Only on cspan3. This year, cspans touring cities across the country, exploring American History. My look at our visit to pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Youre watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Today, the triangle of brown encompasses what is now the park but in the 18th century it was going to be the home of one of the largest British Military installations in north america. The diorama in front of it represents what pittsburgh would have looked like in the mid1760s. Look at tod place to understand the history of why this triangle of land inside of the park today was so important in the 18th century and into the 19th century for a lot of reasons. The biggest is just the location along the two rivers, the allegheny on one side. They come together to form the ohio. Is so important is certainly during the 18th century and the mid18th century, the allegheny takes you all the way up to french canada. You can also from the ohio, travel up smaller streams and make
Next, a look at our recent visit to pittsburgh, pennsylvania. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan 3. Countryitsty is the placeu will were the Allegheny River comes together informs the ohio river. Its a place where ideas have converged. Follow me, lets take a look at 250 years of pittsburgh innovation. 20,000 years ago people started coming to north america. No one is native to north america. They all came from someplace else. About 30 miles west of pittsburgh is a place called the meadow cropped rock shelter. It is deal decided human habitation in north america. This figure is representative of those first people in western pennsylvania. One the first europeans arrived they found native peoples here. Peoples who settled at the confluence of the three rivers. When George Washington arrives in 1753, he wanted to meet queen alaquip. She was a chief. She was probably already in her late 70s or 80s when 21yearold George Washington arrives. 21yearold w
Well take them when we see anything for you. We have arrests ramping up at minimum wage protests across the nation. Were going to take you live to chicago where Ohare Airport workers are demanding 15 an hour. Jeff flock has just pressed one union rep on the issue. Were going to show you that heated exchange. But you can see the crowds that are only getting bigger at this hour. To ohio state, federal investigators leaning toward terrorism in yesterdays brutal knife attack after finding the somaliborn suspect had posted disturbing thoughts on social media. Were going to get you an update on the victims at this hour, in fact, thats supposed to happen in just minutes. And you are looking at live pictures in brazil where families, friends and fans are turning out in droves to pay tribute to their Favorite Team aftelast nights deadly crash. And, folks, when we say family, we mean it. Members of the fox family were on that doomed flight. Were less than an hour to the closing bell, so lets sta
Sales were robust last month. According to the latest government data, consumers spent more in april than expected and thats important because Consumer Spending is responsible for about twothirds of economic output. But it flies in the face of everything that weve heard this week from some of the nations biggest retailers who are struggling to attract shoppers and grow revenue. Jcpenney was the latest to report an unexpected sales drop and cut its gross margin guidance for the year. Steve liesman looks at the possible reasons behind the disc. Reporter a Strong National retail says report for april gave a major boost to the idea that the u. S. Economys in the early stages of a rebound from that weak first quarter. Retail sales grew 1. 3 , beating estimates in auto sales and furniture. Economists looking for 2. 5 Overall Economic growth in the second quarter. But the number raised a troubling question. Why have retail earnings been so lousy . Nordstroms had comparable sales fall 17 , koh
Sales were robust last month. According to the latest government data, consumers spent more in april than expected and thats important because Consumer Spending is responsible for about twothirds of economic output. But it flies in the face of everything that weve heard this week from some of the nations biggest retailers who are struggling to attract shoppers and grow revenue. Jcpenney was the latest to report an unexpected sales drop and cut its gross margin guidance for the year. Steve liesman looks at the possible reasons behind the disc. Reporter a Strong National retail says report for april gave a major boost to the idea that the u. S. Economys in the early stages of a rebound from that weak first quarter. Retail sales grew 1. 3 , beating estimates in auto sales and furniture. Economists looking for 2. 5 Overall Economic growth in the second quarter. But the number raised a troubling question. Why have retail earnings been so lousy . Nordstroms had comparable sales fall 17 , koh