Reaction from congress on mass shootings, gun control, terrorism, and the rise of isis. On cspan, thursday, december 31, at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. This holiday weekend, 2 days of featured programming. Rosa parks years ago defied a City Ordinance for blacks to leave their seat on a city bus to make room for white passengers. It instigated the montgomery bus boycott. We will see what role the lawyers played in the protest and the Civil Rights Movement as we hear from the attorney for rosa parks and demonstrators. War author and historian William Davis on the littleknown aspects of the live and leadership of robert e. Lee and grant. And ulysses s. Grant and nasa projects, including project and the flyby of mars. And an awardwinning documentary filmmaker on how the public learns about history through film and television. American history tv, all weekend, and on holidays. The Kennedy Center honors is an annual ceremony for contributions to american culture. President obama and the first lady h
Ago, the ship carrying a young girl named Rosa Dolores Alverio [applause] president obama from puerto rico [applause] president obama came into new york city, steamed by the statue of liberty. Oh my goodness, she thought, a lady runs this country [laughter and applause] president obama she wasnt yet known by the stage name of rita moreno, but even then, she knew she wanted to be a star. At age nine, she debuted as a dancer. At 13, she set foot in a Broadway Theatre for the first time in her life as a member of the cast. At 30, she became the first latina to win an Academy Award for her unforgettable performance as anita in west side story. [baby makes noises] president obama yes, it was good, wasnt it . [laughter] president obama after more than seven decades on stage and screen, ritas one of just a handful of artists to win an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. Shes got an egot. [applause] president obama but being a pioneer is never easy. For years, she was pigeonholed as what she
Fines for illegally dumping alongside roads in rural Monterey County are closer to drastically increasing from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars.