Thro the perilous fight, ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Starspangledat banner yet wave, oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] tonight continues a wonderful weekend and yearlong of programming and activities as the Eisenhower Institute celebrates the 125th birth date of dwight d. Eisenhower. We have had film makers, members ofterans, the shape organization, and members of the eisenhower administration. We still like ike. Programlike to turn the over to steve scully, who will be moderating our town hall forum. Recognize someo of the brave men who served under general Dwight Eisenhower. We are pleased and honored and thrilled to have you here tonight. I think you all deserve a round of applause. [applause] thank you very very much. Thank all of you for being with us tonight. A rare and unique opportunity to the living grandchildren
Before. This is the hold broadside holt broadside, one of the original copies of the declaration of independence. Holt inrinted by john new york. It is an extremely valuable document. It is only one of four known to have to exist. It was brought to cincinnati by richard, who settled in cincinnati and was a meatpacker here in cincinnati. It was donated to the Historical Society in the late 19th century. Like i say, it has never been on exhibit before. It was one of the many copies made to distribute the word about the declaration of independence. There wasnt the communication that we has today. Much of that was done through broadside, newspapers, things like that. This copy is rare because they just do not survive. They were printed on paper. They were not cared for. Like many pieces, they were not seen as Historical Documents at the time. We are very, very fortunate that this one survived. This is, even though it doesnt look like much, one of the earliest pieces from cincinnati history
Cincinnati observatory to learn how it became the first public observatory in the western hemisphere. John this is the Cincinnati Observatory Center, situated in the city of cincinnati, approximately six miles east of downtown cincinnati. We call ourselves the birthplace of american astronomy. The founder of the observatory, ormsby mcknight mitchell, was essentially what we call the call sagan of the day. He was the popularizer of astronomy at that particular period. The first observatory of significance in the country and definitely the first public observatory at that time. He was a west point graduate and he was teaching at the Cincinnati College and in 1842 there was a group in town, the society for the promotion of useful knowledge. They offered to mitchell an opportunity to lecture the citizens. He started his lecture in this lecture hall, overflowed that, so they moved it to a chapel that seated 1200 people and does they ended the lecture, they said, why couldnt we, the citizens