Anniversary of the tett offensive, which is if youre a milli millennial, ill explain it to you. A coordinated offensive between the vietcong and north vietnamese troops on more than 100 towns and cities and american and south vietnamese facilities. It began on the night of january 30th, 1968, and i remember it well because i was an intelligence clerk with mack v. At the time. Our new exhibit showcases the work of john olson, who like me was a young army draftee. John was a photographer for stars and stripes, the militarys daily newspaper, and he spent three days in february with the marines as they took back the city of hue in what turned out to be the bloodiest battle of the vietnam war. This innovative exhibit features 20 large format photographs and ten tactile versions of these photos with touch activated sensors that trigger audio interviews. This enables blind and lowvision visitors to experience the images through touch and sound and the museum is the first museum in the United
In this presentation based on his latest book, james byrd shows that the bible was the key text of the American Revolution. When war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots alike turned to the bible not only for sol lous, but for exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped soldiers overcome their natural oversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the revolution the halo of martyrdom. In this session, dr. Byrd will examine specific text and how they were used especially in make the patriotic calls for war case for war. James byrd is chair of the graduate department of religion and associate professor of american religious history at vanderbilt university. His latest book is sacred scripture, ska cred war the bible and the merp revolution. Hes currently working on a book on the bible and the american civil war. Please join me in welcoming dr. Byrd. [ applause ] well thank you. Im so pleased to be here and to be joining in this important conversation at the museum of the b
Whether they believed it was the word of god. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d. C. It is 45 minutes. Our Third Session today is the bible and the American Revolution with james byrd. In this presentation based on his latest book, he shows that the bible was a key text of the American Revolution when war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots turned to the bible for solace and exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped soldiers. Conferred on those who died for the revolution and he gave americans a sense of the Divine Providence of their calls. In this session, dr. Byrd will examine specific biblical text and how they were used especially in making the patriotic calls for war. James byrd is chair of ft graduate department of religion and associate professor for religion at vanderbilt university. The latest book is sacred scripture, sacred war. Join me in welcoming dr. Byrd. [ applause ] well, thank you. Im pleased to be here. A
Welcome to november. I mean, its a little chilly right now. Im not going to deny that. Temperatures in the 40s. But for this time of the day we come to you live from Progressive Field where we are so excited for game six and we are expecting a warm weather day. Weve got an overview to start and youre not going to even get over this. Wipe that sleep out of your eyes. Partly cloudy skies. Temperatures in the 0s all this is how its going to time out today. At 9 00, 56 degrees. 68 degrees at lunch. I mean, is this november . Yep, sure is. Normal highs should be mid to upper 50s. Recordhigh for today is 82. Were going to hit 75 at 5 00 this evening and if youre curious about fame six and if youre coming down to Progressive Field. You better wear some short sleeves. Im not even kidding. I mean, were going to hold in for that first pitch and through much of the game this evening. Dry, partly cloudy. Daniel, how is that commute looking so far today if the commute is lookening like the indians
North bay teenager. We first reported on wednesday about a body found on the campus of sonoma state. It turns out it was that missing teenager. Nbc bay areas Elyce Kirchner joins us with the new details. Elyce. Reporter well, raj, all day long, crews have been scouring the area here. The teens body was discovered in a shallow grave here behind me. Tonight, sources close to the investigation tell me that significant physical evidence was recovered from this crime scene. That could lead to an arrest. He had a really humble smile. And bright eyes. Reporter for the last three days, hemia ramirez kept hoping it wasnt him. Kind of kept praying it wasnt going to be him. Reporter but late last night, authorities confirmed her fears. The Human Remains Found in a wooded area on the Sonoma State University campus were identified as kirk kimberly. I hope that he just wasnt in pain. Reporter kimberly had been reported missing on october 17th, and was last scene riding his white bike to a friends ho