Going to be looking at the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have classified the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war is sometimes seen as americas iliad, of that great epic battle. This great voyage will be quite significant and important. A few years ago, the Atlantic Monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History and lewis and clark make the list at 70. What i find interesting is they are the only names on the entire list where they are listed together. So, it is almost like they are inseparable. And the smithsonian did one just five years ago on the 100 most significant americans, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark once again made the list, and sacagawea also made the made it. This young teenage shoshone woman was considered one of the 100 most significant americans. So, there is an impression acr
Wade is and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, mr. Walter matthau. Doubt thes without a most difficult assignment given to one man. As one of our greatest soldiers. Distinguished actor brings you the finest moments of our history. June, 1945. The return to his homeland as a war hero. The european phase of the greatest war had ended. Greets eisenhower and reflects the deep joy of a nation approaching peace again. That anyoneome would give a favorite son, but more than anything else, it is a tribute. Towards a man who had stewarded it was a crusade with many battles and many trials, but i symbol that one day above all others. Dday. June 6. 1944. Upon the outcome of this bold freedom. Of war and it was because so much of mans the architect of that success had found the hearts of people open in the town of his boyhood, where they adventure of ght diaz and howard began dwight d. Eisenhower began. It is typical of the type of town that comes to mind with the phrase grassroots america. Past. S
Possibilities should he takes. Im max foster thanks for joining us and we begin here in berlin where shoot rallies have taken place against germanys coronavirus restrictions despite police attempts to break them up the protest had been given the go ahead on strict conditions but police say participants failed to wear face masks or follow social distancing rules in all tens of thousands of people managed to voice their anger against the governments handling of the pandemic. They came from all over the tammany to express their anger at the governments measures to tackle the cone of fire is pandemic so many the measures go too far because they believe there is no way and then share. The initial. I dont believe that theres a pandemic i do seeing the disease exists but i do not think its a pandemic that the low there fit with the un for according to the new definition of pandemic a tease indeed a pandemic but while it has yet to spread from then on it has nothing to do with the danger posed
And overnight while the casket was in the rotunda, according to abc, close family members and staffers took turns sitting vigil overnight while lewis lies in state in the rotunda. Also happening on capitol hill today, the attorney general, william barr, will be testifying before the house judiciary about his performance. Well begin a conversation on that. What do you think about mr. Barrs performance as attorney general . Do you agree with him at 2027480000 is your number. Disagree, 2027482001. You can also text us at 2027488003. Or join us on twitter and facebook. Com cspan. Joining us on the phone is todd, a Legal Affairs staff writer with cq roll call. Remind our viewers why this hearing is taking place. Hi, good morning. Well, this is basically something that used to happen all the time and does happen all the time. Its an oversight hearing. And you have the house, which is the closest representative to the people of the United States in the government and they get a chance to brin
Next on American History tv, author kevin tyson talks about his book, when it mattered most, which tells the story of the seattle metropolitans who became the first u. S. Hockey team to win the stanley cup when they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in 1917. The story is set against the backdrop of president Woodrow Wilson mustering support for u. S. Entry into world war i while the conflict raged in europe. The u. S. Declared war on germany six days after the metropolitans victory. The National World war i museum and memorial in Kansas City Missouri hosted this discussion and provided the video. Thank you so much for being here. I appreciate you braving the weather, and kevin, i appreciate you being from seattle. Kevin i brought seattles weather with me. Time with the local abc affiliate. Ive worked a lot with the mavericks and the Museum Memorial here and i appreciate this opportunity. Im looking forward to chatting with you. I think you will get a lot out of this, whether you are a ho