List on theon the thousands of deaths. Or than 300,000 people die each year. The electrocardiograph has aided in the study of heart disease. Cancer results in the death of 100 35,000 people in the United States annually. Malaria is still an important look Health Program problem. This mosquito Borne Disease has more than 2 million cases annually. Having aent is malarial chill. We need to prevent mosquito breeding. We can provide breeding places for mosquitoes and by eliminating all piles insofar as possible. In certain regions, effective Mosquito Control has been dusted. This has been done by trucks. And by airplanes, according to the conditions met with. Method effective employed is the killing of larvae by the removing of stagnant water. Also, keeping mosquitoes out of the home. That was a short look at one of our many programs available in its entirety on our website at cspan. Org history. American history tv, exploring our nations passed every weekend on cspan3. Week, American Histo
The story of how African Americans come to congress is not an easy story. We had many serve, we had how story. But it has to do with, the role of congress and during the civil war and in the decade after, and during the civil war there was a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of African Americans and wanted to create a society in the south after the war, that was a most racial society. These were radicals in the house, like fadi is stevens, who is chairman of the ways and means committee. And was a leader, also people like henry winter davis, elijah wash burn. The senate, Charles Sumner, an andrew wade. And they really drove the agenda, and push the lincoln administration, to not only prosecute the war more vigorously, but also to have a reconstruction after the war, that was one that was not so lenient towards Southern States. That would assure Political Rights were extended to African Americans. Also the war ends in 1865, but how do you get
20th century. We have a lot of artifacts from the house collection and have to do with that. And a lot of history to cover. And, the last africanamerican to be elected to the 19th century was 1901, george white of north carolina, and that was a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. And we have a couple of where artifacts from the 19 twenties and thirties. But before i launch into that, because i love them so much. Tell us a little bit about oscar priest and how he got into congress. Theres a long period, almost three decades after George Henry White where there is no African Americans who served in the house or senate. That has everything to do with the gym crow laws that them go on the books in the south. The way that that changes over time during those decades, there is a critical thing going on in the south where African Americans begin to leave the cell and move northward as part of a multi decade movement that would later be called the great migration. Tha
Welcome to Washington Post live. This is a special live freak recording of my post opinion podcast. We have a lot to talk about with my guest today. She has been her states secretary of health. She has represented her state in congress. On today, she is said to be joe bidens Vice President ial short list. Governor grisham, welcome. Governor grisham i am delighted to be on your show. Nice to meet you and spend a little time with you. Jonathan likewise. Thank you for being here. I mentioned that you were the health secretary. You were a member of congress. They gave you incredible insight how to deal with the coronavirus early on. You declared a state wide Health Emergency on when there were march 11 only four cases in your state. What did you see that pushed you to move so quickly . Governor grisham two things, you know this virus is moving so it comes with travelers. We have commuters. We are a moving hub. We are still dealing with folks trapped on a cruise in california and i dealt wi
Host thank you for being here. I mentioned that you are the help secretary and you are a member of congress because they give you incredible insight and think on how to deal with the coronavirus early on. You declared statewide Health Emergency on march 11th when there were only four cases in your state. But as you see that push you to move so quickly. Two things, you know that money. Rus is so it comes with travelers. I was still dealing with people traveling on a cruise in california an adult with the pandemic before. In the earlier you start, the more aggressively you start the better control and management efforts you have. This is the problem because you cant see the pandemic. Everyone i think falsely assumes that it wont come here. And wean will wait until we see what is happening. And for too many it is easier to explain pretty have to move immediately. Otherwise it rages out of control. We have seen it all across the country now. Jonathon in a followup. He said the through pend