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because it is the oldest sport in the country. itself saw just about every racehorse that ever lived. not all of them, but most of them. the new york times magazine said that the battles for saratoga were the most important battles ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in surrender. it was the first time ever in world history that a british army surrendered. welcome to saratoga springs, on american history tv. healing mineral waters, revolutionary war battles, and world-renowned horseracing are all part of the city s history. it is located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the city s history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. grant. we begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. the new york times magazine ....
the columns were destroyed. the ballroom was stripped of its floor and we lost a lot of beautiful architecture in the hotel. after a 13 year battle, it was decided that public affection would save the hotel and it would be restored. it was a three-year project to bring the hotel back to its grander. there is something special about the willard. it is born not just from its architecture, but that this was a place that has witnessed history being made and had wonderful people coming to it. announcer: you can watch this and other programs by visiting our website at c-span.org/history. we are at the saratoga springs history museum, home of the canfield casino. we learn more about the turn of the century gambling history. when i think about a historic building, there are stored buildings all over the country. what it showed us is this was part of the development of the high victorian era, but it is also a snapshot in time of what life was like in the late 1800s, and what ....
my fellow americans, i m not at all sure what speech is in the teleprompter tonight, but i hope we can talk about the state of the union. i ask you to begin by recalling the memory of the giant who presided over this chamber with such force and grace. tip o neill liked to call himself a man of the house. and he surely was that. but even more, he was a man of the people, a bricklayer s son who helped to build the great american middle class. tip o neill never forgot who he was, where he came from, or who sent him here. tonight he s smiling down on us for the first time from the lord s gallery. but in his honor, may we, too, always remember who we are, where we come from, and who sent us here. [applause] if we do that we will return over and over again to the principle that if we simply give ordinary people equal opportunity, quality education, and a fair shot at the american dream, they will do extraordinary things. we gather tonight in a world of changes so profound a ....
presided over this chamber with such force and grace. tip o neill liked to call himself a man of the house. and he surely was that. but even more, he was a man of the people, a bricklayer s son who helped to build the great american middle class. tip o neill never forgot who he was, where he came from, or who sent him here. tonight he s smiling down on us for the first time from the lord s gallery. but in his honor, may we, too, always remember who we are, where we come from, and who sent us here. [applause] if we do that we will return over and over again to the principle that if we simply give ordinary people equal opportunity, quality education, and a fair shot at the american dream, they will do extraordinary things. we gather tonight in a world of changes so profound and rapid that all nations are tested. our american heritage has always been to master such change, to use it to expand opportunity at home and our leadership abroad. but for too long and in too many ....
and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler and additional support from millicent bell, through the millicent and eugene bell foundation. in tucson it was a beautiful, crisp, clear blue sky with a few puffy white clouds. it was a perfect january morning. narrator: 40-year old arizona congresswoman gabby giffords was about to meet constituents at an outdoor shopping center. i went to thank her for her being kind of a blue-dog d ....