Sure people understand basic propositions. Even bart simpson gets it. Now i would like to get to this idea of American Mythology and the imaginary indian. We are deeply in the american dna. Every major american myth, major american origin story has to account for the indians in sunlight. Here we see columbus arriving in the new world looking remarkably fresh. But hiding in the righthand corner are the indians who were there when columbus arrived. We want to get into this business of the Columbian Exchange. Indians have not only then he raised from American History they have any raised from World History not only have the indians then he raced erased from American History, they have been erased from World History. Massive amounts of technology, wealth, labor, food left in the americas for europe and asia. Meanwhile, they were sending back to the new world many things of their own. A lot of animals, different plants. Of course, disease. Disease was the most devastating factor. It was the
And technology, on the importance of technology and the public. That last two president s have written on president ial memorandum on spectrum. When i started in 1979 out of the marine corps, i did not know anything about spectrum. Most people that i met and some that i worked with did not understand much about spectrum. Nowadays everybody realized the part of our daily lives devices completely rely on it and our ability to communicate. Monday night at 8 00 eastern on the communicators on cspan two. Announcer during this month cspan is pleased to present the winning entries in this years studentcams video documentary competition. Studentcam is cspans annual competition that encourages middle and High School Students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. Students were asked to create their documentary based on the theme the three branches and you, to demonstrate how policy, law, or action by one of the three branches of government has affected them or their community.
Who kept the road open coming out of the chosen, 189 marines held 10,000 chinese to allow the First Marine Division to get out, and there were certainly Marine Security guards alive to interview who have been mistakenly left on the roof of the Saigon Embassy in 1975. Obviously, there was no one left from the 19th century, but what we did find was our forebearers were such literate people. We went into this expecting maybe wed get after action reports from the army. When the soldiers move west, maybe an officer wife kept a journal. As it turns out, every wife kept a diary, and we found them and letters, and tom, excuse me, tom, hell explain to you, at some of the libraries and historical centers, they brought out a journal in a case, and they had to turn the pages with tongs, because the oil from the fingers and there were letters from 12yearold girls who passed the train, tom was killed last by the indians, first train this year said they dug up his graves, maybe it was wolves, but we
Cases. Around the world, nearly 11 million cases of covid19 have been reported with over half a Million Deaths so far. The u. S. Currently has the most cases of any country with brazil, russia and India Following behind. Major League Baseball Just Announced that it is cancelling this years allstar game. The los angeles dodgers, who were set to host this seasons summer classic, must now wait until 2022. Atlanta will be the site of next years allstar game. Coronavirus infections are ballooning across the country as weve been covering, with florida, texas and california leading the pack in these new cases as hospitalizati cases. As hospitalizations surge in california, local officials are tightening the restrictions this weekend, closing beaches and public places, mandating masks in others. In los angeles, where the number of cases has topped 107,000, the demand for tests is skyrocketing. A nurse who works in a Los Angeles Covid unit at the hospital there spoke to nbc news about the risin
Slated to begin in the next hour. Facing an enormous deficit in electoral polling, the president has just four months to turn back time. And standing before mt. Rushmore friday night in the shadow of four white men who embodied the nations virtues and its worst vices. The president narrowed his election pitch to an even more simplistic message than make America Great again. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heros, erase our values and indoctrinate our children. Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of Violent Crime in our cities. A simple message, america be afraid. Of course far less was mentioned of the nations rising pandemic numbers, breaking records in state after state. As for the legitimate concern of protesters, including those of indigenous americans offended by trumps presence at one of their sacred sites, they were all just ammunition for the president s