The 1918 flu pandemic altered American Life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful. College classes were held outside, sports were canceled, asks or challenged as unamerican, and fines imposed on those who refuse to wear them. Next, Christopher Mcknight nichols recounts how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs the Oregon University center for humanities. Since the pandemic has begun, for our purposes, since we shut down in march, they thing that has been driving our analysis here as historians is what is the historical precedent . Obviously, 1918 is the one that comes to mind and we have nobody better to tell us about 1918 that my friend christopher nichols. Hes an associate professor of history at oregon state. Hes the director of the Oregon State Center for humanities and the founder of their citizenship and crisis initiative. He als
The u. S. Has a history complicated and heated president ial whats different this time is that the biggest political events of the last 4 years is happening amid the coronavirus and the rest of the level of civil unrest sparked by the death of george floyd and the lies of the radical groups on both sides of the political spectrum. Right there is your. Say. These groups attract very angry members who have taken to the streets may control tasks look like full scale. Use to be here. Are sometimes heavily armed and they are not afraid of violence or Law Enforcement. If you will a war let it begin with us. Or go into trouble across the us over the next week to meet those groups and their leaders to find out how far they are ready to go to fight for what they believe the stupid for this country. We are. Members of a group called the. Boys have been around for several years now but the recently came into the media spotlight during the summers and say lockdown and government protests in august
Its hard to find an opening to my story. A tale of a small footnote in the history of our region. I can only write my own private memories of these 3 years of hope and anguish. Is this a tale of triumph. Or defeat. The ending to our story has not yet been written. If they werent believe im that stupid. Perhaps i should start with one decisive wednesday in july of 1902 professor he has failed call me up with a dangerous proposition to join him for a secret meeting with our sworn enemies the Palestinian Liberation Organization known to all as the p. L. O. Joined us fighting shoulder to shoulder with the palestinian revolution against the zionist and of palestine all of palestine is an era arab arab an arab. The p. L. O. Was a terrorist Organization Led by Yasser Arafat a man many israelis considered hitlers successor. Arafats believed in Armed Struggle fighting for palestinian freedom he took pride in the slaughter of the athletes at the munich olympics opening fire on schoolchildren in
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Way and go across welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house as final votes are being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election the democratic challenger is narrowly ahead in the key states which have yet to declare their results lets have a quick look at what that looks like. Hasnt changed for a little bit now joe biden still at 264 Electoral College votes to president Donald Trumps 214 according to Associated Press remember that magic number is to 70 to win the presidency in pennsylvania theres 20 Electoral College votes awaiting the victor joe bidens lead is currently nearly 22000. 00 votes it keeps growing with 98 percent of the vote counted a little further south in georgia 26. 00 electoral votes it is extremely close biden has pulled ahead of trump but with a difference of just 4000. 00 votes its likely to go to a recount now looking at the whole country Donald Trumps path to victory is looking increasingly narrow you see there states in red for trump stat