So that we can acknowledge them. Where are you . Another yorkshire. I know you are here. [applause] also, a special group tonight that i would like to acknowledge, that is the simpson circle. That is a group composed of former Mary Washington b. O. D. Members. We are here tonight and we would like to have them stand so we can acknowledge them. [applause] in introducing tonights speaker, dr. Joanne freeman, i would like to mention at the outset that one of her most commendable qualifications is that she received her phd from the university. Thats right, u. V. A. [laughter] in any case, not long after receiving that degree, she was recognized already as one of the nations top young historians. She has subsequently has achieved widespread recognition as a scholar of the revolutionary and Early National periods of American History. She is the author of numerous articles on those subjects which appeared in prominent and proper academic journals including the william and mary quarterly, amon
Early in 1945, our b29s began fullscale operations against japan. 1,500 miles to targets and 1500 miles back from bases at saipan, tinia, and guam. Here, 21st Bomber Command concentrated its massive air power and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan, down to the last bomb. Here was the beginning of the end of the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war along the quiet summer shores of guam. The liberated chimorans were black in their clean native villages, american citizens again, smiling and friendly, unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment, and supplies across the pacific, they changed their dirt roads into broad highways, that manicured their jungles into acres of blacktopped airfields. And nearby, new communities of american citizens had set up housekeeping, with various types of selfservice. The latest laborsaving devices, few laundry problems, and no modern inconveniences.
[ applause ] in introducing tonight speaker, dr. Joanne freeman, i would like to mention at the outset that one of her most commendable qualifications is that she received her ph. D. From the university. Thats right, uva. [laughter] in any case, not long after receiving that degree, she was recognized already as one of the nations top young historians. She subsequently has achieved widespread recognition as a scholar of the revolutionary and Early National periods of American History. She is the author of numerous articles on those subjects which will appear in print in proper academic journals including the william and mary quarterly, the journal of policy history and the yale law journal among others. She has written oped pieces for the New York Times and appeared in numerous documentaries on pbs, the History Channel and radio programs like npr and the bbc. You may have seen her in the past week on the History Channel series on george washington. She has written several books, includ
To feature the history of cities across america. Heres a recent program. My district is in the triangle area of north carolina, i am in three counties. The county where i live is orange county, which is chapel hill in hillsboro. Then there is a narrow strip of Durham County connecting 80 of the people in the district to wait county. My district is best known as a diverse and growing district economically, demographically. Only like to say the new south, and by that, we not only refer to shedding some of the negative aspects of our history, but really charting a new course. The Research Triangle story is pretty familiar and pretty well internalized around here. Around 60 years ago, a group of leaders in business and education and government had this vision that these wornout feels out in the area between durham and raleigh might be a new source for industry, especially for hightech enterprise, Research Related enterprise. So the Research Triangle was born. It wasnt an immediate success.
Corporate kind of support along with matt from so many of you as individuals that enables the great lives series to thrive. So i would like to ask our good friends from the law firm trust so we can acknowledge them. [applause] also, a special group tonight that i would like to knowledge, that is the simpson circle, a group composed of former Mary Washington members. We are here tonight and we would like to have them stand so we can acknowledge them. In introducing tonight speaker, dr. Joanne freeman, i would like to mention at the outset that one of her most commendable qualifications is that she received her phd from the university. Thats right, uva. [laughter] in any case, not long after receiving that degree, she was recognized already as one of the nations top young historians. She has subsequently has widespread recognition as a scholar of the revolutionary and Early National periods of American History. She is the author of numerous articles on those subjects which will appear in