Will be a compelling presentation. These guys are money. As many of you know. And we are so fortunate, so privileged to be associated with them. We are welcoming the coauthors of great wartime escapes and rescues. Ill start by saying they had me in grade school. It pretty quickly became a tv staple. And all the guys at my class at Saint Joseph Elementary School in martinsburg missouri fell in love with it. Each of us would take a role. Of course all of us wanted to be mcqueen. I think i wound up with the attenborough role. The squadron leader. Though i get executed at the end of the movie. Of course, mcqueen survives. What we didnt realize then and what we probably didnt care about was that the movie was based on a true story. The escape of 76 allied soldiers and officers from stalad in 1944. Only three of those men stayed escaped. No americans. The other 73 were recaptured. The fact is escaping was hard and it wasnt often tried during world war ii in particular. And what it was, it of
Of expression. We will be discussing the role of religion and the pursuit of the challenges posed by increasing polarization in the public discourse, as it relates to religion. To religion, religious identity, and expression. Tonight also launches our democracy, stability, and freedom of expression student essay contests, where purdue undergraduate and graduate students are invited to engage in Critical Thinking about tonights discussion to facilitate connections between classroom and out of classroom learning. Drawing upon the semester of thematic programming developed by the division of diversity and inclusion, we seek essays that demonstrate understanding of an application of knowledge, exhibit democratic principles of leadership and or group participation, emphasize listening to and consideration of others points of view and share critical self reflection about new learnings and connections that are central to our lives today. But most of all, we developed this series because we be
Hi, i work at the Tenement Museum in new york city. Were going to be taking a look at our historic tenement building which was built in 1863. About 7,000 immigrants lived here between the years of 1863 and 1935. What you see here is a mix of original architectural details and some things that came a little bit later in the buildings history. Throughout the years, our building changed, of course, over time. In the year it was built, there were virtually no housing laws on the books yet here in new york city. So the gentleman who built it, a german immigrant named lucas glockner, was basically working on his own. He was kind of putting together a building that he would see fit to live in. And, in fact, he did live here in the buildings early years with his family. But as compared to what were used to today, it was a pretty difficult place to live. There was no source of interior light. There was no Running Water, no plumbing, no toilets, sinks, showers or tubs, and there was not a design
Queen elizabeth every year, we herald the coming of christmas by turning on the lights. And light does more than create a festive mood. Light brings hope. For christians, jesus is the light of the world, but we cannot celebrate his best today celebrate his brith today in quite the usual way. People of all faiths have been unable to gather as they would wish for their festivals, such as passover, easter, eid, and others. But we need life to go on. Last month, fireworks lit up the sky around windsor as hindus, sikhs, and jains gathered to celebrate diwali. S. E festival of light remarkably, a year that has kept people apart has, in many ways, brought us closer. Across the commonwealth, my family and i have been inspired by stories of people volunteering in their communities, helping those in need. In the United Kingdom and around the world, people have risen magnificently to the challenges of the year, and im so proud and moved by this quiet indomitable spirit. To our young people in par
Talks about his book, black cowboys in the American West on the range, on the stage, behind the badge, using images the professor uses the experience about the black cowboys. The Tesoro Cultural Center in colorado hosted this event. I met cowboy mike at the western History Association conference, its a conference of academics from many universities and historians, and they give their papers and are recognized as western historians. I also would see him at these conferences at the western writers, which are authors. I have authored several books including the ft. Cook book, and i was sitting next to cowboy mike, and i said what do you do, mike, i see you at all these conferences . He said, heres my book. I said, youre going to come and lecture for us. So i am delighted, because i have known mike for years and years and i just i should have had you here sooner, and now he brought cspan as well. So cowboy mike is the persona created by michael searies. Beneath his black hat but its tan no