Dr. Oshaughnessy is a Vice President of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h. Smith International Center for jefferson studies, and Thomas Jefferson foundation, which supports Ongoing International study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. The professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the United States and after completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford university, he taught at eton college before becoming a visiting professor at southern mestas University Methodist university. He is the author of an empire divided, the American Revolution and the british caribbean, which is what our topic is tonight and his most recent book is the man who lost america. The british leadership and the American Revolution and the fate of the empire. It has received five National Book awards, including the New York Historical societys American History book prize, and the George Washington book rise. Prize. He is an editor of the
President of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h. Smith International Center for jefferson studies, and Thomas Jefferson foundation, which supports Ongoing International study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. Use the professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the United States and after completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at Oxford University he taught at eton college before becoming a visiting professor at southern mestas University Methodist university. He is the author of an empire divided, the American Revolution and the british caribbean, which is what our topic is tonight and his most recent book is the man who lost america. The british leadership and the American Revolution and the fate of the empire. It has received five National Book awards, including the New York Historical societys American History book prize, and the George Washington book rise. He is an editor of the jeffersonianamerican series of
He delves into why these 13 island colonies did not join the 13 american colonies and rebellion. He touches on how the location and sugar business that dominated the caribbean islands ultimately played a decisive factor in the battle of yorktown. Hosted by the society of the cincinnati, it is a little under an hour. I am pleased to introduce dr. Shaughnessy, the founding director of the robert h. Smith center at the Thomas Jefferson foundation which promotes ongoing study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. In addition he is the professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the united states. After completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford, he headed to eton college before becoming a visiting professor at Southern Methodist university in dallas and professor of American History at the university of wisconsin at our scotch, which is where he was chair of the history department. He is the author of an empire divided, which is wh
Storm tracker 6 live double scan most of the activity is north and west of the city at this point, every now and then you notice a blip there, a blob of yellow, every now and then we start to run into a heavier downpour, most of this is on the lighter side were zoom into berks and northern Lancaster County running along the pennsylvania turnpike, route 322. You can see the heavier rains pushing off toward the northeast, theres plenty more to come, the area of low pressure is pushing through charleston, west virginia, all this out through here will start to fill in over the next 6 to 10 hours it will push through Delaware Valley. Today is looking dreary and soggy. Reduced visibility, around lunchtime we see the heavier moisture move on in. Certainly by 3 00 p. M. Well see periods of rain it will be heavy. Expect visibility issues, 54 degrees is the high. Expect ponding on roads and milder temperatures. Ill time it out with future tracker 6 and have a chilly sevenday forecast. New this m
The presiding officer the senior senator from new york. Mr. Siewrm i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer mr. President , i understand that h. J. Res. 80 has been received from the house and is at the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will read the title of the resolution for the first time. The clerk h. J. Res. 80, making continuing appropriatio approprr the bureau of indian affairs, the bureau of Indian Education and the Indian Health service for fiscal year 2014 and for other purposes. Mr. Schumer i would ask for its second reading and object to my own request. The presiding officer objection having been heard, the resolution will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. Mr. Schumer mr. President , i ask unanimou