Tonights talk is on a book that explores the life and legacy of Daniel Morgan. Morgan began life as a homeless, illiterate teenage laborer, through ambition and determination and a great deal of luck, he became a land owner, a congressman, and one of the American Revolutions greatest battlefield commanders. Daniel morgan, a revolutionary life, available in the back corner after the speech, is a deeply american story and the become is recently been published by doctoral better louis zambone. He earned his doctorate in American History from the university of oxford and an m. A. In medieval studies from Catholic University of america. He has received a number of scholarships and awards in the field of early American History, including a rockefeller fellowship from Colonial Williamsburg foundation. He is the post of the popular audience format podcast historically thinking. Please join me in welcoming dr. Al zambone. Al. [ applause ] well my thanks to ross perry and to Kelsey Atwood who ma
boat followed by ron desantis at 20%. not even close not this impact and the republican party has been remained in trump s images is a grassroots in the base and this is a runaway tripling the amount of support from the next contender and there was event in palm beach for a bunch of donors to have a different view of the horserace but in early primary states were a challenger we need to gain momentum it can be a headwind to be the front runner who clearly still has the pulse of the base and after the mar-a-lago raid that ended up bolstering support for him. if they re going after him that way he s laid out policy videos and proposals being proactive of what he would do in the future he talked in his speech same working to harvest better in the legal way to gather early votes the way the left has dominated we need to get into the business. it was a strong speech and a big win on the pole. he laid out what he stands for and the selection pretty set at the top of my list wil
Thank you all for coming out. What a Beautiful Day to make history again. Inthis very day 50 years ago this very spot, dr. Martin luther king jr. Came to king street to deliver his march on ballot boxes speech. 8, 1966,nday, may mothers day, just as it is today, and now we gather on these hallowed grounds, 50 years later, to remember that important day in the history of king street and williams gstree and williamsburg, South Carolina. Thank you for being here for this importance occasion. When dr. King spoke your on may a rainy afternoon as you will see it was his first major public appearance in South Carolina. Speeches in three the state of South Carolina and defined not mistaken, the other two locations were in charleston and orange. Ree firstme to kingst and he came here after the passage of the Voting Rights act of 1965. He came as a result of mr. Virgil dimly of the funeral home who came to atlanta, camped out, took up residence outside dr. King pro office for three days, hounded
She said to me, on that day, i want you to see what you can be when you grow up. I will never forget that day. I thought about that day while we stood here in this field. Now i said to bakari a few ago, this day has even more significance to me. At the time that we came here, i was also serving as chairman of the board of directors of the shaw boys club in charleston, South Carolina. Many of you may not recognize shaw. Me robert gould Robert Gould Shaw was the quiet kernel colonel who commanded the 54th regiment. And to see here today reenactors of the 54th regiment participate in this program and reflect back on that day, this day has significant meaning to me in the way that you would not believe. [applause] heres what i want to say about today. I dont know if i ever thought, while standing on these grounds 50 years ago, that i would be back here 50 years later, as your representative to the United States congress. But i am. And its because of what was launched that day. Remember wat
July 30th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Ive been dancing a little bit. You got the moves going. We got the song of the summer and the guy singing it in our 8 30 half hour. Do you know why im happy hes here . So he can perform the song. Not you and al all the time. Anyway, we look forward to that crowd on the plaza and now the breaking news near orlando, florida. Its a real blessing that so far no one died from these multiple explosions at a propane facility. About 50,000 tanks were kept there. Blasts sent huge plumes of fire into the sky and it took several hours to get a handle on the situation. Mark potter is there for us this morning. Mark, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you, savannah. The blasts and flames could be seen for miles. The fire is under control as officials try to figure out exactly why t