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
She lives just yards away. We heard sounds that sounded like explosions we wanted to come down here just in case the building would go. Reporter her first grader madison was home friday the fire forced parkland to close schoo schools. State police the pa fire marshal and federal alcohol, tobacco and firearms could be seen digging through the rubble looking for a cause. We going to pull the Metal Aluminum from the building to get it off the top so the fire marshal can do his job report rot the structure was lump nim with wood ten poles used to shield buses from the regions snow and heavy weather says the district. Drivers say block heaters were sometimes placed to warm engin engines. Its a disaster says dustin houcks whose brother got unexpected day off from school. Yeah, my step dad woke him up this morning. Said hey, youre not going to school your bus exploded and that was a pretty big shock for him. Reporter the School District hopes to reopen classes on monday. It says its leasing b
Real america brings you ar archived films that help tell the story. Its a documentary depicting the restoration of painted and carved circus wagons for the Circus World Museum. It concludes with the july 4th circus parade of the newly restored wagons and circus animals and performers. Hi im joey brown. You know the good old days that people are always talking about . There were some good things in those good old days. There was this, something many of you have never seen. A circus parade. This was spectacular. Today youd call it a commercial to let everyone in town know that the big top was being raised. And the every day world would be transformed into one filled with exotic animals. Pretty girls filling pretty costumes and that oh so daring young man on the flying trapeze. It was a wonderful world. I had the good fortune to start my showbizness businessness career. I was one of the five marvelous ashtons. The marvelous was our own idea. There havent been more of these circus parades
Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. We read in the sacred psalms even were i to walk in the reconvene as death i shall feel no danger. You are at my side. Your staff and crook are there to sooth me. Let us pray. All powerful ever living lord of all, may you guide this time this gathering as we remain mindful of the cost paid for our liberty. We gather here in gratitude for the men we recognize today, for their courage, their faithfulness and their selfless service. May the lives of sergeants Henry Johnson and william shemen remind us the soldiers art, the soldiers spirit, and the soldiers soul are everything. Keep us mindful always of these men. Of their acts of valor. Their witness to the Human Capacity for good even in the face of the most inhuman conditions of the battlefield. May these soldiers, their acts of heroism continue to form the fabric of our nations unfielding devotion to protect the dignity of all human. Of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Today only two raiders remain, Lieutenant Colonel dick cole and Staff Sergeant david thatcher. May thethatcher. May the breath of god uphold their noble and heroic story. May it carry to other generations and even to other nations a message to inspire citizens everywhere to believe and act upon the truth that there is no greater aspiration than to be willing to lay down ones life to save others. May those who made the ultimate sacrifice that day and thereafter rest in peace along with those companions who have joined them in eternity in the years since. Bless all women and men in military service, their families and all those who put themselves in harms way for the safety of others. God bless america. And grant us peace both in the present and with you forever. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats for the departure of the official party. In june president obama awarded the medal of honor post h humousley for actions during world war i. This event takes place in the e