That is how this museum came to be located where it is. Beneath where the arch is. In terms of what the museum has to offer, it tells a story of westward expansion during the 19th century. Concentric rings that are almost like ripples in a pond as though you have dropped a stone into the pond and the ripples emanate outward. That is the same thing here starting with our statue of Thomas Jefferson and extending through the 19th century. The first ring is 1800. The last one is 1900. Our Current Museum is not going to be here much longer, and then in the next few years, it will be replaced. Right now, our story gives a pretty good overview of westward expansion. What we want to do is focus on st. Louiss role, specifically. Another shift will be that when this museum was created, it was more telling the story of anglo white males going from the eastern part of the continent to the western part, which is the way that historians have looked at westward expansion. It has been look that in a d
A disappointing end to a difficult few days for england manager gareth southgate. And while its another mild start today for some of you, pressure on the way over the next 2a hours, details of those weather changes here on brick list. Its wednesday, the 9th of september. Our top story. Social gatherings of more than six people will be banned in england from monday both indoors and outdoors in what is a significant tightening of coronavirus restrictions. The government is introducing the move following a sharp rise in the number of cases, which the Prime Minister has described as concerning. But there will be some exemptions, as nick eardley explains. Wash your hands, cover your face, make space. A new campaign by the government to remind us all of the basics to stop the spread of coronavirus. Ministers and experts are becoming increasingly worried about the number of new cases and today, new measures are being announced to try to limit social contact. You could pick up a pass on the vi
Good morning was obvious today a new dawn for city centres across the uk eschenbach as Rail Services return to near normal, businesses here will be hoping. How high are the stakes . I will be finding out. Novak djokovic has been disqualified from the us open. The top seed is out of the competition after hitting a ball at a linejudge. A day of mixed fortunes today. Cloudy for all of us, some rain around in the north and west but drier and brighter today in the south east. I will bring you all the details throughout the morning. Its monday 7th september. Our top story a major manhunt is continuing in birmingham this morning to find a knifeman who killed a man and wounded seven other people in the early hours of yesterday. Cctv images of a suspect have been released, and armed police were deployed overnight to reassure the community. In their latest update, officers say theyre following up several new lines of inquiry. Heres simonjones. Wanted, on suspicion of murder. Police are asking wh
Characters that help set the tone for what is happening in the American West during that period of 1870 through 1890. The last bit of the real frontier trying hard to do a job, there are the stories that havent been told, they have not been over told, in my opinion. And they are a has interesting and rich exciting as anything you would read about some of the more iconic figures of the west. And yet the iconic figures are everywhere. And so bill cody is part of that story as well and certainly all the leaders of the day were part of this too. And those folks were all there and they were just going about their daily lives and some things that we consider heroic trying to do the best job that they can do given the circumstances that they were in. While visiting casper, wyoming, we hear from ben kern about his modernday journey on the oregon trail on his book wagon wheels a contemporary journey on the oregon trail we are sitting here in front of your covered wagon. How many miles this wago
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