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Transcripts For CSPAN3 American Artifacts Alexander Von Humboldt The United States Exhibit... 20240711

History. Previously on american artifacts, Smithsonian American Art Museum curator Eleanor Harvey introduced us to Alexander Von Humboldt, a german naturalist who earned worldwide fame in the 19th century, and visited the United States for six weeks in 1804. Next, in a second part visit to the exhibit, alexander von , Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States art, nature, and culture, eleanor shifts from describing him as an naturalist to his experience as a humanitarian to an abolitionist. When humboldt arrived, he wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson hoping to secure a visit. He also wrote a letter to secretary of state James Madison in which he said, i intended to enjoy the spectacle of a free people worthy of a great destiny. He is beginning to nudge that he has more at stake here than just Will Jefferson meet him and will he get information from the lewis and Clark Expedition . He wants to have an effect on the politics. While he is in washington, Charles Wilson peel will take hi

Transcripts For CSPAN3 How World War I Affected The U.S. 20240711

Wars effect on americans and societal issues such as prohibition, womens suffrage, and race riots. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event. It is about one hour and 20 minutes. Lauren we are thrilled to welcome back veteran Smithsonian Associates speaker garrett peck. An author, historian, and tour guide, he is the author of a new book the great war in America World war i and its aftermath. Which just came out today. It is available for purchase and signing following his presentation. [applause] in addition to the tour, his temperance to our prohibition related sites has been featured on cspan, book tv, and the history channel. He has lectured at the library of congress and often speaks at historical societies, literary clubs, and trade associations. Before i turn it over to garrett, i want to thank our friends at new Columbia Distillers for generously donating their green hat gin and preparing the world war era cocktails that we will taste after the presentation. So now, please j

Transcripts For CSPAN3 Reel America Apollo 9 - Three To Make Ready - 1969 20240715

Christmas, 1968. When man first cut the silver cord of earths gravity to orbit the moon. Saturn five had provided the power to take him there. The command and Service Modules had sustained him. But man cannot begin his mastery of the moon until he can land on its inhospitable surface and take off again. To do this, he needs the third basic piece of hardware, the lunar module. The lunar module is a new concept designed for use in the vacuum of space. A twoman taxi used as a shuttle between the lunar surface and the orbiting command module. But before man can use them lunar module as an operational lunar spacecraft, it must be tested in space. First in earth orbit. This was the primary purpose of apollo nine, the threeman apollo mission. Jim mcdivitt, dave scott, rusty schweickart. Three men to qualify this new machine to make ready for the moon. This was the most complex system never sent into space. First the saturn five, seven point 5 Million Pounds of thrust from its first stage alon

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"Thanks for 43 years" is on a sign outside the Ben Franklin store in Muncy Creek Township.

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