Very much. And that was some greeting we had in North Carolina. Ill tell you, i dont know if you saw the crowd outside, its pretty amazing. But we had it in texas and ohio, South Carolina and florida its just incredible whats happening please sit down. Please. And im honored to be in North Carolina, the presence of true american heroes, as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the american victory in world war ii and a victory it was. On september 2, 1945, the great general Douglas Macarthur accepted japans Unconditional Surrender aboard the u. S. S. Missouri in tokyo bay. It marked the end of the deadliest conflict in Human History and the ultimate trial of american freedom. It was a big day. It was a great triumph, great country. And our country is greater than ever before thats whats happening and its what it is. With a greater military, where the greater military than weve ever had before. [applause] were deeply moved to be joined this afternoon by world war ii veterans all of who
Who gave that right to me ill gladly stand up next to you there aint no doubt i love this land President Trump thank you very much. And that was some greeting we had in North Carolina. Ill tell you, i dont know if you saw the crowd outside, its pretty amazing. But we had it in texas and ohio, south carolina, and florida, its just incredible whats happening. Please sit down. Please. Down. Please. And im honored to be in North Carolina, the presence of true american heroes, as we and im honored to be in North Carolina, the presence of true american heroes, as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the american victory in world war ii, and a victory it was. On september 2, 1945, the great general Douglas Macarthur accepted japans Unconditional Surrender aboard the u. S. S. Missouri in tokyo bay. Missouri in tokyo bay. It marked the end of the deadliest conflict in Human History and the ultimate trial of american freedom. It was a big day. It was a great triumph, great country. And our cou
American heroes, as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the american victory in world war ii and a victory it was. On september 2, 1945, the great general Douglas Macarthur accepted japans Unconditional Surrender aboard the u. S. S. Missouri in tokyo bay. It marked the end of the deadliest conflict in Human History and the ultimate trial of american freedom. It was a big day. It was a great triumph, great country. And our country is greater than ever before thats whats happening and its what it is. With a greater military, where the greater military than weve ever had before. [applause] were deeply moved to be joined this afternoon by world war ii veterans all of whom ive met, all of whom are tough. I dont want to mess around with any of them, ill tell you right now, whose blood, sweat, grit, courage and unfailing devotion made that epic victory possible. These brave americans raced into he fires of hell to vanquish tyranny, dethrone patientism and defend the american way of life. Y
Emancipation proclamation which was issued eight months later. On this day 157 years ago an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District Of Columbia became law. The d. C. Emancipation act and enslavery in washington, d. C. Freeing 3,100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire a
Oldest Intelligence Alliance in the world, and for the first time, they are going public together. They wanted to speak with 60 minutes about war, terrorism, and the country that they believe is the greatest intelligence threat in history. There is no country that presents a broader, more comprehensive threat to our ideas, our innovation, our economic security, and ultimately, our National Security. For more than five years, american businessman emad shargi was a prisoner of the Islamic Republic of iran. Last month, shargi and four other americans were freed in a deal that has drawn fierce criticism because of irans strident support of hamas. Tonight, shargi tells his story for the first time. I learned a lot about myself, about humanity, about what is important in life. Being thrown in a cell, its the closest you come to death. In order for pink to do this and this okay. Tighten up your stomach. She showed us she does this. Now sing. Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame co