Feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates host to this event. Today we are going to look at the American Revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. Controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. Im going to focus in particular on the nations capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpiece of american political culture, and our public culture, where people come from all around the world, and the country to participate in government, to learn about government, to understand our heritage. So i thought what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of . And what is missing . S
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To be buried. Thousands of people lined the route to watch the procession. U. S. President , all trump says that he will leave the white house of the Electoral College confirms a victory of president elect joe biden. Its the closest trump has come to conceding defeat. Michaela has more from washington d. C. Your. The electors in their respective states will confirm the votes, which at the present stands for 306. 00 Electoral College votes for joe biden, 232. 00 for donald trump. Now at that point, a president saying he will accept the Electoral College is a decision. Although it, he considers it as a fraud. Well, thats not strictly true. He has got no option, but to accept that decision that is a constitutional point at which the next president is confident by the Electoral College. The next step is for congress to certify all of those votes. And then the inauguration on january the 20th astra zeneca is considering running another global trial after it admitted its Coronavirus Vaccine
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