Their charter in 1785. But unc was forced to open and how to redo couple of classes. The university and the city first and hadened already graduated a couple of classes. The university and the city were opened at the same time. When this area was selected, there was no town or village here. There was an anglican chapel on the side of the carolina in. They had an auction of town lots. They understood that if the university was going to succeed, they are to be a town around it to provide businesses, places live, and the town of chapel hill and the university were in essence born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. The ground broke for the first building in 1793, and a year and a half later, 1795, the university opened. They held an Opening Ceremony in january of 1795. They had events on campus here. No student showed up. It took a few weeks before the student arrived. Firsthe came over 100 miles from off the coast of north carolina. He was the entire student body for a
Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c. Mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a. Grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c. Miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment, the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present arms o say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight , oh the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our
Due to the coronavirus. We are on the campus of North Carolina at chapel hill. Unc chapel hill is the First State University in the country. Contested claim we argue with the university of georgia about. The university of georgia were chartered first. The unc charter came a few years later. Unc was first to open and graduated a couple classes before the university of georgia. The university and city were founded at the same time. When this area was selected, there was no town or village. There was a few neighboring farms. There was no town to speak of. On the day they laid the stone for the university building, they had the option of town lodge. The understood if university was going to succeed they needed a town. Businesses, places for people to live. In essence, it was born on the same day. In university was chartered 1789. The ground broke in 1793. A year and a half later, in 1790 five, the university open. January, a ceremony in 1795. They had events on campus. No students showed u
Today we are on the campus of the university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Unc chapel hill is the First State University in the country. This is a contested claim we argue with the university of georgia about. Both have a claim. Uncs charter came a few years later. It had already graduated a couple of classes. The university and city were founded at the same time. So, when this area was selected, there was no town or village here. There were a few neighboring farms. There was an anglican chapel on inn. Ite of the carolina an auction of town lots. They understood that if the university was going to succeed, there needed to be a business around it to support businesses, places for people to live. They were in essence born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. The ground broke in 1793 and it was about a year and a half when the university opened. They had events on campus here. No students showed up. It took another few weeks before the student arrived. Firsthe came o
Fishpond, to welcome the balloon of the snowfall. There, the beautiful purple iris and of course the pansies, and the digitalis, the foxglove about to bloom. So, what a pleasant occasion, and particularly to welcome our friend, mr. Steve light, to be with us again, to welcome your questions forward. So, without any further comment, as i have a few moments before i continue my walk through the garden, and i think gardens is the most pleasant subject to attend to today, i ask for the first question, mr. Light, if you will. Yes, thank you, president jefferson. We do have a number of questions for you today related to the theme of gardening. The first question is, have you always loved gardening . Thomas jefferson oh, you asked me if i have always loved gardening . Well, i assure you that you cannot be born out here in the wilderness and the forest primeval without an early, early love of all of natures wonders, the great abundance, and to realize to cut out what pleases us and plant accor