University of connecticut, and i will be cheering and moderating this roundtable. I should also inform you of course again that the panel is being televised by cspan, and one of our speakers, mycah conner, will be zooming in for her remarks and, you can see her right here on the screen. Unfortunately, another panelist, keri leigh merritt, had a family emergency a while ago, and let us know that you would not be able to participate today. So, just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remarks on the 1862 moment, and then let the speakers go for ten minutes each, deliver their remarks, maybe talk amongst each other, raise some questions for each other. Id be happy to facilitate that. And then we will open it up for q a with the audience. And another reminder, do come up to the mic if you have a question. So in most conventional histories of the civil war, the year 1863 is often taken as the turning point of the war. The year of Significant Union military
The big 1862 round table. My name is Manisha Sinha, and im the draper chair in American History at the university of connecticut, and i will be sharing and moderating this round table. Welcome to the second part of the big 1862 roundtable. My name is Manisha Sinha and im the [inaudible] chair at in American History at the university of connecticut, and i will be cheering and moderating this roundtable. I should also inform you of course again that the panel is being televised by cspan, and one of our speakers, mycah conner, will be zooming in for her remarks and, you can see her right here on the screen. Unfortunately, another panelist, keri leigh merritt, had a family emergency a while i go, and let us know that you would not be able to participate today. So, just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remarks on the 1862 moment, and then let the speakers go for ten minutes each, deliver their remarks, maybe talk amongst each other, raise some questions
Francis. Check her out for the very first time, a girl pitcher throws a shutout winning in round 1 of the Little League world series. You go, girl. Does [ good morning and welcome. Live from new york city. I am Morgan Radford. Another chaotic night in ferguson, missouri where a peaceful protest over the Police Shooting of an 18yearold Michael Brown turns into looting. The table turns so dramatically that some of the protesters even started protecting the very businesses that were being targeted. But then yesterday, Police Released video showing Michael Brown right there stealing cigars from a liquor store and even getting into an argument with that store other than. They say the officer who shot brown just moments later didnt actually know he was a suspect in that robbery when he shot him. Al jazeeras asher cuellar eshi found this report from the middle of the chaos. Protesters were standing with a line of Armored Police vehicles on this street right here. They backed up all of these p
News from international. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Im suzanne malveaux. President obama is announcing his new cabinet choices that will shape the future of the u. S. Military as well as defense policy and intelligence gathering. The next hour, two more cabinet nominees will be named. Former senator chuck hagel for defense secretary and Homeland Security adviser john brennan for cia director. He has already picked senator john kerry as his nominee for secretary of state. President s choice, chuck hagel for defense secretary already coming under some fire. Some republicans point to comments that hagel made back in 2007, that they perceive as antijewish. Here is how South Carolina Lindsey Graham described the decision to nominate hagel. This is an inyourface nomination by the president to all of us who are supportive of israel. I dont know what his Management Experience is regarding the pentagon. Little, if any. I think its an incredibly controversial choice. And it looks like the second t
Fox and friends begins right now. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the big show. September 21st, the very end of summer. We are about to welcome fall. Anna and i celebrated octoberfest in central park yesterday. We started celebrating here after the show, so i wondered how it was going to end up. Not for me, i went home to take my nap. There were beer signs flowing yesterday afternoon. These people come in costume. Pretty much everybody. And im still wearing some of mine. But first we have headlines this morning. Well start with the fox news alert to tell you about. A person of interest in the case of missing university of virginia student Hannah Graham denying he had anything to do with her disappearance. The 32yearold Man Told Police he bought drinks for graham at a bar but denies she ever drove off with him. Cops have searched his home and car but he has not been charged. This as thousands of volunteers search for the 18yearold missing for over a week now. Police are searching for cell ph