Trail of the centuryold journey that changed america. Hugh did it change america . Along the route, thousands came out to cheer the convoy on, to look at the vehicles, talk to the men who remember in the caron voy and it spurred a lot of interest in travel by motorized vehicles. Were going to catch watch the film. Did it get a lot of attention in the press . It did. They happened a major sendoff at the white house. President wilson was in europe but secretary of war newton baker waved them off. There were speeches, the press was all there and there was quite a scene at the white house. Theres a district through maryland through frederic, maryland, where they spent the first night. Walk us through the genesis of this idea and why 08 vehicles as part of this convoy . You have to look at it in the context of the time. World war i had just concluded a few months earlier and the American Military leadership realized that in future warfare motorized vehicles would play a very important role.
Which well be showing. But first, joining us is michael owen. The author of after ike on the trail of the centuryold journey that changed america. How did it change america . Along the route, thousands came out to cheer the convoy on, to look at the vehicles, talk to the men who remember in the convoy, and it spurred a lot of interest in travel by motorized vehicles. Were going to watch the film. Did it get a lot of attention in the press . It did. They had a major sendoff at the white house. President wilson was in europe but secretary of war newton baker waved them off. There were speeches, the press was all there and there was quite a scene at the white house. Theres a district through maryland through frederick, maryland, where they spent the first night. Steve walk us through the genesis of this idea and why 80 vehicles as part of this convoy . You have to look at it in the context of the time. World war i had just concluded a few months earlier and the American Military leadershi
In the fields of flanders, because of the munitions, and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed, and those poppies began to grow. And so, the poppies then grew in amongst what is the killing fields. And so, then the poem in flanders field, was written. It began popularity in 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the United States. Poppies began being sold as remembrance to raise funds for wounded veterans. When you come into the National World war i museum and memorial, as you mentioned, theres a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this glass bridge is a beautiful field of poppies, red poppies of flanders field. There are 9,000 blooms, each representing 1,000 combatant deaths. Its really an architectural masterpiece, i think, of the museum, very striking for visitors. Whats interesting is to see how Different Countries respond to that. Americans, theyre moved by the poem, theyre moved by the experience. Europeans or people from t
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
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