Each week, America History tvs real america rings he archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. Ive just had my say in the government of our country, my own private say. And if you, or the policeman over there, or the president of the United States asks me how i voted, i can say thats none of your business. As an american, i have that right. Every one of these people has that right. You have it. And its something special. Americans have a heritage of the vote no other nation on earth can match because in the modern world, we were the first, the first to build a working system of government on foundation of the vote. Websters dictionary says vote the right to exercise a wish, choice, or expression of will. here in berlin, one of these men is about to vote in about the only effective way he can, with his feet. Thousands and tens of thousands have made the dash to freedom from behind the iron curtain and a phrase came into being, they were voting with their feet
Tv reel america brings you archival films. I have just had my say in the government of our country. My own private say. And if you, or the policeman over there, or the president of the United States asks me how i voted, i can say that is none of your business. As an american i have that right. Everyone of these people has that right. You have it. It is something special. Americans have a heritage of the vote no other nation on the can no other nation on earth can match because in the modern world, we were the first. The first to build a working system of government on foundation of the vote. Websters dictionary says vote the right to exercise a wish, choice, or expression of will. Here in berlin one of these men is about to vote. In the only effective way he can. With his feet. Thousands and tens of thousands have made the dash to freedom from behind the iron curtain and a phrase came into being, they were voting with their feet. Then in berlin came the wall. As elsewhere, the communis
Reel america brings you archival fors to provide context todays Public Affair issues. I have just had my say in government of our country. My own private say. Overu, or the policeman there, or the president of the United States asks me how i voted, i can say that is none of your business. As an american i have that right. Everyone of these people has that right. You have it. It is something special. Americans have a heritage of the vote no other nation on the can match because in the modern world, we were the first. The to build a working system of first government on foundation of vote. Websters dictionary says vote the right to exercise a wish choice or expression of will. Here in berlin one of these men is about to vote. In the only effective way he can. With his feet. Thousands and tens of thousands have made the dash to freedom from behind iron curtain and a phrase came into being, they were voting with their feet. Then in berlin came wall. As elsewhere the communists had to do so
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Brought to you today by your television provider. On september 12th, 1918, the American Expeditionary force under the command of general john j. Pershing launched First Independent mission of world war i. We travel to northeastern france with a story from Mitchell Yockelson to learn about the battle of saintmihiel. A bulge in the we were front that the germans had occupied since 1914. To begin the story, here is a portion of a 1960 u. S. Army film. It gives a brief sketch of the operation. In late july 1918, general pershing created the First United States Army under his command and immediate steps were taken to concentrate American Forces at one point on the line. That point was san my hel saintmihiel. It enabled to harass forces. They assembled for the task of krrk it out of existence. Fifteen infantry were moved. By the end of the day, the first army was ready for its First Independent operation against the enemy. At dawn on the 12th in the driz lipping rain the attack was launched.