Bulldozed dirt. That stood between the flames and homes. Is a big concern yesterday and last night that we might have a thunderstorm event that could create a dry lightning and increase winds along the ground. The weather conditions never materialized and lines of defense held. It did not mean that neighbors who had stayed behind slept easily. Or at all. What we did was we slept in shifts to watch and Pay Attention to what was going on. Well, what is it going to take to get that fire out finally . Any idea . First of all they will need some help from mother nature. One of the ironies is on the map it is the biggest of all of the fires plaguing the bay area, but in terms of actual Property Damage it might be the least destructive burning in some open woodlands away from homes generally speaking. What firefighters are ultimately going to need to do is look at the map, figure out where they can set up some defenses in terms of where the fire is headed, and hopefully get it to burn itself
A man accused of targeting a synagogue in the city of hama and killing 2 passes back to. A committee of british lawmakers criticize the government for failing to investigate russian meddling in the u. K. Politics their long awaited report calls Court Immediate action to tackle the threats. I mean if i must and welcome us President Donald Trump has made a shift in rhetoric over the corona crisis in his 1st pandemic briefing in nearly 3 months trump told reporters the virus will probably get worse before it gets better knowlton quote concerning rice in cases and southern us states has previously refused to acknowledge there is a problem trump who has been reluctant to wear masks himself in public also changed his stance on facial facial coverings by encouraging americans to wear that. Americas youth will act responsibly and were asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance wear a mask get them is whether you like the mask or not they have an impact theyll have an effe
Reader and for obvious reasons, i feel very passionate about history, i think we need to be able to look through the lens of history at times that are similar to the times we are living in. We need to learn about people in our country who can be models for us all. History is obviously important, but i believe it has to be accessible way without dumbing it down or without lowering the standards for research or accuracy. So dont forget to read my source notes. I find source notes really grueling and so i always tell the audiences please read my source notes because i have spent so much time on them but in all seriousness, that is my quest. I want to entertain, but at the same time to deliver a very important story. And in order for me to get interested in the topic, it has to be really significant. It has to include things that i think will help us learn about ourselves and about our country. And another qualification for me is that it really has to be something that maybe has been swall
Tried to get ahead by diminishing those around him. This is part of pamplin historical part symposium called looking at generals we love to hate looking at Controversial Military leaders of the skwar civil war. Today is the 100th anniversary, to the day, that the first u. S. Troops went into line in france. During world war i. [ applause ] i am happy to introduce our next speaker. John j. Hennessey is a public historian and author, currently serving as the chief historian and chief of interpretation at fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National military park. John has worked for the nps for 25 years starting at manassas. He authored a great book, the first battle of manassas, july 18th through the 21st, as well as the probably the definitive book on second manassas return to bull run. Lets welcome john hennessey. [ applause ] so i have to start with this. This is not a gratuitous praising of my team that i have loved since i was 12. Pittsburgh penguins. They play hockey, you know. You mi
Everyone to the 68 National Book award. [applause] like most people here tonight i have always been an avid reader and i come from a family of avid readers and i have birthed at least one avid reader, the jury is still out on the younger ones. As an only child and the daughter of two only children it wasnt uncommon in our house to find everyone in separate corners, each of us buried in a book. Huge nerds, you might have called us. Its a privilege to be in his room full of huge nerds. I feel right at home. My mothers father was a rare book dealer in chicago so the nerd gene goes back even farther in my family. One year there was a terrible fire and my grandfather store and the fire itself didnt reach the volume the fire hoses did. Water, water, everywhere. His whole inventory ruins and my grandfather felt he had no choice but to close up shop. My grandparents packed up and moved to the ozarks in the heart of missouri where my grandmother was from and they both were effectively retired a