New england. It was written in 1921. James Truslow Adams had a passage in there saying the bible and the beaver were the two mainstays of the Plymouth Colony in its early years. I had no idea why he had thrown the beaver into the mix. That got me curious. I quickly discovered for the better part of a decade, the main source of income for the pilgrims was trading beaver pelt with local indians and selling them in london. That got me wondering what else i didnt know about the american fur trade. I went down to my local library and started reading books about the fur trade. There was a fascinating history there that could be used to tell an equally fascinating story about American History, using the fur trade to talk about how america was transformed into a transcontinental nation. Now that i have written the book, i am convinced that if you do not understand the basics of the history of the fur trade in america, you cannot really understand American History. It had that big of an impact.
Officer randolph holder was shot and killed on the job tuesday night here in east harlem. Police have arrested 30yearold tyrone howard. He has been charged in holders death. This morning we are also getting a closer look at the three then police are trying to track down from the night of that shooting. Now, these men are not suspects but the nypd does want to talk to them about a shootout that happened before officer holder was killed. Police are asking anyone with any information on their whereabouts to give them a call. Were also tracking new information this morning a deadly shooting out of the bronx. Two men this morning face charges in the killing of 20yearold kimberly velasquez. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The investigation, ongoing. Investigators try to figure out what caused this raging fire that destroyed a home on long island. Look at the smoke and flames shooting out of this house on 16th street and west babylon. A mother and her teenage daug
Absolutely. Yes senator. General wasser wants to ask you about comments that have come to my attention that were reported to have been made by Major General james post the Vice Commander of air combat command and he is reported to make these comments when addressing a group of airmen this month. What he is said to have made in comments to the airman was anyone who was passing information to congress about a 10 capabilities is committing treason and is part of those comments he also said if anyone accuses me of saying this i will deny it. Let me ask you this general welsh. Do you find those comments to be acceptable in any way to accuse our men and women in uniform to say you are committing treason if you communicate with congress about the capabilities of the a10 are the capabilities of any other of our Weapons Systems yes or no . No maam, not at all and there is an investigation currently ongoing with the incident. When i read the newspaper article i contacted the general officer invo
U. S. Capitals house where Matthew Wasniewski and curator use photographs to trace the history of women in congress. The story of women in Congress Begins with Jeannette Rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. She is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full rights. She was active in the National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple of states west of mississippi. Runs, in 1916, she is elected to one of two districts. Part of her platform is that she is a pacifist or she does one into the house on april 2, 1917. In the house chas come special session, externally session because the president that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. I. U. S. Entry into world war rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a group of 50
Cspan. Org history. And we would like to tell you about some of our other American History tv programs. Be with us every saturday 8 00 p. M. And 12 00 a. M. With lectures in history. Hear lectures on topics ranging from the American Revolution to the 9 11 terrorist attacks. Thats lectures in history, every saturday at 8 00 p. M. And 12 00 a. M. Eastern here on American History tv on cspan3. Up next on American History tv, history professor Lea Vandervelde talking about the Supreme Court case of 1857. Dread scott was a slave attempted to sue his owner for his familys freedom after they were moved to a free state by their former master. The court ruled that slave or free blacks could not sue in federal court because they could not be u. S. Citizens. Professor is vandervelde talks about the repercussions of the decision and why its location in missouri was important. Here is the introduction. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this hourlong event. Good evening. I am glad to be he