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each week reel america brings you archival films for historical context on public policy issues of the 20th century. the five cities of june is the u.s. information agency film documenting historic event around the world in 1963 featuring the election and coronation of paul the sixth the launch of the soviet rocket, fighting in south vietnam, the integration of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa, and president kennedy s trip to berlin. the film was nominated for an academy award and was narrated by actor charlton heston. narrator: five cities were silent in may. on the first morning of the following month, they awoke with brushes in their hands and a calendar as a canvas. as their canvas. when god made the days, man the calendar, and the five cities in made june of 1963. 4 million people died in the month of june and 9,600,000 people were born. no one knows what names of future history are among those born. of those that died, pope john xxiii. outside st. p ....
and how it shaped his interest in nature. he talked about the legislative houses and opposition to establishing the 10th national park. hosted by history colorado, this event marking the centennial of the park is a little over one hour. on genuine 26, 1915, woodrow wilson created rocky mount national park. five days earlier on january 20, the enabling legislation, a cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. it shows enos mills shaking hands with the goddess colorado, who was saying, enos, i am proud of you. in the background, to mountains speaking. further complements followed, and within months enos mills was being hailed as the father of rocky mountain national park. the title that mills himself would appropriate in his own writings. that title has followed mills from his time to our own. to cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze life-size statue of mills and his border collie, scotch. it has stood in the ....
of marchers and reenactors and descendents to washington, d.c. to talk about the close of the american civil war. at the end of the war, the government celebrated by bringing 200,000 soldiers to washington d.c. to acknowledge the fact that after four years of a bloody war, it was finally over, the nation had been saved as one nation under god, and the legacy of slavery had ended forever because the union now includes african-american soldiers who helped win this war and change the direction of this nation. this afternoon at the museum we are going to have a panel discussion including three knowledgeable, informed persons who will talk about one of the legacies of the african-american civil war. that is the voting rights legacy of the african-american civil war. the 14th amendment makes african-americans citizens of the united states and also hand some a provision about voting rights. the 15th amendment takes it a little bit further. we may get into the 15th amendment. i ....
ladies and gentlemen please stay standing. let us pray. internal lord, god, the source of our hope and dreams, we think you for the doolittle tokyo raiders. a group of 80 patriots who bathe himself the country loved. we are grateful for the morale boost their exploits provided. a beleaguered nation, infusing america with the spirit of hope when it needed it most. lord, we ask your special blessings on the two surviving raiders, the retired with a net kernel lieutenant colonel and the staff sergeant. bless also and comfort the families of a third doolittle raider, the retired lieutenant colonel, who recently died. made inspiration we see from this congressional gold medal ceremony that celebrates the humble heroism of the doolittle tokyo raiders, motivate us to live more laudable lives. we pray in your great name, amen. amen. please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, u.s. representative from the 22nd district of texas. [applause] good afternoon here it i wan ....
dream, and if you think it is still achievable today. what is the study of the american dream? democrats can call in at (202) 748-8000. (202) 748-8001 republicans,. independents (202) 745-8002 (202) 745-8002,. you can also catch up with us on social media. @cspanwj twitter,. facebook, facebook.com/cspan. we are talking about the american dream this morning. one traditional definition of the possibility of starting out poor in this country, working hard, and in the upper rich. if that is your definition of the american dream, americans are less confident in decades. only 60% believe in that definition of the messaging. you can see the poll numbers there. we are asking this morning for our viewers on the washington journal to call in and give us your concept of the american dream. candidates are already talking about it in their stump speeches . marco rubio talked about it in his campaign lunch earlier this year. here is what he had to say. marco rubio: here in america, ....