as union soldiers spread paving the way for them to mayor, to vote, to vote and to worship and decide their own destiny. the civil war officially ended in april 1865, but in a small community of gavelston island, texas, enslaved slaves were owe believious to their reality, two and a half years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation when a u.s. general informed the last enslaved black people in america that freedom had finally comp the people erupted in joy. that joy became the catalyst for juneteenth. in 2021 juneteenth became an official federal holiday. now recognized across the united states as a day of national celebration. juneteenth is a reminder. it is a reminder of what black people in america have been through and what black people have overcome. it is a commemoration of our resilience. our ingenuity, and most importantly our capacity for joy. our joy is worthy of celebration, and on this day we remember that our freedom must be honored, nurtured and pr
media with his talent off the field. and the big honors being awarded to nbc news and this very broadcast. announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt good evening i m kate snow in for lester tonight in a rare move, the u.s. attorney general merrick garland is speaking out, saying he personally approved the fbi search of former president trump s home at mar-a-lago on monday. while he said he could not provide more details about the basis of the search, he did say the department of justice is asking a judge to make the warrant that was issued public. mr. trump reacting on social media saying with no warning mar-a-lago was raided. that message resonating with trump supporters, some ridiculing, even threatening law enforcement. today the attorney general pointedly saying he would not stand by silently seeing his agents integrity attacked just hours before in cincinnati, an armed man walked into an fbi field office shooting a nail gun more on that in a mom
80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we ll look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it s extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, 0mar discovers a tasteless fluid called water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was. writing this much. we are back and it s brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it s all the same to me, ijust like writing, can t stop. it s so good to be back and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebr
by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it s extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, omar discovers a tasteless fluid cold water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was. writing this much. we are back and it s brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it s all the same to me, ijust like writing, can t stop. it s so good to be back and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. we thought we d put on a show to talk about some of the technology the bbc has been instrumental in developing. we talked sound and vision with our brilliant panel. placing sounds around this microphone. 1922, the idea that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, e
have been hampering efforts to extinguish the blaze. officials say the fire has killed at least forty nine people and injured hundreds, near the eastern city of chittagong. now on bbc news, it s click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we ll look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it s extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, omar discovers a tasteless fluid cold water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was. writing this much. we are back and it s brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it s all the same to me, ijust like writing, can t stop. it s so good to