The United States world war i Centennial Commission hosts a program from the National World memorial in and kansas city marking the 100th anniversary of americas entry into the war. The ceremony includes a retelling of the american debate over whether to join the global conflict. President wilson signed a declaration of war on april 6, 1917. American men and women served in uniform and more than 100,000 died. This is about one hour 45 minutes. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light athat so proudly we hailed gleaming hts last whose broad stripes and bright fightthrough the perilous oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming s red glare cket the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night there e flag was still that starspangled anner yet wave free ande land of the the brave please take your seats. April 6, 1917. Great waryears the raged across the globe, bringing death, destruction, famine, disease and displacement to peoples across europe, africa and asia. Fro
Screaming, youve got people that are panicking. You know, they dont know if the rest of this train is going to tip over. The commuter Train Company hopes to continue Services Within the next few days. A fire broke out in chicago. At least 160 firefighters were sent to the scene. Big chunks of the top of the building collapsed. Black billowing smoke could be seen for miles around. No injuries. Witnesses believe the fire started in an Auto Repair Shop inside the building. Check this out. A small plane falling from the sky. This is in long island, new york. The emergency parachute attached to the aircraft helped guide it to this landing. Police say a man was piloting with his daughter when the plane lost engine power 2,000 feet in the sky. Both of them able to walk away without a scratch. An officer in illinois stops a woman driving with a 15 foot tree that was stuck in her car. The officer recorded the car stopped her. In addition to the presence of the tree, the cars air bags had deploy
The ammunition for his plan backgrounds checks and registration. When you sell guns at a local store. Gun shows or online. Obama wants to curb of the gun violence. Access. Targeting criminals. Mentally unstable. And anyone posing a threat. Republican president ial candidates are up in arms. The question some arguing the answer to mass shooting is more access to guns. Not less. Legal experts say the president s moves today will have a minimal impact. Mainly because the state already has many backgrounds check laws. But thats not stopping families from those who have lost loved ones in shootings. From celebrating. While opponents fear what could happen next. Its our god given right. To have firearms. Today. Karen is one of many upset with president obama. Executive action. And effort the president says is meant to reduce violence. Nothing should be done. Skirting congress. He makes it a habit of doing this. Its likely to have a small impact here. What right is this violating. From every
Nation, and so taney gets to play again tomorrow. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is a night of disappointment for philadelphias taney dragons and at least on this night they seemed a little over matched by the west regional champions las vegas. But they will have a chance to redeem themselves and they wont wait very long to do it. As you mentioned jim this is doubly limb nation. Todays loss was their first, which means they will play again. Dragons will face team from illinois, the the winners will take on the team taney just lost to nevada saturday for u. S. Title. 35,000 fans will be on hand, and with that perspective, there were 25,000 at the phillies game today. At least announced 25,000. Mone davis from the Sports Illustrated cover to the mound. Austin with the highest batting average in the tournament. Thinks a triple. Drives in the run. One to nothing nevada. Second inning this one, hurts. And davis surrenders a two run home run to cave, he falls
With union. For lincoln and most republicans the union was a sort of mystical perpetual indivisible eternal thing. Stephen dug zblas whoouglas the regular democratic candidate that year stated over and over that no matter what else happens the union had to be preserved. John c. Breckenridge says the constitution and equality of the states are symbols of everlasting union. And the fourth candidate old john bell, lo ran as candidate of the Constitutional Union party didnt talk about anything else. They didnt even have a platform. Their platform was in their title. It was union. And the constitution. Union comes up so often during this century which is not peters perfect century but it is his second favorite century after the late 18th century. Lincolns vision of union rested on free labor and a voice in selfgovernment for common citizens and the potential to rise economically. Not the guarantee but the potential. Jefferson davis also believed in the union as safeguarding selfgovernment a