India starting saturday 19 vaccinations will open to all adults making 600000000 more people eligible but several Indian States have run out of vaccines as the Health Infrastructure collapses under the weight of record numbers of new coronavirus cases 395000 new infections were reported in the last 24 hour period. Russia has banned 8 European Union officials from entering the country the announcement comes after the e. U. Sanctioned russian officials over the imprisonment of Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny germany calls the sanctions from moscow and unnecessary strain on relations with the. This is the news from berlin you can find much more on our website w dot com. In whats being called a historic milestone germany has committed to begin returning the famous binion bronzes held by german museums to nigeria as early as next year. Welcome to arts and culture well have more on what this means for the debate around the restitution of art looted during the colonial era and also coming up
ethan allen was one of vermont s founding fathers. he was the first colonel commandant of the original green mountain boys, and the green mountain boys were at one time the largest paramilitary force in north america, if not for the actions of ethan allen, and the other green mountain boys, vermont may very well have looked different than it does today. announcer: welcome to burlington, vermont on american history tv. located on lake champlain, about 45 minutes south of the canadian border. it is home to the university of vermont, and it is the state s most popular city with about 42,000 residents. our comcastp of cable partners, over the next 75 minutes, we will explore the city and region. we begin on the waters of lake champlain. to hear how important it was to the city s origins. welcome to lake champlain. we are out here today on the spirit of ethan allen interiors. great opportunity to tip to talk about america s first great lake when it comes to historic signific
good evening. i am delighted and really honored to be here to talk about the battle for life champlain in 1814. been thinking about for several years have i seen the bicentennial coming. i have not been a student of the war of 18 well my whole life. i of 1812 my whole life. i connected with the shipwrecks through lake champlain. over the last several years, we have been traveling with our our reach program in interpreting the war of 1812, knowing that in 1914, we were going to have an opportunity to talk about the things that happened here, which we think are really very important and very special. it s also important to acknowledge that september 11 is a powerful date in history. i spoke to my elderly mom today in new york city, and she told me she was watching tv where they were reciting the names of all the folks who lost their lives back in. my brother, my cousin, my dad, all of those losses that hap pened. i feel for that. in fact, in the aftermath of 9/11, i was traum
the battle of lake champlain was important. in my opinion, arthur cohn is the best person to explain why that is so. you know him from his career at the lake champlain maritime museum. i am most pleased he accepted an invitation to speak to us on the exact 200th anniversary of the battle. and to include the battle s shipwreck legacy as part of the program. i understand that art will take a few audience questions after his presentation. let s welcome art. [applause] thank you. thank you. good evening. i am delighted and really honored to be here to talk about the battle for lake champlain in 1814. been thinking about for several years as i have seen the bicentennial coming. i have not been a student of the war of 1812 my whole life. i connected with it through the shipwrecks through lake champlain. i knew it mostly through this place. over the last several years, we have been traveling with our outreach program and interpreting the war of 1812, knowing that in 1814, we were
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