are traveling so fast. the fact i get to see this every , i have to take it in and make sure i appreciate getting to be here every day. the canyon has been forming for about one million years or so. the bulk of the formation has happened in the last 100,000 years. it runs from here close to the town of silverton. you can make a really good case the canyon is at least 80 miles in length. the river is probably more like 120 miles. it is the second largest canyon in the united states after the grand. it is not a single canyon. there are many canyons that branch off to the side. we can see three canyons from where we are at right now. it is a much bigger system than people realize even with a brief visit to the state park. i grew up in amarillo. as a young kid, i remember coming out in elementary school. and after that, as soon as i got my drivers license, i was driving out here bringing friends. we would explore some of the caves. i can tell you it is much bigger than what you
8:00 eastern to learn more about how small towns changed after the civil war patrick charles, senior next, patrick charles, senior historian for the united states airforce, talks about the history of the nra, including changes in gun control and views on the second amendment. this interview was recorded at the annual american historical association meeting. pet charles is all former marine and senior historian for the u.s. airport and the author of the book armed in america. patrick charles. thank you for being with us on c-span. >mr. charles: thank you, steve. let me begin with the origin of the national rifle association. how did it come about and why? mr. charles: it came back during the civil war. two officers decided to form the nra based out of new york with two purposes. one was to facilitate and grow long-range rifle ranges and the other was to assist the state national guard s in marksmanship. just so youially, know, was kind of working to get appropriations
on sunday at 4:30 here on channel 2. welcome to if the can fine along the nine along with my co-angers. co-co-anchors it is championship weekend. get ready for a great football game, especially when the packers are in town the 9ers in the play-off, 3 and 4 against the packers. a lot of people are upset that aaron rodgers did not eventually become a 49er and went onto the draft. stacey samuels is aka the banjo man. he has been entertaining fans back since 1983 and attended more than 370 nfl games, including ten super bowls over the years. you may have seen him in the stands. definitely given him a hi 5 many a time. nice to see him walking around candle stick. right. the 9ers predict the nfc championship will have the largest crowd ever. the current record was set last saturday. ktvu fox 2 news alex kamala harrisstation elissa harrington is there live. yes. fans are getting pumped for the game. it starts at 3:40 on sunday. the gates to the parking lot open at
of 19 46nce in july and they needed a military advisor to create the philippine military. douglas macarthur at this point brings an impressive resume to that task. decoratedmost highly american officer in the first world war. he had been superintendent at west point. he had been one of the outstanding graduate from there. was known in the philippines perry had served there many times i had a lot of friends including in the current philippine government. had been chief of staff from 1930 until 1935 and after that, except for the post accepted the post of military advisor. he moved out there taking his ailing mother with him and they booked passage on the liner hoover. macarthur, being a major general in the army, having reverted to that rank, was seated at the captains table. that is what this program here is from. from october 1935 on their way across the pacific. while there, he meets a vivacious tennessee woman. jean faircloth. on the first leg of an asian tour with frien
program. hello, andkowski: welcome. my name is christopher kolakowski. it is my honor to be the director here. we are a museum, and research center, dedicated to the life and times of general douglas macarthur. we will look at some of the treasures in our collection from world war ii, the occupation of japan to the end of his life. with that, let us take a look at our first item. douglas macarthur in 1935 was offered the job of military advisor of the commonwealth of the philippines. they were on their way for independence in july of 1946 and they needed a military advisor to create the philippine military. douglas macarthur at this point brings a very impressive resume to that task. he is the most highly decorated american officer in the first world war. had event superintendent as west point and one of the outstanding graduates from there. was known in the philippines and had served there many times. he had a lot of friends , including friends in the current philippine gove