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2009 by the bbcs katty kay, who was guest host on the the diane rehm show. This is about 50 minutes. Katty thanks for joining us, i am katty kay of the bbc sitting in for diane rehm. On april the ninth 1865 general robert ely surrendered robert ely surrendered robert e. Lee and the sultana sank in the Mississippi River. Alan huffman tells us overlooked story. Thank you so much for joining us. We will be opening a phones a later on in the program, and comments to alan at our email address. Lets start by describing what you have on the front of your book, a picture of the sultana. Describe it to the audience. Alan the boat in the painting is in flames in the middle of the river, and you see a lot of rescue boats and it is night and you see people drifting down the river clinging to debris. It evokes what was going on. The river was full of people. There were 2400 people aboard a boat that was supposed to carry 375, roughly. After ....
History professor Theodore Wilson talks about their wartime experiences and how that later influenced them as future commanders in chief. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event. It is about an hour. Prof. Wilson if i did not know very much about my parents, im not sure how much i knew about world war ii, but i do very much appreciate henrys very generous introduction. It is about an hour. Prof. Wilson if i did not know very much about my parents, im i am delighted to be taking part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe and particularly tonight in europe sponsored by the Truman Library institute and the Kansas City Public Library. Institutions with which i have enjoyed opportunities to coo ....
Process has reached a critical moment and secretary of state john kerry said that the Obama Administration is on the verge of giving up. At this hour Law Enforcement officials are saying the Army Specialist who killed three soldiers and wounded others argued with superiors about a leave request before the rampa rampage. We have conducted detail investigation and have been addressed the horrible tragedy. Heidi zhou castro has been following the latest. Reporter we all want to know what was the verbal altercation about . We have some clue abou. They saw a request for leave, and a superior told him to urn the next day. At that point lopez left and came back with a gun and open fired. Were learning more about the history of lopez when he lived in puerto rico. According to a friend who grew up with lopez the last time ....
Resuming debate we left off yesterday. Let me try and give a summary of what this is all about. This is all about getting our fiscal house in order. This is all about prioritizing hardworking taxpayer dollars. This is all about doing in our generation what we need to do to make sure the next generation has a secure future, a debtfree future. So thats why we are bringing a budget to the floor and thats why we are making those difficult decision, and thats why we are advocating for these important reforms. In much of the 20th century, a lot of programs were created. A lot of laudable goals were established. But now in the 21st century, i think we have learned a thing or two about how we can better accomplish and abelieve some of these goals such as Retirement Security. Because the way these programs were designed nearly a generation ago, they are now going into bankruptcy in this generation. And if we allow that to happen, then ....
Were expecting a News Conference for the latest on the shooting at fort hood. Well bring that to you when it happens. Right now the Recovery Process goes on wher with people woundet fort hood. Four people are still hospitalized. Five have been discharged and another person should go home today. Texas governor rick perry visited fort hood today, and he urged americans to pray for those affected. There arent any easy answers for what occurred here. There is no way to stop the suffering that is occurring for those who have been caught in this senseless act of violence. Reporter heidi zhou castro. Tell us more about what weve learned about the gunman . Were getting a better history of the man. He was known as a quiet man and a family man with three childr children. Lopezs mother passed away of a sudden heart attack. Hhe said that lopez was able to go to his mothers funeral but ....