Bradburn, traces the president s military career from french and indian war, through the American Revolution. Here we are again. Welcome back to mt. Vernon. My name is doug bradburn. Im the president and ceo of George Washingtons mt. Vernon. And its been my delight to have these opportunities to talk about the story of George Washington. Last wednesday we were in our museum, this is what we call our Education Center here at mt. Vernon. It focuses on the life of George Washington. Really, a grand sense of his biography and why he matters and how he impacted the age that he lived in and why his legacy Still Matters to us today. Last time we were looking at his youth, a youth that youll remember we said is oftentimes enwrapped in romance. Its wrapped in myth. Its hard to get at because its the period where its least documented. But it really is an interesting period to understand George Washington in the context of the 18th century. Of course, hes most known to americans and perhaps to fo
Really a grans sed sense of his biology. Last time we were looking at his youth. A youth that we say is often times wrapped in romance, in myth, it is hard to get at. It is a period where it is least documented and it is an interesting period. But of course he is most known to americans and perhaps to folks around the world as a great military commander. The general that led the americans through the american war for indense and eight long years of war. And his identity as a warrior is a crucial one. Thinking about who is George Washington, how did he think of himself, as, and why does it matter today. He is still studied regularly in the great military disciplines well as the war college. Washington is a fundamental figure in the establishment of american tradition of leadership in arms. He was the first officer of the American Army. The United States army dates its on birth to his service. And the Continental Congress of him taking over the army that we will talk about a little bit.
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People and their herds of reindeer. But 1st we meet the courageous women of sudan they fought hard for more rights and theyre not about to give them up. In december 28th teen protests erupted in sudan the spark was the countrys worsening economy but soon demonstrators began to demand the removal of longtime president omar al bashir. Women were on the front lines of the protests and for good reason for years theyve been denied fundamental human rights. Al bashir is ouster opened the floodgates of change sudanese women gained new freedoms and could lead more selfdetermined lives at least in the big cities. But theres still more work to be done and the brave women who are at the forefront of the revolution arent giving up. By an early is a 21 year old medical student in khartoum in late 2018 she joined the crowds in the streets protesting against the regime thats when she decided to take up thai boxing as a form of self defense. Sit him down and then sit down is not a safe place for women