At the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars stars through the perilous fight oer the 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 oh, say, does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave please take your seats. April 6, 1917, for three years the great war raged across the globe, bringing death, destruction, famine, disease and displacement of peoples across europe, africa and asia. From the atlantic to the pacific. During these years the United States of america remained neutral keeping our distance from the conflicts of the old world. Four days earlier on april 2nd, president Woodrow Wilson addressed a joined session of congress. Neutrality is no longer desirable where peace is involved. And the freedom of its people. To minister that peace and freedom lied in the existence of autocratic governments. We are
Proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars stars through the perilous fight oer the 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 oh, say, does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave please take your seats. April 6, 1917, for three years the great war raged across the globe, bringing death, destruction, famine, disease and displacement of peoples across europe, africa and asia. From the atlantic to the pacific. During these years the United States of america remained neutral keeping our distance from the conflicts of the old world. Four days earlier on april 2nd, president Woodrow Wilson addressed a joined session of congress. Neutrality is no longer desirable where peace is involved. And the freedom of its people. To minister that peace and freedom lied in the existence of autocratic go
Team usa clipped japan in last nights world cup final. Reaction coming up. Those are some of our top stories on monday, july 6th. Captions paid for by abc, inc. From abc news this is world news now with t. J. Holmes and reena ninan. We start this half hour with a financial crisis in greece. Voters overwhelmingly refusing the strict terms of the international bailout. Greeks celebrated in the streets following the 6139 vote. Siding with their new Prime Minister hoping to negotiate a better deal with creditors on the country. Greece is in danger of having to stop using the euro. And maybe forced to introduce its own currency. In the end, a lot of this is political. You have a european elite able to say we know what were doing, trust us. Instead, its starting to look more and more like they have no idea what theyre doing. The European Union called a summit for tomorrow and greeces finance minister announced his resignation. The decision is having an impact on world Financial Markets and o