Jordan smith, you are here at the annual meeting talking about rum. Why . Im working on a book project that examines the production of rum in the 17th century world. At the heart of the project is an attempt to ask how rum was invented over centuries as different groups of people from the americas, europe, and africa converged and combined his experiences. Why rum . What is interesting about rum is it is ubiquitous. It is something, we look at the example of mount vernon, everybody is drinking rum. It is served on washingtons table. Martha washington says rum may always be had. It is imported locally and also from the caribbean. It is having an internal economy bringing in workers who get their wages in rum. Enslaved people receive rum for anything from childbirth to getting a cow out of a meyer. It is one of these moments where you can see how different groups of people we dont always think of interacting around an item part of everyday life. Where and when is it invented . I argue in
Spared putting a gold star in their front window, we were successful. A look at some of the highlights from the past 12 months continues as we take you to reno, nevada. Divorce is really the thing that put reno on the map. It had been known for being a railroad junction. It was modest. It started out as a crossroads and a railroad stop. In 1905 when the first big divorce came, that got international attention. The media started to focus on reno for that reason. That was the publicity they did not have to try to get. People were fascinated by this western town where all of these cosmopolitan people were coming and getting divorces. That was the beginning of a tourist trade for reno. The state of nevada legalized gambling in 1931. It had been on the books before that. That is when they said gambling is legal. We mean it. You can open clubs and casinos. Heart of thehe tourist industry through the 1970s and the 1980s. It was the combination of being the divorce capital of the world and thi
Your local cable or is the provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Widener University Professor jordan smith talks about the invention of rum and its impact on the Atlantic World occurring the 17th and 18th centuries. We recorded the interview at the organization of american historians ian yul meeting in hiladelphia. Jordan smith, you are here at the organization of historians each annual meeting and youre talking about rum, why . Im working on a book project that exams the invention and production of rum in the 17th century and i think at the heart of this project one asks how rum was invented. Not in one moment but over a period of centuries as different groups of people from the americas, from europe and from africa converged and kind of combined their knowledge, cultures and experiences. And why rum . So i think whats really interesting about rum is its something that, if we look at the example of George Washingtons mount vernon, everybody is serving rusm. Its served o
Thank you, commissioners, on that motion to adopt the minutes for june 6th, 2019. [ roll col call ] so moved. That motion passes 50. Item 2. Commission comments and questions. So i would just like to comment on the hearing that we just had in respectfully request that the Department Come back with the work that you started a couple years ago and improve upon it. Because i think that part of what is going on is that they have been coming up every week begging us to look at the demo calcs and weve been waiting for this legislation and we havent taken the appropriate action. We need to do what is right. Im hoping we can support staff in doing that. Seeing nothing further we can move on to department matters. Item 3, directors announcement im sorry, did you want to Say Something . Im happy to take that message back to staff and i think im thinking that we have we would come up with kind of a conceptual level and an alternative level. Were not solving for the world. Were solving for this sp
Which expect richards to be absent. Item 1 consideration of Adoption Draft minutes for june 6th, to 19. I have no speaker cards. Would anybody like to provide Public Comment on the draft minutes . With that that comment is closed. Commissioner hillis. Thank you, commissioners, on that motion to adopt the minutes for june 6th, 2019. [ roll col call ] so moved. That motion passes 50. Item 2. Commission comments and questions. So i would just like to comment on the hearing that we just had in respectfully request that the Department Come back with the work that you started a couple years ago and improve upon it. Because i think that part of what is going on is that they have been coming up every week begging us to look at the demo calcs and weve been waiting for this legislation and we havent taken the appropriate action. We need to do what is right. Im hoping we can support staff in doing that. Seeing nothing further we can move on to department matters. Item 3, directors announcement im