quite hazy. There is a massive plume of black smoke coming from there, also smaller ones in the distance which the camera probably cant pick you fee
Autumn brings cooler nights, falling leaves. Baseball playoffs, and nine powerful men and women back to the Supreme Court of the United States to begin another term. After sessions packed with bloc buster cases, hobby lobby strike down closed union shops, requiring warrants for Police Searching the contents of a cell phone, what deliberations and decisions will make news in the coming terms. Again and again we turn to the nations highest court to rule on statement limits, the state powers over individuals, and relationships in business. And by declining gay marriage cases, wins for the gay rights cause. Reporter the justices turning down petition dealing with samesex marriage law. It doesnt mean that a marriage case wont appear before the court this year. Gay marriage advocates hope that theyll rule di finishtively in their favor. Since the court ruled against the defense of marriage act and californias prop 8 in 2013, marriage bans have foul no one a dozen states. Cases in front of th
And the most devastating earthquake in 25 years, napa, california trying to recover from what could be billions in damage. Thousands of people packed in sane lewis church today to say goodbye to Michael Brown. Browns funeral took place more than two weeks after he was shot and killed by a Police Officer in nearby ferguson, the shooting triggered days of unrest. During the service, browns stepmother recalled a conversation in which she said brown had predictedded hi predin death. Said because i have been dreaming of death. I have been seeing pictures of death. He said i see blooding sheets hanging on a clothes line when i went out there and saw mike mike thats exactly what he was laying up under. He pretty much prophesied his own death and didnt realize it. Diane estebrook is in missouri for us. As you know, diane the family has called for peace and calm and for a break of the demonstrations. Is the community calm this evening . Reporter it has been calm all day today, tone i is sounds