Only five short years after the last shots of world war ii had been fired, the United States army had been reduced to an active force of 600,000. A great number of these were scattered about the world on occupation duty. But the armed forces of the populist communists, soviet russia and red china, remained on a strong war time putting and in belligerent posture. Aggression was soon to come. Americans would be fighting against tyranny for the third time in 32 years. Korea. A crowded Little Finger of land of key importance to the free world in the far east. What happened here opened the next major chapter in the history of the United Statesarmy. The war began here, at the 38th parallel. Just how this imaginary line became the fuse for three years of explosion. Before the japanese surrender in world war ii, we made an agreement with the russians who were then our allies. When surrender came on the asian mainland, Russian Troops would accept the surrender of japanese forces, north of the 3
Each week, American History tv real america brings you archival films that provide Historical Context for Public Policy issues of the 21st century. In 1849, it took the clipper ship flying cloud 89 days to reach San Franciscos golden gate harbor from new york. In the spring of 1945, no point on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from San Francisco. In those hundred years San Francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. It developed into a vigorous and Cosmopolitan Center of culture and of industry and shipping for the war in the pacific. And for nine weeks in the spring of 1945 San Francisco was the center of many hopes for lasting peace. Delegates representing 46 nations came to San Francisco on april 25th, 1945. Representing almost 2,000 Million People, more than 80 of humanity. All at war when the conference was begun, they came with hope born of common struggle. They came to design together machinery to end war, a curse which in 30 years had killed 40 million human beings
I love or the greatest. Gift to god. So i had to vote because we have to get them past 3 years but theres no way we can have 4 more years with them yes or the biden. I dont know kind of lesser of 2 evils for me but i think the trumps going to win it more than he did last time its actually really close i think its pretty close i see a different you know the sound guy and if he turns out that i think that and i think its a good day to make it say. Also coming up the business of predicting u. S. Election results in 2016 the polls missed the mark big time just ask Hillary Clinton in 2020 there are still plenty of predictions but this time they require patient were rightly not going to get a clear winner on Election Night and thats different from not having a clear winner its not a sign of our system failing us actually just means were giving people who are counting the ballots time to count about. But to our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the wor
A number of states are suspicious. People trying to divert contemned from claims raises divisions and questions of americas heralded democratic system well some people on the streets without reaction. Would go oh mr gold oil you know. You got to work out what they get but if people get married to people trash is a direct threat to our democracy from these riots and he needs to find out what hes fighting for because to resign kind of fronts in this country. A very warm welcome im mickey aaron and youre watching on t. V. Special coverage of the 2020 u. S. President ial election its certainly a nail biter as the vote counting has resumed in some of the key states in the race for the american presidency. Democratic contender joe biden has expressed certainty hes on course to beat donald trump stopping short of declaring victory here just his supporters of the city of wilmington and the state of delaware youll have a final declaration. But the numbers its clear choice a clear story were goi
After the beheading of a teacher dear paris and shown his class caricature of the prophet mohammed. And in other news r. T. Asks social platform twitter to clarify why one of its reports on the us election was labelled potentially misleading. Good afternoon thanks for joining us this is r. T. We begin in france which is once again trying to come to terms with the tragedy terror struck on thursday morning in the city of nice when a nice man rampage through a Church Killing 3 leaving several others injured the attack came just 2 weeks after the brutal beheading of a teacher in paris after hed shown his class characters of the prophet mohammed president. Has described the latest attack as an islamist terror incident. Live. It was relief but in this new tragedy today you see victims of islamofascism repeatedly denounced. As you know who descended. Upon for the siren of the firemen the Police Arrived quickly since really with bikers and everything that followed then they set up a Security S