Grandson on an extraordinary journey to visit every one of americas 61 National Parks. Love her. It is friday, august 16th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The first person i came in contact with was mr. Earnhardt laying on his back. The airplane was fully engulfed. All the people had gotten out of it. Dale earnhardt jr. And his family escape a fiery plane crash. Just pulled a baby out of there. President trump is taking heat for putting pressure on israel to deny entry to two muslim congresswomen. They said horrible things about jewish people, horrible things about israel. President trump wasted no time in going after other democrats in his latest rally. We have a group of socialists or communists, could be. Projtis into s t extend a recent streak of weapons tests. Five people were shot in philadelphia the day after a man shot Six Philadelphia Police officers. I say to our state and federal lawmakers step up or step aside. New details on the death of jeffrey e
So he works to give public presentations on wide ranging topics like the Cultural Impact of road trips throughout American History. They rise of the american suburbs the gilded age the role prohibition played in shaping the 1920s the history of food and dining in the us or like this one had the 1939 worlds fair in vision the future. Now alan will also be back with us on january 11th to discuss Kennedy Nixon in the debate of the century. We hope you will consider joining us. Now were so excited to have alan with us this. Things without any further ado. Please join me in welcoming alan pietro bun. Thank you for that generous introduction heather. I am dr. Alan pietro bond a professor of Global Affairs and modern American History at Trinity Washington University here in dc and i want to start tonight. By giving you a number 1939 its one of those years that stands out in history. For those who know their history, its a year that evokes a reaction much like 1776 with the American Revolution
So he works to give public presentations on wide ranging topics like the Cultural Impact of road trips throughout American History. They rise of the american suburbs the gilded age the role prohibition played in shaping the 1920s the history of food and dining in the us or like this one had the 1939 worlds fair in vision the future. Now alan will also be back with us on january 11th to discuss Kennedy Nixon in the debate of the century. We hope you will consider joining us. Now were so excited to have alan with us this. Things without any further ado. Please join me in welcoming alan pietro bun. Thank you for that generous introduction heather. I am dr. Alan pietro bond a professor of Global Affairs and modern American History at Trinity Washington University here in dc and i want to start tonight. By giving you a number 1939 its one of those years that stands out in history. For those who know their history, its a year that evokes a reaction much like 1776 with the American Revolution
And mediacom we believe with you if your are right here will weigh up the middle of anywhere you should have access to fast reliable internet. Im don mceachin and i represent virginias tough district. Virginia is home to so many sites e of historical significae to our state and nation. We must ensure their preservation for future generations so they can learn about our history and experience these wonderful areas firsthand. Among the many important sites in our state is a Great Dismal Swamp in the Hampton Roads region of my district. And chris is on the skull with us, chris lowie and doing a great job of keeping it going. I think about the Great Dismal Swamp because while its great its not nearly 2 million acres that it used to be rates about one 10th and allegedly while its a swamp it doesnt look like a swamp as you think about it nor is a dismal. They are doing a great job of tkeeping it up and keeping it vibrant and i couldnt be more proud of it. We may not know is the Great Dismal
On cspan2 exploring the people and events that tell the american story. At 3 p. M. Eastern watched the second part of the Calvin Coolidge centennial Conference Marking this into knew of the 30th president s essential to the white house. At 9 30 p. M. Eastern on the presidency peterson is a former white house photographer for president S Ronald Reagan and barack obama talks about the daytoday working as of the presence including history making moments he witnessed exploring the american story come watch American History tv saturdays on csn2nd friday full schedule underroam guide or watch online anytime at cspan. Org history. Will hello, everybody and welcome to our Virtual Program tonight. Myna name is morgan byrn, and te Public Programs manager at the Tennessee State museum and we are thrilled to have Antoine Fletcher from theat Great Smoky Mountains National Park with us here tonight. And before we can start a couple of things. Please remember to mute yourself. Our program tonight wil