He brought 60,000 guest, the union army. Sherman had previously been to savannah and lost savannah. There was no burning, looting or destruction. Savannah was spared. Sherman just left savannah about four months later with those 60,000 troops. A significant amount of marriages occurred between savannah women and northern officers. So we come up past the American Civil War through the reconstruction period ending in 1876. By the 1920s cotton had failed because of overgrowth and lack of fertlization and in gave the weevil and savannah was back to being poor. Lady aster said savannah was a beautiful lady with a dirty face. By the 40s and 50s the old houses in downtown savannah were worth more dead than alive just to get the bricks to build new houses. One city planner said savannah was so poor she was not able to destroy herself unquote. Progress did make some hideous inroads in putting highways through one part of the old town and a street through three of the pressures squares. At one p
The founders are. In 1954, come to the rescue was the Historic Preservation society who had enough when the Old City Market was destroyed and they built an incredibly hideous looking parking lot. So, they band together and formeded what some called it hysterical save savannah foundation. Literally seven old ladies, some in tennis shoes, went around throwing their bodies in front of the wrecking ball to stop the progress and a Revolving Fund started to buy a house for 5,000, restore it to what it was and sell it for 25,000 or something. You got 20,000 and you do it and do it until at some point savannah now has the largest restored Historic District in america which is quite an accomplishment. What has been done since 1954 is an accomplishment. And i will not name any of those seven little old ladies. They are not twittering old lady. They have clout and it showed. Historic savannah is sometimes nogs meaning north of gaston street. My wife and i live on gaston street. We live on the sou
Than it has. So i dont think theyre going to use chemical weapons. The fear is, though, if the regime if the opposition gains the upper hand, if the regime is on its last legs will they want to go down in flames or will they want to launch a chemical attack against israel, for instance, desperately trying to turn a domestic conflict into an arab israeli war that will take the pressure off them for a little bit, coe aless the people around israel and soing for. Thats the dooms day scenario. Wonderful, thank you so much for being here. [applause] this event took place at the 17th annual book festival in austin, texas. For more information, visit i was working for general Nick Nicholson doing really cool things, supporting my country. Maybe i should write a book. Really . Compared to ben wagner . Really . Compared to jacob salvi as an f18 pilot. Mehgan barley. So the stories in this book were exceptional and i knew that my role as class president 2002 i could connect the dots and bring th
The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 230, the nays are 201. The motion is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on passage of h. R. 8987 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 8987, a bill to amend the justice for victims of state sponsored terrorism act to authorize appropriations for catchup payments from the United States victims of statesponsored terrorists fund. The speaker pro tempore the question is on passage of the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] t
The mac thanks to all my classmates and coeditors and mentors who helped make this possible. In february to the night vision this book. Everything is happening for me as an activeduty salt and afghanistan in kandahar. I was working for general nick nicholson, doing cool things is a swell stansell are now, supporting my country. Maybe i should do a book. Really, compared to ben wagner . Really, compared to jacob sabe . And f18 pilot to saved the stryker battalion. Well, made cbs colleague, jason jackson. The story of this book were exceptional and i that i will ask us present at 2002 it could connect the stories come from personalities together to weave together a book that could define this decade through leadership ones. So i called Carol Andersen. Carol andersen wasserstein richard in a helicopter accident. I called her on the phone as i did all the mothers who go for the book who lost their sons and i said carol, i would like to type you about richard. Are you selling tshirts quite