Precedents in europe or the United States for what became so common after the civil war. That is, monuments where rankandfile soldiers lay buried or monuments put up by the communities or the institutions where from where the soldiers went to war. To the best of my knowledge, none of the american precedents predates the obelisk that the town of massachusetts installed on town green, inscribed with the names of local residents who died a quarter century earlier in the opening engagement of the revolutionary war. Almost four decades passed before the town of concorde placed a similar obelisk that gained attention through Ralph Waldo Emersons dedicatory program. The biblical allusions in that program were described as a replacement for the rude arch, where once the embattled farmers stood and fire the shot heard round the world. So it is biblical illusions that illustrate a millennial promise to Americans Associated with revolutionary legacy. It is worth noting that emerson refers to this
Professor levy ok. In our lecture on the Great Depression, i talked about the origins of any financial crisis, it is always important to look at the resolution to the last crisis. When we think about the Great Recession, we have two moments of origin. First is the 1970s, the crisis of industrial capitalism and thinking about whether or not the American Economy has gotten out of that crisis. We have been talking about this. The second point of origin i think is the late 1990s, the new economy, and how the bubble crash sets a pattern that goes across the 2000s. So we ended our last lecture with Alan Greenspan before congress in 1998. It is in the midst of the new economy euphoria. Here is what he said. You read this, but i will read it out loud. In short, our economy is still enjoying a Virtuous Cycle, in which, in the context of subdued inflation and generally supportive Credit Conditions, rising equity values are providing impetus for spending and in turn the expansion of output, emplo
Phd from Harvard University but also got his law degree from harvard. I will spare you any lawyer jokes. Suffice it to say the thatgement of this program we even invite lawyers to participate. More important than professional credentials is expertise and all varieties of civil war monuments , africanamerican and confederate. And his discussion about the detail of this program aptly ultimateized the utility player, who can play any position on the field of civil war monuments. Your program lists many book publications. Including sites of confederate memory inside carolina. Its not a boom kamman, despite that his photograph, he has his hand on one of those cannons. His great contribution to our is a brief history with documents. Share his white expertise on civil war monuments. For now his presentation is entitled the invention of the american Soldier Monument. Dr. Tom brown. [applause] thank you to everyone at the library of virginia and the now center for lesbian involved in this progr
Its been building for a long time. Relations with russia ice over. Theres a low level between our two countries. The worlds two most Nuclear Powers cannot have this kind of relationship. The one thing you can be sure about the russians is they are never up to any good and theyre not our friends. The u. S. Needs friends and alleys. The United States gets the best allies. I said it was obsolete. Its no longer obsolete. More geopolitical trust between china and north korea. China is north koreas man ally and trump needs chinas help to diffuse the situation. Bullets fire and a little girl is almost caught in the cross fire. Were lucky she didnt get hurt worse. Comedian Charlie Murphy died of leukemia. He was best known for his appearances on the Dave Chapelles show. Workers got traffic just in the nick of time. All that the cubs are showing off their world series claim. I feel like and all that matters. Theres no job that will humble you like the White House Press secretary. Is there anyth
More southerly wind ahead of this fronted. Look at all the rain along with it. To add to this, a little tropical system its julia whats left of her anyway. Some of that could get involved too, that could bring us some enhanced now. Im back in a few minutes with a timeline. See you then, kevin. With temperatures cooling down be sure too download the fox 25 Storm Tracker weather app. You can get custom forecasts for your neighborhood from our team of experts. The fox 25 Storm Tracker weather app is free for any device. Following breaking news out of newton where police are responding to a person hit and killed by a train it happened just before 9 00 tonight. Mbta is still reporting several delays in we know more. A rare but highly contagious virus has popped up at a local high school. Outbreaks of hand footandmouth disease has cancelled games and activities at schools around the country. Now a Technical High School in fitchburg is dealing with this tillness. Fox 25s Christine Mccarthy sp