For protestants. Then there was a provision, excessive bail ought not to be required nor excessive fines imposed for crucial and unusual punishments inflicted. This was saying the english legal system could not crush a person financially and it could not torture a person. And these were obviously principles that would march on. In the next century after american independence states passed their own bills of rights and the most famous of them was by the largest most important state that was virginia in the spring and summer of 1776 known as the declaration of right. And the man who wrote this was george mason. Now george mason, he was an interesting character. He was a planter, he was a neighbor of George Washington, the two of them hunted foxes together. He has a beautiful house, gunston hall, which is opened to tourists in virginia. It has just a lovely great hall that he commissioned and a lot of men of the founding generation deplored any expression of ambition. You werent supposed
Left over from a training exercise. Authorities demand an investigation. Amazons latest push to take over retail. Walmart reports earnings this week that the largest cruise ship sets out the 1 billion harmony of the seas is taller than the eiffel tower. Markets this morning, gave the nation across the board. Best performance there. Shanghai and hang seng up almost 1 . There are reports japan may announce more fiscal changes to hope whos the economy. Nikkei average at the third of a percent. As you can see fractional losses there. Germany closed for holiday. Others done between a quarter of a percent and three quarters of 1 . Shares of markets look like. Features indicate a higher opening. We have a handful of Economic Data this morning and this week with the big story will be on earnings. Walmart and cisco among those to watch this week. Here with me this morning, Fox Business Network, dagen mcdowell, wall street Deputy Editor in chief, not her feet. Great show friday, transfixed. Dage
Are studying you and your go to [applause] mark thank you for coming. I am mark jacob. Stephen case is to my left. We started studying a couple years ago stephen discovered many years ago the story of Peggy Shippen. She is probably the most dangerous teenage girl in American History. [laughter] mark her husband is much more famous. It is just a story that nobody really knew. In fact, it was poorly understood at the time even, and by the time anyone understood what the story was, no one seemed to care anymore. Peggy was mrs. Benedict arnold, and she liked it that way. She would rather be the victimized wife of a traitor, rather than the real truth, which was a coconspirator to try to bring down the American Revolution, who had full be Founding Fathers and got off scott free which is exactly what she did. More than a century after her death, british papers are finally studied by american scholars. And they find out there is all of this really important circumstantial evidence to indicate
A rooted commitment to imperialism that began in europe. He serves as the founder of the federal congress project in George Washington university. This runs about one hour. Id like to get things started. A little after high noon. I am the chief historian at the u. S. Capital historical society. Welcome to everyone making it today. I feel a bit of a fraud introducing our guest speaker because i cant imagine anyone a member of who is the society that does not know ken bowling already. For untold years he has been a editor at the multimodel congress relating to the history of the First Congress to meet under the constitution. In addition to welcoming all of you, i would like to acknowledge peter, who is your next wednesday to tell us about how artists interpret history for the canvas. Hopefully we will see many of you, if not all of you next wednesday. Kenneths cannot talk to us about the vision of the west as a motivator in the American Revolution. The expanded concept of revolution thro
For untold years he has been a editor at the multimodel congress relating to the history of the First Congress to meet under the constitution. In addition to welcoming all of you, i would like to acknowledge peter, who is your next wednesday to tell us about how artists interpret history for the canvas. Hopefully we will see many of you, if not all of you next wednesday. Kenneth will talk to us about the vision of the west as a motivator in the American Revolution. The expanded concept of revolution through the hamiltonian revolution into the early congresses. It is an invitation to think of the west not just as a place where people could invest certificates after the war make quick money. But as a way of giving scope to the aspirations of the American Revolution. Not a turning away from, but turning towards something. In this case its turning towards a vision of the u. S. That reaches transcontinentally. I am glad you are here for this. I am happy to welcome ken bowling. [applause] ke