1934. The mission to collect, protect and preserve the records of the United States government 234d h and make those records available so every american citizen can hold its government accountable and learn from our past. Today, that collection is over 13 billion documents, 43 million photographs, miles and miles of film and video and more than 5 billion electronic records. The Fastest Growing format. These records start with the documents signed at valley forge and go up to the tweets being created as i am speaking in the white house. And the National Archives is more than just this building. We are a nationwide network of facilities. One of the busiest places is the National Personnel Records Center in st. Louis which houses more than 56 million veterans records. The center responds to over a million requests each year in the documents preserved are evidence required veterans to obtain a wide variety of benefits, including military honors, v. A. Medical treatment and security clearan
Quarterbacks has been brewing. Last but not least. We come full circle with a stop in san diego. And see how a handful of new players are fitting in with the bolts. Chris Maathuis as promised. We start with the most recent team to set up shop in la. The rams. A quick history lesson. The teams first stint in socal began in 1946. Ten years after forming in cleveland. The rams spent almost 50 years in la before hitting the road for saint louis in 95. But a new stadium offer brought them back to california. What will be known as the Los Angeles Entertainment Center in inglewood should be read Chris Maathuis with the new home. Comes new expectations for the team. And fans are hoping to see a resurgence among the rams. Lina washington spoke with the players and coaches to get their take on the new year. lina washington Los Angeles Lina washington reporting the nfl is back in los angeles for the first time in more than 20 years. The rams won the relocation battle between the Oakland Raiders a
It is tremendously significant to show the contributions not just for africanamericans but all americans to show this is indeed our country and we contributed to it just as as much as anybody else if not more. How do you see the museum fitting into the larger story line with the passage of the civil right and the first africanamerican president is opening the museum. Does the museum itself have a larger role in history . I cannot continue to think of the 44th president of the United States and for example when he was first sworn in or first won the primary even it was on the eve of the march on washington. When he was sworn in it was right after the birthday of dr. Martin luther king. Now before he leaves office, after serving eight years as the president of the United States, this magnificent, museum is opening. When children look at the grand opening of the museum they will see the picture of the first africanamerican president of the United States. I think of it not only in the cont
Alternative network operator and UK broadband ISP Brsk have put part of their plan to roll-out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network