Kirk would talks about the spengler farm during the battle of gettysburg which was used as a union Army Headquarters and artillery reserve and field hospital. Oday we have today would. E have ron kirk had tired after a 40 year career as an editor in the newspaper and magazine industry. His publications include usa today, the baltimore sun, the harrisburg patriot news in the new york daily record. He managed the copy desk and harrisburg when the paper won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Ron is a native of michigan, graduate of Central Michigan university, and has returned as part of theker as hearst visiting professional series. Ron lives in york, pennsylvania and has been at Gettysburg Foundation guide since 2013. Youuld like to present to ron kirkwood. [applause] mr. Kirkwood thank you. Ok, we are good. Tammy, thank you. Thank you all for coming. Thegue in my book that george and Elizabeth Spangler farm is the most important farm in the battle of gettysburg. Im going to address that first
I hope everyone had a good day yesterday. I certainly did. Today, we will look at the Environmental Impact of the California Gold rush. I would like to begin, as i said, by trying to think larger than we normally do. What is going on . My advisor, university of colorado he said, historians only ask one question, what is going on here . I nodded and thought, that is about the dumbest thing i have heard a smart man say. It is the only question we have to go back to an earlier time. The past as a foreign country, this time in the past and we look around and say, what is going on . What is going on . Lots of stuff. I hope you are getting that idea so far. One of the things is the place itself, the environment itself is being fundamentally transformed, remade. This is an episode in american westward expansion, expansion that starts here on the Atlantic Coast and moves across the country, a dramatic develop and come 1845 to 1888, acquisition of texas and the northern territory, so in 1853, w
Took part in the celebration at this nations capitol while more in their own way in their own towns and cities , throughout the united states, took this day to affirm their love for their country. This is Richard Strater in washington, d. C. During the advanced sunroom, a trends are facilities roadblock from 6000 feet releases two 500pound bombs and pulls out at 1,500 feet. The target area is obscured by dust from previous bomb bursts. [gunfire] target, motor transport. Dropping from an altitude of 500 feet, a36 fighter bombers destroy motor transports, 36 damaged. Target, highway north of rome. A36s on a nonreconnaissance mission shoot up a truck convoy. [gunfire] on another mission near the mouth of the tiber, the fighter bombers attack and leave several trucks and planes. [gunfire] target, motor transport near castelana. Each plane in the formation carries two 500pound bombs. Target, the bridge southwest of bologna. Two waves of mitchell named their bomb loads over the marina linkin
Made with the signing of the treaty of rome that would lead the way to the creation of the European Union as we know it today alongside thats another dream came true the dream of freedom of movement for all of europe citizens so we joined one young man for a very sure bet to see how that freedom of Movement Works today. This summer Friedrich Schubert is exploring europe from west to east by train. Hes already covered over 2500 kilometers. I think on the conquest from paris france i travel to italy so this is my 3rd country but. His next stop is below new a University City in central italy. The e. U. Is given 827000 free 4 week into rail train tickets to european youngsters. It wants them to explore the consonants and hopes this will help counter nationalist tendencies in some states. The success of the silicon stereotype is that people here are more relaxed more open with one another and more welcoming to strangers they have been a friend of some of the some thats something we germans
Made with the signing of the treaty of rome that would lead the way to the creation of the European Union as we know it today alongside thats another dream came true the dream of freedom of movement for all of your citizens so we joined one young man for a very sure bet to see how that freedom of Movement Works today. This summer Friedrich Schubert is exploring europe from west to east by train. Hes already covered over 2500 kilometers. I think on the conquest from paris france i travel to italy so this is my 3rd country. His next stop is below nya a University City in central italy. The us given no 27000 free for weeks into rail train tickets to european youngsters. It wants them to explore the consonants and hopes this will help counter nationalist tendencies in some e. U. States. The success of the silicon stereotype is that people here are more relaxed more open with one another and more welcoming to strangers they have an affront to know from most people something thats something