This class in 2010 at Temple University in philadelphia. Professor farber now teaches at the university of kansas. So weve been talking these last few weeks out loud about a few core issues that have, in many ways, given thematic intensity to the 1960s era. Weve been trying to think about the meaning and reality of equality in the United States in the 60s era. Weve been pondering what Democratic Practice could and should look like in the United States, and then very much so and very pertinent to what were going to do today what role the United States should play internationally, what role should the United States play in a world that was fast changing in the 1960s. So weve gotten to the point in this class where weve reached a point where president johnson has decided by early 1965 to begin a forthright military intervention by the United States in vietnam, and the reasons have been fairly compellingly laid out by johnson between 1964 and 65, with the gulf tonkan resolution in 1964 the
United States Supreme Court and when these cases result in the opinions of the court, history turns. The ways in which we think about and live under the constitution are reflected in the courts interpretations in both their Historical Context and their legacies. Some cases and the courts opinions in them so profoundly alter our constitutional understandings that they can only be rightly be called landmark cases, markers of where we have traveled as a nation. As a part of an initiative begun in 2015, the National Constitution center partnered with cspan to create a 12part series illustrating the history, issues and people involved in monumental landmark cases. Through the resulting online videos and other classroom Resources Available at landmarkcases. Cspan. Org, students and educators can analyze some of the most famous and infamous cases. Last year we continued this initiative through a series of town hall discussions. In depth articles on our constitution daily blog and the publicat
Firefighting. Well give you a live look at the fireworks in san jose. You can see fireworks. Well give you a live look at oakland. This is from the 880 camera. It sounds like Rolling Thunder outside. Fireworks from every angle. It started at 6 00. Around the bay area they stepped up patrols. We have live coverage. The fires have been going on nonstop in Contra Costa County. Indeed. Right now the Contra Costa County Fire Protection district is responding to 14 fires, many caused by fireworks. You can probably hear them outside your window, this is something thats gone on for several weeks and hit acre behindo tonight. With a cry behindo tonight. We know when amateurs are running things theres a risk of something going wrong. Since 6 00 theres a stream of pops and booms within earshot of the incident command post here. It was busy before night fall. A plume of smoke as fire ate through dry brush in brentwood. 60 firefighters were on hand to stop the flames that consumes 10s of acres. Ini
Hisresident Trump Says Administration has improved the announcement his during the Rolling Thunder said thefor pows and cdc would be readvising placing places of worship as essential. Pres. Trump thank you very much. You are my friends, you have been supporting me from the beginning. I appreciate you are here. We are here for you. When you want to come back with your 600,000, we are ready to take you. Youre going to give us a little display of those beautiful bikes. Ive never seen anyone do that, actually. You must have special privileges. I want to welcome you, and i want to welcome my friends. You are the rolling to remember. We will be commemorating memorial day. It is a big thing. Together, our nation pays immortal tribute to the extraordinary courage, unflinching loyalty, and unselfish love and supreme devotion of the american heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice, and that is what you are here for. The ultimate sacrifice, and it is indeed. They laid down their lives to ensure th
For the smithsonian and seaport. Mr. Will cannes is a published author of books and articles related to maritime in aviations history. He has a masters degree in history from Harvard University and is currently working on several books relating to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty in the History Department at st. Marys college of maryland. Mr. Will cans is also serving as producer of aerial effects for the lafayette as betrayal, a documentary film. Marks new rope book, errol neurosis, pilots of the First World War in the site illogical legacy of combat will be available for october 21st. Due to unforeseen complications, we do not have copies of the book for signing tonight. However, we do have some book plates already signed that you can pick up on your way out, or the speaker has graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Thank you again for joining us this evening and without further ado, please join me in welcoming mark will convince. applause i thank you for that very