Maudlin. Really kind of depressing, right . Has the feeling of the war. Early on, there was people who are wanting to fight. Now people are sick of it. This has been building up over time. Charles ok. That is a good point. They have been fighting for over three years and it is wearing on people in there is cash people. There is some much death. So much loss and destruction and people are getting tired of it. And wariness is gaining momentum in the summer and fall of 1864. And we begin to see during the election year, the campaigning starts in the summer and we begin to see the democrats step up their attacks on the lincoln administration. We see them come back, and the other says, boldly returning from canada. What are they going to exploit . What are they going to focus on in the election . I think they are going to focus on sort of the emancipation aspect of it. They are trying to get the more conservative republicans on their side in terms of saying, hey, we do not want to this eman
When the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. Most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. Now suddenly, it seems to have considerable additional value. Both to us and the japanese. Its strategic position was not comforting. From alaska, the Aleutian Islands stretch out invitingly. The great Japanese Naval base is only 750 miles away. Japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. Alaskas long and broken coastline was weakly defended. Our bases were few and far between. Our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. With no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada, not even a trail. If our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. The situation called for immediate action. The canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. With canadas consent, the United States War Department decided to build a milit
When the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. Most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. Now suddenly, it seems to have considerable additional value. Both to us and the japanese. Its strategic position was not comforting. From alaska, the Aleutian Islands stretch out invitingly. The great Japanese Naval base is only 750 miles away. Japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. Alaskas long and broken coastline was weakly defended. Our bases were few and far between. Our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. With no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada, not even a trail. If our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. The situation called for immediate action. The canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. With canadas consent, the United States War Department decided to build a milit
[inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] again a brief break in the summit of bullying with the Education Department. While we wait for them to resume we will show you our Upcoming Program for this weekend on cspan2. Put tv on cspan two, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Here are here are some featured programs for this coming weekend on saturday at seven pm eastern, the Supreme Court of chief Justice Warren burger is the focus of the yellow Law School Lecturer the burger court and the rise of the judicial right. She speaks of politics and prose bookstore here in washington d. C. Then at 10 00 p. M. Eastern, after words with syndicated radio host dana lash. She argues that the u. S. Is splintering into two countries which she calls coastal america and flyover america in her book flyover nation. You cant run at country youve never been to print she is interviewed by guy benson, News Reporter and editor. It seems that in so many ways not just really so much
Announcer from abc news world headquarters, this is abc world news tonight. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this saturday evening. Im cecilia vega. And we begin tonight in selma, alabama, marking the 50th anniversary of a fateful attempt to cross that city bridge. They were simply demanding a right to vote. Today, they marched again. President obama and his family right there ahead of the crowd alongside some of the original marchers. This time they made it to the other side. A very different outcome from 1965 where Peaceful Protesters were met by police using deadly force. Steve osunsami is right there on this anniversary of bloody sunday. Reporter this is the night they just had to be in selma the thousands of families from across the country who came here on buses and crowded the streets. I thought it was the most wonderful day of our history. Reporter worth the trip alone, they say, just to witness the nations first black president and his family march across this bridge