Germany entering into world war i. More than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tides of the global war bringing it to a close 18 months later on november 11th, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the museum in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours. Well take you on a tour of some of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians. As we open our program were joined in the museum by the president and ceo of museum matthew naylor. You have a lot of resources to preserving the memory. Why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont think you can think of the last 100 years, particularly in the United States, without understanding the impact of world war i. Thats true of countries right across the globe. Im an australian. Im an american as well. For australia its the defining moment rather
To authors and historians to speak about what was then called the great war. We learn about the creation of the memorial to honor those who serveded and about artifacts in the museums collection. This is about two and a half hours. 100 years ago on april 6, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson signeded a declaration of war against germany, entering the United States into world war i. More than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform and more than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tide of the years long global war bringing it to a close on november 11, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours and well take you on a tour of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians as we learn about the history of the
And involve you in conversations with top world war i historians as we learn about the history of the u. S. Role in the war and its impact. As we open the program, we are joined by the president and ceo of the National World war i museum and memorial matthew nayler. Matt nayler, you have resources in telling the story of world war i, why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont know you can think of the last 100 years particularly in the United States without understanding the impact of world war i. And thats true of countries across the globe. Im an australian and an american, as well, and for australia it is the defining moment rather than a moment of victory defining a national psyche, for australia its a defeat. It defines who australians are and thats true of so many other places. It had such a profound impact on the reconstruction of world relationships, of how countries were formed and so on, that its essential for our understanding of our current age. In a
Stanning by for the press conference from the philadelphia fire department. Live in the frankford section of philadelphia, nbc 10 news. Right now at 5 00, let the long drive home begin. Stormforce 10 is headed back to the shore along with hundreds of other drivers. As you can see, its a soggy trip. Look at conditions right know from the shore to philadelphia. The city and parts north and west were dry most of the day, but now more areas are seeing rain. Its a wet end to the weekend. We also got a break from the hot temperatures. Glen has your neighborhood forecast. We got an official heat wave, three days in a row, and at the shore, it did not get into out of the 60s today, and the rain is steady. For example, take a look at dover. The back emg of this has not quite gone up there, and theres evidence that its actually moving out. Its going to take awhile. This is happening very, very slowly, but it was pretty much a warout during the day today at the shore. It rained hour after hour af
Be made. The announcement came in a memo to metro employees. 500 positions deemed redundant or noncritical will be cut from the agency. Theyre expected over the next several months. D. C. City Council Member jack evans is on the metro board and says its sad when jobs are cut but that the decision is necessary. Its important to down size. We have 13,000 employees and i think pauls actions are are very important to send a message that we are very serious about getting our house in order. Its in the midst of the most ambitious and for some most disruptive changes. Its stations on the silver and blue lines while repairs, upgrades and safety enhancements are performed. Leaving thousands of computers to take shuttle buses around the closure. What do those effected by surge think of the purge . On the back end a lot of work done there too. So camper things Going Forward with the maintenance too. Thats a lot of people being fired. I dont know if thats a good thing. They have a lot of redundanc