President s it established and the legacies that left. There is a strong case to be made that november 11, the day that a battered square rigor called the mayflower made safe harbor in a place near what is today in massachusetts. That day should be one of the greatest moments in our national theory, comparable to fourth of july, independence day, and september 17, constitution day. But let me qualify that statement a little bit. As ourk of the pilgrims forebears and we are right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new puritans that were selling new england at the time did not imagine they were settling establishing the United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The early settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations they wanted, what the spaniards wanted from the
We think of the pilgrims as our forbearers and we have a right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new englanders settling at the time did not imagine they were settling United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations, gold, wealth, material wealth. The settlers of new england were driven by religious zeal. Most of them were puritans, men and women of a company spent who believed the church of england had not gone far enough to purge itself of its corrupt aspects and would despair of a cleansing renewal ever coming in their lifetimes, and hence their decision to emigrate to the new beginning. In particular were not only calvinists but separatists, meaning they had separated themselves from the aurch of england as they
Space museum hosted this event. It is about an hour 20 minutes. Well, good evening. Im chris brown the Deputy Director of the Smithsonian National air and space museum, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to tonights ge aviation lecture. Since 1982 this lecture series has spotlighted more than 140 of the biggest names in modern aviation history. Like all of our Public Programs this lecture is presented free of charge. This is possible, thanks through the generous support from ge aviation. Private contributions like theirs are critical to our programs and exhibitions. And it is my privilege to acknowledge them for their long standing and valued support representing ge aviation with us tonight is the Digital Solutions leader of military Systems Operations at ge aviation. Lisa, to you and your colleagues at ge, we thank you for your substantial and enduring support. [ applause ] since we opened the museum here on the mall in 1976 and in chantilly in 2003, more than 350 Million People hav
Conditions with their homes and most want to see. Or see what is left, that is of course the problem. A lot of anticipation this morning for sure. We first met stephanie at the Mission Church arcing lot on leisure town road in vacaville, a widow literally with minutes to evacuate as the firestorm swept the region destroying 15 homes. I feel bad because there are so many, so many people out been lost their homes. To get to their neighborhoods homeowners must show proof of residency and get a pass from the sheriffs office. We ask them to check in and we update contact info, some people lost their homes and cant go for a variety of reasons. Reporter she already knew her home survived the firestorm. I came up here then my thought was im so lucky to be alive. I could have been killed, you know, it came that fast. We had no time. Reporter she used unexpected things brilliantly. I got bark and gravel and p gravel and i said i will get rid of the plans. Reporter like other homes of surviving h
Seek meaning and transformation. It alienates them in certain ways. So, bell is writing in 1960 that theres this ongoing problem of alienation, of a lack of full illment. And the parameters there, when we move from the realm of formal politics, political parties, political philosophy into the world of personal politics and personal experience, i think will also be reflected in our discussions in the second half of the semester. Sound good . All right. Well, i look forward to those conversations in a couple of weeks. Have a good spring break. Youre watching American History tv. Every weekend on cspan3, explore our nations past. Cspan3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Weeknights this month, were featuring American History tv programs as a preview of whats available every weekend on cspan3. Tonight, San Diego State University Professor lectures on the vietnam war. He looks at the conflict from u. S. M