If americans do, as i say embrace the automobile culturally, how do they respond when by the 1920s and really it was it wasnt million the 1920s where it wasnt until the 1920s where there was a National Human cry over unavoidable automobile accidents that are killing individuals and particularly pedestrians who have nothing to do with the freedoms of driving. Others were paying for the liberties of these drivers. When the car was first introduced, the rule was very different, and the reaction to those rules were very different. And so the study looks at 900 to 1940 1900 to 1940, a period of time where there werent uniform rules for driving and universal signs for speed limits and grade crossings and what have you. And so that created in a sense a National Dialogue over the difference between our love for automobiles and the social responsibility we have as drivers of automobiles. In the first internal Combustion Engine automobile, it dates back to the 1870s in germany. And as a result,
She may have married into a family with more esteemed and she didnt deserve this family or they thought he had been trapped into the marriage. There were all kinds of suggestions about that. She suffered and loved her father dearly and could never face that. So you find that rings true forever. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you so much. During booktvs recent visit to Corpus Christi texas may talk with the author claiming citizenship Anthony Caros two recounts mexicanamericans in their fight for civil rights in victoria texas. I think history itself is a story of citizenship. Who is a citizen and who is not and who decides so for mexicanamericans the story of our history has been this ongoing struggle for equality for inclusion. My book looks at the period from 1943 of them mid1980s and examine the different ways that mexicanamericans struggle to become equal citizens. It was their behavior in churches and their activities in Public School Political Action and their private orga
Galena. Later, he becomes one of the nine galena generals who served the union during the civil war. So its quite a remarkable family. Their relationship was very, very close, even with the war and the divisions and the fact that we have one brother, jasper faithfully serving as far as the initially a colonel in the 45th illinois regiment and then having the two brothers down here in texas firmly committed to the southern cause secession and then, of course, the civil war. Jasper edelman maltby was a true hero. We have letters from generals grant, logan and other Union Generals expressing their great esteem and respect for this individual who, during the battle of fort donaldson in 1863, he suffered from a tremendous injury in all too. And eventually, eventually recovered from this and was able to serve during the siege of vicksburg. And during that siege before the city was eventually taken, there was an attempt to build a tunnel, if you will, underneath the confederate fortification
This morning al qaedainspired militants are pushing deep into southern iraq headed toward baghdad. In about 48 hours the insurgent blitzkrieg has overrun cities once controlled by u. S. Forces during the nearly nineyear iraq war. First to fall, iraqs second largest city, mozle, then ta creek and then. Theyre offering little or no resistance. Many are laying down their arms and hundreds of thousands of iraqi citizens are on the run. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the Obama Administration is plotting its next move. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. The white house says the situation in iraq has deteriorated in the last 24 hours or so and is quickly becoming a humanitarian issue. Now the white house is considering sending help. Some iraqi troops abandoned their posts and were seen walking in civilian clothes near the city. The retreat comes as the Obama Administration is moving closer to sending aid to battle al qaedainspired militants i crass iraq. In a statement the w
This morning al qaedainspired militants are pushing deep into southern iraq headed toward baghdad. In about 48 hours the insurgent blitzkrieg has overrun cities once controlled by u. S. Forces during the nearly nineyear iraq war. First to fall, iraqs second largest city, mozul, then tikrit and this morning militants have reached the outskirts of samara, just 70 miles from baghdad. Iraqs u. S. Trained forces are offering little or no resistance. Many are laying down their arms and hundreds of thousands of iraqi citizens are on the run. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the Obama Administration is plotting its next move. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. The white house says the situation in iraq has deteriorated over the last 24 hours or so and is quickly becoming a humanitarian issue. Now the white house is considering sending help. Some iraqi troops abandoned their posts and were seen walking in civilian clothes near the city. Of kirkuk. The retreat comes as the Obama