Arrive in washington. Theyre so great. They had a fire in the middle of the 19th century but you can see what remains of them in curved bookcases at the library of congress and its incredible. This man, this renaissance man, every subject you can think of is there. Archaeology. History. Art. Farming. Its all there in different languages. That was thomas jefferson. Amazing. Well, two days before the british arrived, the commandant ordered the navy clerk to get a hold of transport to take 124 barrels of gun powder out of the navy yard into the safety of virginia. Booth settled up across into georgetown and saw a wagon outside a store. He rode up and told the two apparent owners he was impounding it for the department of navy. This is wartime. And so some citizens who might normally have buckled to bureaucratic pressure bustled chasing off government officials with abuse and profanities. This is exactly what happened to booth. In a vivid chronicle written two weeks after the departure of
Country, that thats more than just a raid, that its a significant moment in International History and so i severely disagree with my canadian counterparts that what happened here was a very important moment in both british and American History. Ive even had canadians say they got the white house. Lets do this. So thats the last question and want to give everyone 30 seconds to close up and geez. So sum up the war of 1812 in 30 seconds and i dont want the audience to forget they will be around, there will be book signings. You dont want to miss that opportunity. Doctor, please start us off. 30 seconds. I did an analysis of raids, skirmishes and battles of war of the 1812. Province of ontario and state of maryland tied on the numbers and virginia came in third. I find that very interesting. So the chesapeake theater had more raids, skirmishes and battles than any other theater during the war of 1812 to canada needs to start thinking about that. And id like to just end on a little bit of a
Limits. We passed through the map room, socalled because theres a map of europe over the mantelpiece and it shows the swastika symbols which plot the nazis theres a Little Medicine chest nearby about so big. And its got holes for vials of medicine and you can pull out the drawers. 1 in 1939, a canadian wrote to president roosevelt and his name was archibald canes. And he said, my grandfather was a paymaster aboard the british warship devastation which came up the Potomac River at that time and laid siege to alexandria and oversaw the raiding of the warehouses of Agricultural Produce. But i checked it up. Thomas canes was the paymaster of the devastation but none of the crew set foot in washington. So either he exchanged booty with another briton or archibald canes the canadian is mistaken as is the white house. Well, we then went to see the portrait of George Washington. They took away the rope that keeps you about 20 feet away and then for the first of countless times i saw the artis
Pandemic. The proposal would give direct payments to Many Americans hard hit by the crisis, expand Unemployment Benefits, provide billions of dollars for State Governments, Small Businesses and hospitals. Sandra all of this is coming as the number of coronavirus cases surges to now more than 55,000 with at least 800 fatalities. Mitch mcconnell assuring americans that help is on the way. In effect, this is a wartime level of investment into our nation. The men and women in the greatest country on earth will defeat this coronavirus and reclaim our future. The senate will make sure they have the ammunition they need to do it. Im thrilled that we are finally going to deliver for the country that has been waiting for us to step up. Sandra we have live Fox Team Coverage this morning. Kristin fisher standing by at the white house but begin with Jonathan Serrie outside cdc headquarters in atlanta for us this morning. Good morning, sandra. Federal Health Officials remain deeply concerned about
Whirpool begins its recall of dangerous washing machines. Hundreds of thousands of machines could be affected. A roman fort on Hadrians Wall has been donated to the nation by its owner and could now reveal its secrets. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Senior members of the royal family are said to be hurt after the duke and duchess of sussex announced that theyre stepping back from their royal roles. Harry and meghans decision is believed to have shocked the royalfamily, with reports the couple didnt consult the queen or Prince William. In a Statement Released yesterday, the couple said they made the decision after many months of reflection and internal discussions. Buckingham palace said there were complicated issues to work through. Our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. Theyd had a six week break and theyd clearly been considering their future. Back in london on tuesday, during a visit to canada house, harry and meghan seemed settled, yet they were about to