Coming up on American History tv, a Campaign Film supporting 1940 republican president ial candidate Wendell Wilke. Well hear conventions from those that knew the founding father. Here a century and a half ago, our nation was born. Here is the declaration of independence which proclaimed our freedom. All men are created equal. They are endowed by their creator by certain rights. Among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We adopted the constitution of the United States which guarantees our freedom. Which determines that neither king nordic ta dictator but onl the people shall rule. Dr. Franklin . Youve just come from the Constitutional Convention. What have we got . A republic or and a republic. And you can keep it so. The statement that of Benjamin Franklin as the Constitutional Convention ended labors in september 1787. A republic if you can keep it so. He established the Great American edition of 145 years and our safeguard against dictatorship that no president sho
To keep people vigilant in the case the United States entered world war i. The attack remains the worst act of terrorism in San Francisco history. This is about 50 minutes. Well, good morning thanks for coming. I appreciate you all being here on a drizzly day at providence college. Today i wanted to share with you i think a story and a moment in American History that is one of the, for me, more important moments of the late 19th and early 20th century. Holds a lot of significance in the period of the guilded age and the progressive era. It also happens to be a the subject of my new book. I have been living and breathing in this period and in this moment. Dh is very significant for 1916 and really for the nation as i this ill try to make clear. So what ill do today is start by setting up the context of San Francisco in 1916 during the moment during this summer. And then ill spend time in really three parts talking about why its significant. And why its important to American History and
Moments of the late 19th and early 20th century. Holds a lot of significance in the period of the guilded age and the progressive era. It also happens to be a the subject of my new book. I have been living and breathing in this period and in this moment. Dh is very significant for 1916 and really for the nation as i this ill try to make clear. So what ill do today is start by setting up the context of San Francisco in 1916 during the moment during this summer. And then ill spend time in really three parts talking about why its significant. And why its important to American History and our story. Let me begin by framing this story about this 1916 moment. Many of you have probably seen this character before. Mark twain. Of course the famous American Play write and he had many quips during his life. One of them that he said is he said the coldest winter i ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. One of his jokes. Of course if you have been to San Francisco you know this to be true. He sa
The attack remains the worst act of terrorism in San Francisco history. This is about 50 minutes. Well, good morning thanks for coming. I appreciate you all being here on a drizzly day at providence college. Today i wanted to share with you i think a story and a moment in American History that is one of the, for me, more important moments of the late 19th and early 20th century. Holds a lot of significance in the period of the guilded age and the progressive era. It also happens to be a the subject of my new book. I have been living and breathing in this period and in this moment. Dh is very significant for 1916 and really for the nation as i this ill try to make clear. So what ill do today is start by setting up the context of San Francisco in 1916 during the moment during this summer. And then ill spend time in really three parts talking about why its significant. And why its important to American History and our story. Let me begin by framing this story about this 1916 moment. Many
It just cleared in the last couple of seconds. Well take you to the maps and show you the traffic flow is relatively light. Right where we had the build and the slowing has all cleared up. The second wave should be coming in. No major issues now. Back to you. Republicans are taking the next step to try and get rid of obamacare. Today the senate is expected to decide whether to Debate Health care. Senator john mccain will be on hand to cast his crucial vote. Huge news as he was just diagnosed with brain cancer. The president has already been tweeting about the big dale ahead saying, quote, so great that john mccain is coming back to vote. Brave american hero. Thank you, john. He also tweeted, quote, obamacare is torturing the american people. The democrats that fooled the people long enough. Repeal or replace. I have pen in hand. Tracie potts with all the developments and how it could impact those who use the Affordable Care act. All the developments we can expect. There are many possib