Explain in advance that this history course looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing over the semester but exam various disasters from various perspectives. First of all psychological and psychological problems. Disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donald party, and routes it in california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism, at the johns down flood of 1889 the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory fire in new york city and disaster that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david osha skins book book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted. And im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and, of course, thats when so much of this book takes place and i think just looking at polio really reveals so
Buildings collapse, then a tsunami brings even more devastation. Well have the latest. And signs of the times from banners and billboards to Old School Lawn signs, these displays of democracy have been seen as a predictor for an areas election results. How true is that . We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Millions more will vote by tuesday. And i believe when you use your power to vote, well change the course of this country and the course of history. There are just three days left before election day. There will be no heating in the winter. No air conditioning in the summer and no electricity whatever the hell you want it. Right now you have it made. Youre so lucky. You are so lucky im your president. We are better than this. And we deserve better than this. The candidates race across the country fighting over votes in the battleground states. Its really a choice between the trump boom and a biden depression. We are rounding the turn on the pandemic w
More on the situation were joined by d. W. Political correspondent tom sparrow standing by for us in berlin thomas how is the Health System coping with this rise of infections of this point the Health System is still coping experts are pointed to the fact that intensive care beds are Still Available ventilators as well but they have also pointed to the fact that this could quickly change if coronavirus cases continue to grow in the speed at the speed as weve seen in the last few days and weeks this is the absolute key point to understand why germany is now facing this powerful lock down the speed at which the corona virus is spreading and those same experts are saying that if it continues this way in 2 or 3 weeks the public Health System will have reached its limit and that is again the reason why were seeing these restrictions as of today and for the whole of november which includes obviously closing bars restaurants and so on but at the same time keeping schools on many shops open an
Decider in this years election plus another vibrant tradition falls victim to the coronavirus mexicos day of the dead parades and parties more than massively slimmed down this year leaving many to remember their lost loved ones in isolation. Im sorry kelly walk into the program a number of European Countries are really imposing coronavirus restrictions as they struggle to stay ahead of the pandemics 2nd wave our coverage begins in germany which from today is back under a partial lockdown until the end of november social gatherings are limited to 2 households bars restaurants and Sports Centers and Entertainment Venues have to remain closed and hotels are prohibited from providing rooms to tourists. The measures are in response to what is being called an exponential rise in infections. One more round before long time sunday was the last chance for germans to visit bars and restaurants before an unforced month long closure its a heavy blow to businesses still struggling to recover from t
Just makes the need even greater for her to explain why these decisions were actually made urgent luck to you say but it could have been a lot harsher. It could have been a lot harsher but thats the reason why its also being described as a sort of lock down light or a partial lockdown schools will remain will remain open day care will remain open target is will remain open shops will remain open but basically Everything Else will have to close for the month of november so bars restaurants james museums theaters and so on and there has been criticism as to why exactly these areas were targeted and not other areas but thats also why the german chancellor explained that since germany at this point cannot track and trace most infections in fact 75 percent of infections then there is a need to come up with these measures then why for example schools were left open Angela Merkel has had that as a clear goal right from the start schools have to remain open as much as possible thats important