america s finest american musical organizations. we ll hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. but first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nation s independence before it became the press i juice military academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new york s hudson river. the location chosen in 1778 by george washington is no accidents. he thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. in 1817 known as the father of west point. the general boost academic standards. with the country just a few years old at the time. there was an emerging need for engineers. west point catered to that need becoming the first engineering school in the united states. graduates would build much of the nation s early infrastructure. after wo
perfect bride. for better for worse, until death us do part. but what happens when royal tradition stops you from following your heart ? in the medieval fortress, charles the eldest son of queen elizabeth is crowned prince of wales. i, charles, prince of wales, do become your leenlg man of life and limb. so much pomp, so much glamour, but under it all is a nervous 20-year-old who feels very strongly that the whole weight of monarchy rests on him. he had no choice in his life at all. his future was mapped out for him. he knew from an early age that he was part of a machine. prince charles is a central figure of this dynasty. he is the future. he is the great hope. the young prince will just celebrated his 3rd birthday carried out the handshaking duties most sedately. the prince as a chide was withdrawn, very sensitive, very shy. but right from the beginning there s all this weight of expectation on this poor, little boy s back. when charles was 4, he watched
til death us do part. til death do us part. but what happens when royal tradition stops you from following your heart? in the medieval fortress, charles the eldest son of queen elizabeth, is crowned prince of wales. i, charles, prince of wales, do become your liege man of life and limb. there s so much pomp, so much glamour. but under it all is a nervous 20-year-old who feels strongly that the whole weight of monarchy rests on him. he had no choice in his life at all. his future was mapped out for him. he knew from an early age that he was part of a machine. prince charles is a central figure of this dynasty. he is the future. he is the great hope. the young prince, who just celebrated his 3rd birthday, carried out his handshaking duties most sedately. the prince, as a child, was very withdrawn, very sensitive, very shy. but right from the beginning there s all this weight of expectation on this poor little boy s back. when charles was 4, he watched his
including robert e. lee. yulysses s. grant. george patton and buzz aldrin. the list of notable graduates are just as impressive as the architectural on campus. it was the first institution in the nation to adopt the gothic style of architecture. four buildings forming anne a fortress, among them the ex question set cadet chapel which resembles a medieval fortress. immigrants were told they would get citizenship if it was completed in five years. they completed it in 19 months.