Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the event tried to put
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Of the i said from the apollo 11 mission. Get up its 50th anniversary. Hello im Christine Wendell welcome to the program. We begin in france where president emmanuel chrono showcased europes defense capabilities by putting European Military cooperation at the heart of this years best day parade it comes at a time of growing tensions with the united states. Including german chancellor Angela Merkel joined mccrone to watch the annual parade down the seans in the say that marks the anniversary of the beginning of the french revolution. For more on that we are joined now by d. J. s correspondent lisa lewis who is in paris good to see it nice to see you attend of the parade a little bit talk to us about the highlights off this years parade. Well the fame of this years parade was obviously European Corporations so you could see soldiers from other countries than france from germany from spain you could see planes from these countries because all these countries 9 countries apart from france
Train together to write a book called the suffragist playbook if you can take a look here you will learn about this book but moreor importantly you will lean about the suffragists and what they did, how they did it, some of the encouraging and discouraging things as they were working on it. So the idea is we can learn a lot and they were the first to do f a parade down pennsylvania avenue and to pick at the white house and now we see that as commonplace. The project director for our mothersef before us journalist, a producer, a two or, a forensic anthropologist but an event planner, a political consultant, a jazz singer and a radio talkshow host. Currently she is the curator of programming for plan world, and new museum in the historic Franklin School in downtown washington. Roberts lives here in washington, d. C. With her husband, three signs and a big fat dog. These women have been friends since childhood, and took the risk to come together and write a book. And so theyre going to ta
Cspan is your unfiltered view of government funded by these Television Companies and more including spark life. At spark life, its our home and we are facing our greatest challenges. Working roundtheclock connected such a little easier to do yours. Spark life support cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving a front row seat to democracy. Today we have two us. Aordinary people with they joined together right a book called suffragist playbook. You can take a look here. You will learn about this book. And the suffragists were the first to do a parade down pennsylvania avenue, the first to picket the white house, and that we see that as commonplace here so let me tell youac about these two women appear lucinda robb once the project director for others before us, women and democracy, 1789making 20 at the center for legislative archives at this project we discovered thousands of overlooked original documents, and really she helped to organize the National