So as a forecaster when you have to cover for that cover storms into the 5 00 a. M. Forecast, you have to get up really early. It is really challenging. Sometime some time ago, i read erik ons storm larsons book. It is a remarkable account of the worst National Disaster in history, the galveston hurricane of 1900. The book brings to life america at the turnofthecentury and the destruction of the city, at the time the jewel of the south, the new york city to be of the gulf coast. Author joins us here today and brings to life human drama, survival from a massive hurricane that slammed galveston almost 100 years ago, coming up on september 8. Given that it is the 100th anniversary, this is the great time for us to look back on the tragedy in the nonfiction andunt of erik larson the nonfiction account of erik larson. Before i introduce him, i want to discuss the anatomy of hurricanes, how we go about cutting it forecasting, and i want to step back in time to show footage taken after the da
Literary and historical sites across the nation. Civicrom authors and leaders every other weekend on cspan3 and American History tv. See the city tours on cspan each day at 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Welcome to galveston, texas, on American History tv. Located 60 miles from houston, the city sits on a Barrier Island facing the gulf of mexico. Established in 1825 by the congress of mexico, while land still known as texas land now known as texas still belongs to that country. Coming up, visit the Rosenberg Library museum, the repository for much of galvestons historical heritage. We are the keeper of the history here. Later, step aboard a 19thcentury ship that once delivered goods to the city. She sailed and arrived here probably about 100 yards from where we are standing right now with a cargo full of bananas. We begin in the surrounding waters. The port is a major reason the plays asts today, and dominant role in its economy. The first land grant for toveston came in the 1830s a guy named Mic
Empty the tanks to put more weight on the sub. The way we get the water out is close out the introduce High Pressure air and it blows out of the bottom. The submarine is two hulls. Between the two hulls are tanks that you flood or deflood to give you that balance affect. Visitors that come to our park and check out the cavalla, i hope they walk away with a sense of sacrifice these men make everyday. They are still out there today serving our country, but the conditions they face is something that most people have never seen or experienced. More on the history of galveston now with a visit to the Rosenberg Library museum. Announcer our collecting policy is collecting anything related to galveston from its founding in the 1830s to the present, as well as documents relating to the history of the early republic of texas up to the civil war. Most of our patrons come in looking for genealogy information. Galveston was a port of entry for immigrants. So so there is a lot of genealogist coming
Mr. Rodriguez was trying to figure out what caused of this death, but more importantly, they attempt to establish that it was Excessive Force that caused his death. Now, the Sheriffs Department declined to comment on the case citing an investigation. Tonight a suspect is in custody. Michelle roberts is live outside the walmart in san leandro with more on what happened. Michelle, some frightening moments for shoppers today. Yeah, really scary and bizarre what happened here this afternoon. The store has opened. It opened about an hour ago. Still many people checking out the damage inside. Take a look at the cell phone video. This was shot about 1 30 by a shopper inside. You can see Halloween Costumes on fire and smoke filling the store. You can see walmart employees using fire extinguishers to contain the flames and store security detained the suspect until police arrived. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution and has been arrested on suspicion of arson. Hes described as a 40yearo
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