Constructed indoor miss homes enormous homes. In this program, Richard Wilson talks about the architects that define the era. Today we serve as the headquarters for the society of the cincinnati institute. A nonprofit that promotes the knowledge and achievement of america ended 10 independence. It was the winter residence of lars and into the isabel anderson. Their home was described as a Florentine Villa in the midst of american independence. With an interior that would be a dream of beauty and good taste. Dr. Wilson will investigate the architecture of Anderson House and other extravagant mansions built between the civil war and world war i. Dr. Wilson holds the commonwealth professors chair and architectural history at the university of virginia. He specializes in the Architecture Design of america both at home and abroad. He has served as an advisor and commentator for a number of television programs, including americas castles, and 10 most influential american buildings. He is the
Story of lincoln. I am looking forward to finishing it. Lincoln is a particularly revered figure. He is revered in kansas in that we came into the union in the same time he is coming up. The kansas people were passionate abolitionists and for lincoln. He said, once famously, if i were a young man now, i would go to kansas. So, we came in with lincoln, and we have stayed with him. Throughout the weekend, American History tv is featuring topeka, kansas. Our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. To learn more, visit cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend and every weekend on cspan3. Each week American History tv sits in on a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch the classes every saturday evening here at 8 00 and midnight eastern. Next, Mercer University professor Douglas Thompson talks about religion and its impact on the relationship between slaves and their owners during the antebellum period. He cites nat turn
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the maryland inn. My name is mike radek. This lady beside me is peg. She has been our innkeeper for years and helps me run the property for events like this. I want to welcome you to another treaty of paris center event. And represents the art mission between the Historic Inns of annapolis. Posting pictures and forgotten sketches of the 14 forgotten president s before George Washington. I will turn this over to mark. I hope you have on young enjoyable afternoon. Thank you mark. [applause] mark thank you again for coming today. We are very delighted to have Peter Hanson Michael as our speaker. He serves as the president of the john hanson Memorial Association. Both in Frederick Maryland where hansen rose to political prominence. His book is called remembering john hanson which has 12 National Book prizes. Peter Hanson Michael descends from john hansons immigrant grandfather. He is the author of palace of yawns which in 2014 one a National Book award. His
Each week, American History tvs is in him a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch the clots is here every saturday evening at 8 00 and midnight. Next, university of minnesota professor erika lee talks about agent immigration to the west coast from 1832 1930. She compares the angel island and ellis island experiences, describing how agent immigrants in california had more expensive that ground checks and longer Holding Times then european immigrants in new york. Her ms. Lee classes about 1. 5 hours. Hello. Welcome back. So many of us as americans, we grow up learning about the history of immigration through ellis island. This is what we spoke about last week. It is the history of european immigrants coming to the new world under the shadow of the statue of liberty. It is often told as a very uplifting and romantic story were immigrants become americans. Not many of us know the history of immigration through angel island. This is the immigration station in San
Chevron saw shares fall after seeing a drop sharp fall. And by the close the Dow Jones Industrial average gains 183 points to 18024 and the nasdaq rose 64 and the s p 500 tacked on 23 points. The nasdaq was down the most almost 2 . And later on our market guest will what is best for stocks and which names he is recommending right now. And the detroit big three all came out with strong sales for app having to drive the sentiment on wall street. April sales up 6 and march up about 5 . Why trucks are key to the automakers. Pardon the may on words, but bigger was big at auto dealerships last month. Trucks suvs and cross overs, almost everything with more space was in greater demand than cars last month. For example, gm had the best month ever moves cross overutility vehicles. And good morning boosted auto sales. With gas still selling at modest prices buyers continue to pass on electric models. Volt prepares for a new volt this year. And demand for the nissan leaf also lagged. And in a sig