It is inconvenient to do so, and we have not confronted forcefully enough the intolerance, sectarianism, and hopelessness that feeds violent extremism in to many parts of the globe. Too many parts of the globe. Fellow delegates, we come together as United Nations with a choice to make. We can renew the International System that has enabled so much progress, or we can allow ourselves to be pulled back by an undertow of instability. We can reaffirm our collective response ability to confront global problems, or be swamped by more and more outbreaks of instability. And for america, the choice is clear error we choose hope clear. We choose hope over fear. We see the future not as something out of our control, but something we can shape for the better through concerted and collective efforts. We reject fatalism or cynicism when it comes to human affairs. We choose to work for the world as it should be, as our children deserve it to be. There is much that must be done to meet the test of thi
Youre watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Recently American History tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in st. Louis missouri. We spoke with professors, authors, and graduate students about their research. This interview is about 20 minutes. Nako wakai, an assistant professor at Michigan State university. Please tell us about your research about japanese americans who were in hiroshima and jagnesaky in 1945. Yes. I am doing the historical investigation of japanese american and a handful of koreanamericans as well who were born in the states, but happen to be in either hiroshima or nagasaki in 1945 at the end of world war ii when the bomb was dropped on the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. And their numbers are not huge, but substantial. There were somewhere between 20 to 30,000 Asian Americans mostly japaneseamericans of the second generations but third generatio
Also, district maps, a foldout map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the president s cabinet, federal agencies and state governments. Order your copy today. It is 13. 95 plus shipping and handling through the cspan online store at www. Cspan. Org. Recently, American History tv with that organization of american historians annual meeting in st. Louis, missouri. We spoke with professors, authors, and graduate students about the research this interview is about 20 minutes. You are an assistant professor at Michigan State university. First, tell us your research with japaneseamericans, who are for most whats of us. I am doing the historical restoration of japanese america. And korean americans as well who were born in the state but happened to be either in hiroshima and not a sake in 1945 when the bomb was dropped on cities. Hiroshima and not a sake. Nagasaki. The numbers are not huge but substantial. They are somewhere between 2040,000 asianamericans mostly japanese
Detailed events in the weeks following the end of the vietnam war. A special report from 1975. Communist saigon. On American History tv on cspan3. Each week America History tvs reel america brings you films to tell the stories of the 20th century. A War Department film produced for servicemen and women after the defeat of nazi germany on may 8, 1945. Hosted by general George Marshall and other military officials, the film explains in detail the plan to defeat japan and how the War Department will decide who can be released and sent home, and who needs to stay on for the continuing fight in the pacific. [ explosion ] [ cheers ] [ cheers ]. Now that the United Nations have delivered europe from the nazis nazis, two of our three enemies lie among the ruins of their own, evil ambitions. We have come far along the road since those early, perilous days that shook the world. I salute the members of the armed forces of the United States for courage and complete devotion to duty. Throughout the
Featuring educational films from the 30s to the 70s. Watch us in hd am a like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. Recently American History tv was at the organization of american historians annual meetings in st. Louis, missouri. We spoke with professors authors, and graduates is about the research. This interview is about 15 minutes. Bob hutton, you are a lecturer at the university of tennessee in knoxville. Your panel here the organization of american historians meeting was on Capital Punishment in the 19th century south. How common were executions than . Mr. Hutton nationwide they were common, but in rural areas they were relatively seldom because people didnt like to convict their friends and neighbors. Juries were often afraid to convict someone who had been convicted of a violent crime. Also, after you were convicted sometimes if you are sentenced to the Death Penalty, it wouldnt always be carried out. The particular execution that i covered in my paper was such a rare even