Kind of like, why in the middle of a pandemic are they calling people like me . So this is a good thing for us to talk about. This is a history methods course, it is about how you become a historian, and what you do for a living. You may remember the first week of class, we talked a little bit about the reaction you may sometimes get from family members when they hear you are a history major or minor or even taking a history course, that, why is this useful knowledge . Why are you bothering with all this old stuff . I can tell you personally i get , those questions a lot because of my Research Specialty in the history of health and medicine. Science is so much better today, why should we bother looking at the past history of diseases and how we responded to them . My goal today is to give you an example of why bother, and why i am proud to be a historian, why i am really psyched about what i do. So that is objective number one. I said the first week of class, i want to make you proud o
Im hopeful and sure that hes going to be fine hes strong man strong person today every patriotic american heart beats in solidarity with the incredible people of new york and new jersey theyve really become a very hot zone but some very good things are happening in new york the 1st time where the deaths were less from the previous day thats a 1st drop so far so maybe thats a good sign it could be in the hospital levels of story to. Perhaps decrease its been very short but perhaps decreased so we wish Governor Cuomo and. All of the people in new york great and new jersey governors doing a great too soon a great job in new jersey they got hit very hard. I just want to say that the full power of the American Government and American Enterprise is it really is this is an all out military operation that weve waged and especially over the last number of weeks 50 states and territories have now been approved for major disaster declarations which is very unusual thanks to the army corps of engi
People have been working very, very hard today. I tell you, for a long time, they have been working. Before i begin, i want to express our nations well wishes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he wages his own personal fight with the virus. All americans are praying for him. Hes a friend of mine. Hes a great gentleman and a great leader. He is, as you know, he was brought to the hospital today. Im hopeful and sure that he is going to be fine. Hes a strong man, a strong person. Today, every patriotic american heart beats in solidarity with the incredible people of new york and new jersey. They have really become a very hot zone. Some very good things are happening. In new york, the first time aware of the deaths were less from the previous day. That is the first drop so far. Maybe that is a good sign. Could be. The hospital levels are starting to perhaps decrease. It has been very short but perhaps decrease. We wish Governor Cuomo and all the people in new york and new jersey, your gov
Professor tomes so what are we going to do today . I promised you that i would do show and tell from my own research, and the timing turned out that doing a Historical Perspective on pandemic preparedness might seem like a very interesting topic to discuss. I have been getting a lot of calls from journalists lately, and it is kind of, why in the middle of a pandemic are they calling people like me . So this is a good thing for us to talk about. This is a history methods course, it is about how you become a historian, and what you do for a living. You may remember the first week of class, we talked a little about the reaction you may sometimes get from family members when they hear you are a history major or minor or even taking a history course, that, why is this useful knowledge . Why are you bothering with all this old stuff . I get those questions a lot because of my Research Specialty in the history of health and medicine. Science is so much better today, why should we bother looki
Good evening and welcome. The first debate in the senate race, closely watched across the country. Incumbent serving both the house and the senate, seven years under his belt and the house, the opportunity to weigh their differences and worldviews. As for the rules, there are no rules. No opening statements, no closings, no time limits. We will be keeping track of speaking time to keep things even. We want to cover ground. Brevity is appreciated. Feel free to talk. We encourage it. We are asking our studio audience not to apply during the debate. If you would like to take a minute now, give them a hand. [applause] gentlemen, gentlemen thank you so much for joining us. Marjorie. Kennedy, youre are called an opportunist by some. Why are you running to defeat a man who has championed so many policies you support . Thank you for having us. Senator, always a pleasure. Thank you, the audience and for those tuning in, for being here. Around,ction, this time so much of what we care about, ever