Ok, awesome. All right, we are looking this week at the origins of the growth of the Women Liberations Movement in this primary freshman course. Something about the identification they made with the problems of society and their solutions for them. Just to recap we began this of the 1950s. We had to know where we were starting so we could know where we were going. We spent some time investigating the africanamerican civil rights movement. The 1960 election of president kennedy and president johnson, a fairer amount about vietnam from the ,iew of the soldiers, protest other groups. We included the conclusion of the vietnam conflict. An emphasis on participatory democracy that is, people had to be involved in decisions that shape their lives, in this involve the rejection of hierarchy and topdown decisionmaking. We paid attention to the development of the new left, dedicated to ending documenteast the from wednesday from 1965. We discussed how that documents grew out of the frustration t
Often, lectures raise more questions than they answer saw i would be happy to do that with you. A year and a half ago, i he justd the book mentioned, serving god and country u. S. Military chaplains in world war ii. My research to put that together took me several years. I have studied a lot of American History. I have written American History. But i did not expect to be so influenced by Something Like this book. I have no sense of the crucial role chaplains played in world war ii. There, i had in my mind were these chaplains floating around during the war, a lot of them on the home front in america in those 600 plus chapels built on the basis and forts all over the country. Withthey went off on ships the troops, they were sort of in the background. Maybe in tent hospitals. Maybe they were holding Worship Services when they could. All of those things are true. But what i had no idea of was the hero as him perilous him heroism of these men. I have no idea of the crucial role they played
Their autobiographies. This hourlong event was part of the National World War Ii Museum commemoration of the 70th anniversary of dday in june. Well, thank you for attending this session. I will try to lead time at the end for questions and answers if you like. Often, lectures raise more questions than they answer saw i would be happy to do that with you. A year and a half ago, i published the book he just mentioned, serving god and country u. S. Military chaplains in world war ii. And my research to put that book together took me several years. And it was something
Glass of bronzed case containing only the and art gas, helium, and a proper amount of moisture. To shield them from damaging light rays, special yellow filters have been installed in the glass covers of the shrine and over the spotlights. 20 feet beneath the shrine, especially constructed vault provides safe storage for the documents when they are not on display or in case of fire. Notice, and electrically operated mechanism will safely lower the encased documents into this massive vault. Her vision has been made for operating the mechanism should electric power fail. Thus, the National Archives has taken every possible precaution for the safekeeping of these historic documents. Here, the documents are being lowered by scissor jacks into the vault. After they are securely in place, the interlocking leads of the vaults heavy lid close. Summary sound recordings are also kept. In this library are the recorded voices as such wellknown americans as Theodore Roosevelt and franklin d roosevel
I unleash the bombing again on july 25th knowing the danger this time. He decides to go ahead with it. Then okay well mark it with orange colored smoke which tells us, okay, dont bomb on this side of the orange colored smoke because thats the u. S. Lines. So the crew men are briefed do not do that. None of them want to bomb their own troops. What do you think happens on july 25th. Heres murphys law. Which way do you think the wind is blowing. Towards the u. S. Lines. So orange smoke is coming back towards the american lines, theres confusion by at least one or two groups and thats all it takes, they will unload their bombs over the u. S. Lines and there will be more friendly fire casualties. Ultimately 111 americans killed. Many come from the old hickory division. By july 25th, general hobbs hates the u. S. Air force. The 30th division is going to be told were sorry this happened to you but go ahead and attack. If you ever heard of the great war correspondent ernie pyle he wrote what t