Histori historians talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. In this program they discuss items related to the end of the war and president Abraham Lincolns assassination. This conversation took place online, and the New York Historical society provided the video. Good evening and welcome to the eighth and final episode of the history hour. Tonights topic is saving the union and ending the civil war at the battlefield and the ballot box. As always i want to remind you that tonights program which is being recorded will last approximately 45 minutes. This includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. Please submit your questions via the q a function on your zoom screen at any time during the talk. We will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. And now, saving the union and ending the civil war. So our series has argued that an aggregate objects and documents have the singular power to convey a narrative in your c
That tonights program, which is being recorded, will last approximately 45 minutes. This includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. Please submit your questions via the q a function on your zoom screen at any time during the talk. We will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. And now, saving the union and ending the civil war. So our series has argued that in aggregate, objects and documents have the singular power to convey a sweeping historical narrative, in our case, the story of the civil war. So harold, now looking back on the book, which inspired the series, the civil war and 50 objects, are there any objects or documents among the plethora of choices we had in new york historics collection that you wish we had been able to include . Oh, from the book . I would say we covered the waterfront pretty well in terms of diversifying the choices. I guess a couple of regrets for time reasons was the handwritten diary of George Templeton strong, perhaps,
Across britain to honor the British Caribbean Community for National Windrush day the first time the day has been formally celebrated in the uk. Police were called to the london home of Boris Johnson and his partner, carrie symonds, after a neighbour reported hearing a loud argument in the early hours of friday morning. The Metrpolitan Police says all occupants of the house were safe and well. In the next hour, the first of a series of hustings events around the country will take place birmingham. Mrjohnson and jeremy hunt, the two surviving candidates for the leadership, will be questioned by conservative party members, who vote next month on which man will become their party leader and the countrys Prime Minister. Our Political Correspondent Helena Wilkinson reports. This morning, no sign of Boris Johnson at the london flat he shares with his partner carrie symons. The flat the police were called to by a neighbour concerned about the welfare of a woman inside. The couple have been in
Front pages, including the mail, which claims people are wasting their time recycling christmas waste, which will likely end up in landfill. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President elect donald trump has gone head to head with the outgoing Us Government over its treatment of israel. Mr trump tweeted that israel was being treated with Total Disdain and disrespect. And the israeli Prime Minister has reacted with anger to a speech by the us secretary of Statejohn Kerry warning that settlement building by israelis in the west bank threatens hopes for peace. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell Reports from jerusalem. Tonight, another angry intervention by President Elect donald trump, this time over middle east peace. He came to the us was treating israel with Total Disdain and disrespect. He told it to stay strong until the 20th Of January when he takes office. The speech by us secretary of Statejohn Kerry brought on the row. He criticised israel, accusing its government of
Front pages, including the mail, which claims people are wasting their time recycling christmas waste, which will likely end up in landfill. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President elect donald trump has gone head to head with the outgoing Us Government over its treatment of israel. Mr trump tweeted that israel was being treated with Total Disdain and disrespect. And the israeli Prime Minister has reacted with anger to a speech by the us secretary of Statejohn Kerry warning that settlement building by israelis in the west bank threatens hopes for peace. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell Reports from jerusalem. Tonight, another angry intervention by President Elect donald trump, this time over middle east peace. He came to the us was treating israel with Total Disdain and disrespect. He told it to stay strong until the 20th Of January when he takes office. The speech by us secretary of Statejohn Kerry brought on the row. He criticised israel, accusing its government of