And im Steve Berry and im here today with Rick Sam Rick is the curator of the Smithsonian Castle. He has a really cool job. He looks after all the stuff inside this building when we all like to have that its really neat. Were in right now in a really interesting place though. Its kind of where it all started the smithsonian started by a man named James Smithson who was kind of an innocuous british chemist. There was nothing magical about him whatsoever. He was just a guy had an interest in science at the time, but he died and he had 500,000 when he died and he left it to his nephew now if his nephew and married and had some Kids Life would have been great. He had kept the money, but he didnt he died childless and the provision of the will said that the money would then go to Washington Dc to found the smithsonian institution for the Increase And Diffusion of knowledge. Thats what the language says. Now, the really neat part the secret. Part its missing never set foot in america. He had
Castle up next on american artifacts a behind the Scenes Tour of castle spaces not open to the public with Novelist Steve Barry and curator Richard Stamm. Much of mr. Barrys latest work of historical fiction the lost order takes place here Richard Stamm is author of the castle and illustrated history of the smithsonian building. We met our tour guides inside the crypt of the Institutions Founder James Smithson. This is about 40 minutes. And im Steve Berry and im here today with Rick Sam Rick is the curator of the Smithsonian Castle. He has a really cool job. He looks after all the stuff inside this building when we all like to have that its really neat. Were in right now in a really interesting place though. Its kind of where it all started the smithsonian started by a man named James Smithson who was kind of an innocuous british chemist. There was nothing magical about him whatsoever. He was just a guy had an interest in science at the time, but he died and he had 500,000 when he died
Right during the 1920s. Republican president s, fairly conservative ones, were elected by landslides, 1920, 1924, and 1928. Congress was in control of the republicans throughout the 1920s. With support of congress, republican president s signed bills which rolled back the income tax increases that were passed during world war i. And the leading social movements on the left, labor unions and the socialist party, both lost members during the war. In fact, the socialist party was never really a factor in american politics, again, after the 1920 election. And people on the left generally, whether people we now consider to be liberals, former progressives or radicals all on the defensive during the 1920s. The most popular president in the 1920s, Calvin Coolidge, took office in 1923 when harden died of a heart attack and was reelected in 1924. Famously said in the mid1920s, the business of america is business. It was a prosperous time for a lot of americans, though, certainly not all. Stock
Talks about the Motion Picture industry and the codes that sought to tamp down on sexuality in films. He addresses the scopes trial in which a Tennessee High School teacher faces charges of unlawfully teaches evolution in a statefunded school. Now in my last lecture and in our debate on monday, which i think went pretty well, you might have been left with a question in your minds, what was the legacy of world war i for American Society . Now the politics of the United States definitely veered to the right during the 1920s. Republican president s fairly conservative ones were elected by land slides in 1920, 1924, 1928. Congress was under control of the republicans throughout the 1920s. With support of congress, republican president s signed bills which rolled back the income tax increases passed during world war i. Leading social movements on the left, labor unions and socialist party both lost members during the war. The socialist party was never a factor in american politics again aft
Pretty well, you might have been left with a question in your minds what was the legacy of world war i for American Society . Now the politics of the United States definitely veered to the right during the 1920s. Republican president s, fairly conservative ones were electedly landslides, 1920, 1924, and 1928. Congress was under the control of the republicans throughout the 1920s. With support of congress, republican president s signed bills which rolled back the income tax increases that were passed during world war i. And the leading social movements on the left, labor unions and the socialist party, both lost members during the war. In fact, the socialist party was never really a factor in american politics again after the 1920 election. And people on the left, generally, whether people we consider to be liberals, former progressives or radicals were theon the defensive during 1920s. The most popular president in the 1920s, Calvin Coolidge who took office in 1923, when harding died o