concepts and beliefs rather than your traditional army. so, what is the continental army? anyone? of america. so it s based in america became the first united states army paid before it is the u.s. armyr it is the army of america yes. but what elements of america? certainly part of the american revolution specifically? united colonies were. so when does the continental army begin not necessarily the start of the revolution. there is a story at the beginning of the war. a couple classes ago we were talked about the french and indian war. the french and indian war was a world war that fundamentally altered several different nations primarily in france remove from the north american continent. britain and the british colonies. and many americans have fought alongside british soldiers and british officers during the war. can anyone recall some things that transpired in the two groups interacted? [inaudible] packs a lot of ways the british are looking down on the colonists f
Because it is the oldest sport in the country. Itself saw just about every racehorse that ever lived. Not all of them, but most of them. The New York Times magazine said that the battles for saratoga were the most important battles ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in surrender. It was the First Time Ever in World History that a british army surrendered. Welcome to Saratoga Springs, on American History tv. Healing mineral waters, revolutionary war battles, and worldrenowned horseracing are all part of the citys history. It is located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the citys history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. Grant. We begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. The New York Times magazine said the battles for sarat
The columns were destroyed. The ballroom was stripped of its floor and we lost a lot of beautiful architecture in the hotel. After a 13 year battle, it was decided that public affection would save the hotel and it would be restored. It was a threeyear project to bring the hotel back to its grander. There is Something Special about the willard. It is born not just from its architecture, but that this was a place that has witnessed history being made and had wonderful people coming to it. Announcer you can watch this and other programs by visiting our website at cspan. Org history. We are at the Saratoga Springs history museum, home of the canfield casino. We learn more about the turn of the century gambling history. When i think about a historic building, there are stored buildings all over the country. What it showed us is this was part of the development of the high victorian era, but it is also a snapshot in time of what life was like in the late 1800s, and what a discrepancy we had
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Gunshot. You see here as officer denton little getting distracted by a scuffle. Lawrence graham in the passenger seat jump tss out with a handgun. The whole event takes a few seconds. A lot happenedn those moments. Little says when he realized gram was running and holding a gun and that graham was looking at him. At this point gramed going to shoot at officer little. So officer little fired three shots hitting graham twice. His gun was found over a fence in adjacent field. After an investigation no charges were filed. Investigators say the shooting was justified. Chief chief Harold Medlock says the video will show what happened. Our citizens need to be able to see for themselves exactly those conclusions for themselves. Reporter graham was paralyzed from that shooting and few months later he dpried medical complications. His family will hold a press conference in fayetteville. They told us earlier theyve been fighting to get the video released and happy that the judge ruled in their fa