British library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. Well meet a man who was caught up in writtens worst ever man who was caught up in writtens woist ever nuclear man who was caught up in writtens worst ever nuclear accident. A woman who was taken hostage along with hundreds of others when chechen rebels seized a theatre in moscow. And a man who helped thousands of hungarian jews escape and a man who helped thousands of hungarianjews escape the nazis. First, on the ninth of october, 1967, marxist revolutionary banesto guevara was killed in bolivia. A cia agent helped the Bolivian Army tracked him down. I put my hand around him before the picture was taken. You can see a man who was so powerful at one point in cuba and to see the way he was at that point, he looked like a beggar, he was in rags, he was filthy and a completely different image from white people perceived of him in the world. In 1967 there was an interest to provide the bolivian gov
And accept from the log book of captain james cook. Wednesday september the sixty three were in the utmost danger im sorry convinced that mr stevens chart is incorrect and not mine we turned to the northeast in the belief that this was the best direction in which to clear the coast the night was dark was sunda like me and rain as day dawned dangerous breakers could be seen on the coast in heavy seas swept over the four day. With the wind turning more and more in an easterly direction we was going to be able to maintain a slight distance from the weeks what made our situation even more along with the loss of the main topsail which was torn off we have no visible contact with the discovery which was saving some distance away to the moon i go and have missy on also. Greenwich lies on the river thames several kilometers downstream from london for centuries it has been the heart of brick you see family he was from here the great naval figures like Francis Drake james koch and lord nelson se
Comments and tweets. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern friday morning. Join the discussion. Oklahoma former congressman now with the Aspen Institute discuss how founding father James Madison might view the Current Congress. The presidency, the court, and the media. From the National Constitution center in philadelphia, this is about one hour and 45 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to freedom day. A round of applause for the next phase of this incredible discussion. We have judiciary, and now its time to discuss congress set of my article one of the constitution. Joining us are two of americas congress,holars on nicky edwards. He is a former congressman from oklahoma, and he is author of the parties versus the people how to turn republicans and democrats into americans. , coauthor of a book that will set up the tone of our discussion. The other ones were too optimistic. The broken branch how congress is feeling america and how to get it back on track.
Comments and tweets. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern friday morning. Join the discussion. Oklahoma former congressman now with the Aspen Institute discuss how founding father James Madison might view the Current Congress. The presidency, the court, and the media. From the National Constitution center in philadelphia, this is about one hour and 45 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to freedom day. A round of applause for the next phase of this incredible discussion. We have judiciary, and now its time to discuss congress set of my article one of the constitution. Joining us are two of americas congress,holars on nicky edwards. He is a former congressman from oklahoma, and he is author of the parties versus the people how to turn republicans and democrats into americans. , coauthor of a book that will set up the tone of our discussion. The other ones were too optimistic. The broken branch how congress is feeling america and how to get it back on track.
Moderated this 90 minute discussion. That ladies and gentlemen welcome back to freedom day. A round of of applause. We have discussed the media. We have discussed the judiciary. It is now time to discuss congress. Set up by article one of the constitution. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming our guests. A former congressman from oklahoma and also of the party versus the people, how to turn republicans and democrats into americans. Book ise coauthor of a with us. Book, thef norms ladies and gentlemen please welcome mickey and norm. Thank you. Jeff welcome, norm. Norm thank you. Jeff you have this very striking title of a book that was quite a runaway hit. The broken branch. Our topic is, what would madison think of our Current Congress and what would he do about it today . Madison feared congress as the most dangerous branch. He said in federalist 48 that the legislation is everywhere drawing all power into its impetuous vortex. What was it that madison so feared by congre