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Along the road here, police tell me, this could have ended in a real tragedy. It sits directly be 19 the 12th Police District and engine 40 headquarters at 65th and woodland. A little known underground city garage used by police, firefighters and city employees. Sometime early wednesday morning, it was the target of an arsonist. It was alarming because this person could have caused significant tragedy here. Reporter investigators tell fox 29 a flammable liquid was poured on four city vehicles, three cars belonging to firefighters and two belonging to officers at the the 12th. Then someone tried to ignite them. Could have harmed a number of individuals, both in that station as well as potentially on that block rt report sources also say detectives in the citys Arson Task Force discovered that gas tanks on the vehicles had been tampered with and at least one rag doused in Flammable Liquids was ignited and found at the scene. Youve got an attempt to ignite it as theyre departing from that
Items off the menu first. Todays program is just one of many exciting programs coming up here in the fall season at the National Constitution center. Next week we will tackle the question of is the constitution judeochristian which would be a great discussion. awe moderate that discussion and in just two weeks we are hosting conversation on president ial legacies with Robert Strauss author of the new book worst president ever, theories after this. James buchanan the potus game and the legacy of the least of the lesser president. That should be a, sorted again, a scholar and resident will be moderating that. He is a specialist on some of the more spirited president s. That will be a terrific discussion. Finally the complete schedule of our upcoming tom hawley event. Please visit constitution b7 work for pick up a flyer on the registration table. I also want to thank the members of the audience thank you for being here. And for all you do for the constitution center. If youre interested
In this one volume with its overall size but to encapsulate the entire story with the articles of confederation that led to a the constitution that captures the Amazing Things during that period and the other speaker is a librarian at the American Philosophical Society and the editor of this terrific new volume on the American Revolution i also want to plug is book for a the politics of war please give a great welcome to michael and patrick. [applause]. So we will try to talk about in refashion americas founding in with that in mind i would like to start with you patrick so what do you take to beat the traditional narrative . What do we tell ourselves about . We know the story very well it begins with the stamp act the crisis of the colonys coming together for the first time to announce their opposition to the policy that leads to the twoparty in the boston massacre and independence the story is focused on the eastern seaports the end of boston itself and there is an emphasis and what