The reconstruction era after slavery was abolished in the country. Part of the exhibition is discussing several notable abolitionists. Here, we talk about frederick douglass. He was one of the most recognized africanamericans in the country at that time. He was born a slave in maryland and escaped into freedom as a young adult. Throughout his career as an abolitionist, he fought for the freedom of africanamericans, all the people who were enslaved in the country. During the civil war, he lobbied with Abraham Lincoln for the recruitment of colored citizens. Here on display, we are very proud to have Frederick Douglasss beaver hat on loan. It is one of our treasures. We are so proud to have it on display. It is something that is recognizable from many of Frederick Douglasss photos. Harriet Beecher Stowe is another abolitionist. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the woman who wrote uncle toms cabin. She gained her inspiration for the book while living in cincinnati. President lincoln actually is
Part of the exhibition is discussing several notable abolitionists. Very important people to the time. Here, we talk about frederick douglass. He was one of the most recognized africanamericans in the country at this time. He was born a slave in maryland and escaped into freedom as a young adult. Throughout his career as an abolitionist, he fought for the freedom of africanamericans, for all the people who were enslaved in the country. Even during the civil war, he lobbied with Abraham Lincoln for the recruitment of colored citizens in the war. Here on display, we are very proud to have Frederick Douglasss beaver hat on loan. It is one of our treasures. We are so proud to have it on display. It is something that is recognizable from many of photos. Douglass Harriet Beecher stowe is another abolitionist. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the woman who wrote the famous book titled uncle toms cabin. She gained her inspiration for the book while living in cincinnati, ohio, so we have a close local
Cincinnati observatory to learn how it became the first public observatory in the western hemisphere. John this is the Cincinnati Observatory Center, situated in the city of cincinnati, approximately six miles east of downtown cincinnati. We call ourselves the birthplace of american astronomy. The founder of the observatory, ormsby mcknight mitchell, was essentially what we call the call sagan of the day. He was the popularizer of astronomy at that particular period. The first observatory of significance in the country and definitely the first public observatory at that time. He was a west point graduate and he was teaching at the Cincinnati College and in 1842 there was a group in town, the society for the promotion of useful knowledge. They offered to mitchell an opportunity to lecture the citizens. He started his lecture in this lecture hall, overflowed that, so they moved it to a chapel that seated 1200 people and does they ended the lecture, they said, why couldnt we, the citizens
In grateful praise to you, use us for your glory. Touch our senators. Lift them from valleys of pessimism as you fill them with your abiding hope. Prepare them to receive your best gifts, helping them to remember that you are able to do more than they can ask or imagine. Thank you that you are the beginner of our yesterdays, the mystery of our today, and the hope for our tomorrows. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell when washington democrats passed obamacare over the objections of the American People, they were confident americans would soon warm up to this new law, but more than five years later the American People continue to oppose th
Our bipartisan bill, and i would ask our leadership to bring this legislation to restore Economic Growth and job opportunity to the senate bill to the senate floor for action as soon as possible. Thank you, mr. President. I would yield to my colleague from pennsylvania for his remarks. Mr. Casey mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from pennsylvania. Mr. Casey mr. President , thank you very much. I first want to commend and salute the work thats been done already on this legislation by the senior senator from maine and for her leadership. Senator collins appropriately focused on the issue of jobs and job creation. I know in our state weve got, at present we are finally below the half million unemployed number. We went many, many months when the Unemployment Rates went as high as gosh, it must have been as high as 550,000. It went down, but it hovered around a half a Million People for far too much months. Were below that now. Were at about 443,000, still a big number, belo