in this 1983 photograph, president reagan meets with a group of afghan commanders in the white house. matteluary of 1988, gorbachev announced the soviet government would withdraw their 100,000 troops from afghanistan. the final troop withdrawal was one year later. next on american history tv, an author and historian explains why native americans were so vulnerable to european-introduced diseases. indigenous populations had little to no exposure to diseases like smallpox or to colonization. however, illness was only one piece of a larger puzzle in the native populations don t fall. the kansas city public library at the university of kansas school of medicine hosted this event. it s about one hour and 18 minutes. i m the director of the kansas city public library. it s a pleasure to have paul here to talk about cherokee medicine and colonial germs, the topic of his recent book. we are honored to have him here and are equally honored that this is cosponsored by the kansas city
crosby: i m the director of the kansas city public library. it s a pleasure to have paul here to talk about cherokee medicine and colonial germs, the topic of his recent book. we are honored to have him here and are equally honored that this is cosponsored by the kansas city school of medicine s department of history and philosophy. this is a great topic and when i m interested in because at least on my mother s side of the family, we claim to be part cherokee. her grandmother claimed to be half cherokee. so i am particularly interested tonight. i m also particularly interested because this is a big part of the history of this part of the world. many of you will know about the trail of tears and the march of the cherokee nation into kansas and oklahoma. what you probably don t know but what you will hear tonight is some of the history of some of the cherokee before they were sent by andrew jackson and others across america in the trail of tears. this is not just a story of vi
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i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. and now, bbc world news. anchor: this is bbc world news america. mexican authorities recapture drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman sixmonths months after he escaped from prison. philadelphiacer in was shot multiple times in his patrol car by a man who pledged allegiance to islamic state. carol and bridge of spies lead the british academy awards in a star-studded list. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the fugitive drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman has been captured by authorities six months after escaping from a nexen security prison. he was reportedly apprehended after a shootout in his home state of sinaloa. the next can president spoke, recognizing all who played a part in the capture. the latest from mexico reporter: according to reports, el chapo was found in his home state of sinaloa. marines acting
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