Twitter cspanhistory. For a schedule of upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. Each week American History tvs american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. Next, we travel to yorktown virginia, to witness the arrival from france of the tall sailing ship hermione. The ship is a replica of a military frigate that carried general marquis de lafayette in 1780 with a message of king louis xvi. The original hermione participated in the siege of yorktown in 1781. The journey was the beginning of a trip up the east coast of the u. S. With stops in major cities along the way. Over the next hour, we will see remarks from american and french government representatives, interviews with crew members, and we will observe scenes and music from the arrival ceremony. When we arrived on june 5th hermione was just emerging from the fog. [cannon fire] [cheering] [le marseilleus playing] us playing] s playing] as playing] s playing] as playing] is playing] [ applause
And how it shaped his interest in nature. He talked about the legislative houses and opposition to establishing the 10th National Park. Hosted by history colorado, this event marking the centennial of the park is a little over one hour. On genuine 26, 1915, Woodrow Wilson created rocky Mount National park. Five days earlier on january 20, the enabling legislation, a cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows enos mills shaking hands with the goddess colorado, who was saying, enos, i am proud of you. In the background, to mountains speaking. Further complements followed, and within months enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. The title that mills himself would appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze lifesize statue of mills and his border collie, scotch. It has stood in the corner of a park
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Again i would like to express my , special gratitude to the governor and mayor of the great state of california, the center of diversity and innovation. In fact, San Francisco is not just about the place of the United Nations. For me personally, it was the place where my passion, my passion as a young boy to be a Global Citizen was born. My passion was born in 1962. My passion was born here in San Francisco in 1962. More than half of the century ago, 1962, i came to the United States as part of a Student Group sponsored by the American Red Cross society. I was just 18 years old at the time. Our trip began right here in an San Francisco in the bay area. It was my first ever foreign trip. You may understand. It was my eyeopening to the world. I was hosted by a very kind family, the pattersons. A wonderful family and nevada. The pattersons are here with us. [applause] mrs. Patterson is here with us. She is now 97 years old. What an admirable lady. Thank you very much. She is my american m
Them, and the original metal was given to the smithsonian bytitution as was directed the bill that president barack obama had signed. This story is one that even though they were granted veteran status and got this honor, it is really a story that a lot of people are not familiar with. They did not ask for this credit. They came to serve their country, and they came together and released men to fly overseas helpg world war ii to america win this war, and when it was done, they packed up their bags, they paid their own way home, and they left it at that. These women really change the at aof americas military time when their country needed them, and that is the story that we are currently here telling at the history museum. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] announcer now, a look at the American Cities twohour in connection with o