The Louisiana Purchase in 1803. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young university provided the video. So today were going to be looking at the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition some people have classified the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the the greek tragedies just like the civil war some kind sometimes seen as americas iliad of that great epic battle. And so this great voyage of the lewis and Clark Expedition will be significant and important. A few years ago the Atlantic Monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History. And lewis and clark make the list at 70. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed together. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And and the smithsonian did a did one just five years ago on the hundred most significant americans and Meriweather L
A. Punished for their resistance hong kongs prodemocracy leaders are sentenced so well serve more than a year in jail for joining mass demonstrations against chinas tightening grip on the territory. And public yes welcome to the program u. S. President joe biden has repeated calls for congress to pass gun restrictions after another mass shooting the president ordered flags to be lowered at the white house and other government buildings in honor of the 8 people who were killed at a fed ex warehouse in indianapolis on thursday at a press conference he said that u. S. Gun deaths were an epidemic. Browers. National embarrassment which growing are not always. These Mass Shootings that are occurring every single day every single day so imagine. The United States if you count all those who are killed out of the streets of our cities in our rural areas its a National Embarrassment and must come to whatever well the gunman was a former fed ex employee and after killing 8 people and wounding sev
Used during world war i and world war ii. He discusses more than 20 firearms detailing the manufacturing history and innovations of each weapon. The Buffalo Bill Center in wyoming hosted this event and provided the video. First, my interest in old were to firearms stemmed from my family. I was raised around these guys and got a tremendous respect for what they did. Kim interested in the history of that time in our country. I would also like to tell you that all of these firearms appear have been checked, they are unloaded, we will observe all of the firearms safety rules. There is no ammunition for any of these firearms in this room. If you are uneasy about that, be assured they have been checked. The title of this presentation is rifles and carbines of world war i and world war ii. You may be asking yourself, why in the world are we going to consider both of the wars . The fact is, backed in the 18 back in 1890s, we had some important developments. We had three men that influenced tho
Director leigh. Present. Director yekutiel. Here. We have a quorum. Announcement in prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. Item 4. Approval of the minutes of the february 16, 2021 regular meeting. Any additions before i open it to the public for comment . Seeing none. Please open the mine for Public Comment. Are there caller on the line . Please remind people how they call in if they dont have the number. If you want to speak press 10. Dial 888 8086928. Dial 10 now. Are there any callers on the line for item 4. You have three questions remaining. First caller. This is for comments on the february 16, 2021 regular meeting minutes. If you are calling on another item, this is not that. First caller. Is there someone there . My comment is i dont think the option recommended by staff sir, we are talking about the minutes of february 16th. Are you speaking about the minutes of february 16th . No, sorry. Which item . The third item. Which item is that . The debate. That is
Of a high death rate. To release a climate activist in india the 22 year old is accused of inciting the months long thomas protests. And south africas former president jacob zuma skips a judicial hearing into allegations of corruption. With all the days sport 20 time grand slam champion rafa nadal has winding its way into the Australian Open quarter finals coming up later this hour. So yes we stand in my way to pose needed to tension has been extended this is 2 weeks after the military seized in a coup a lawyer says the Court Hearing has been rescheduled for wednesday nationwide protests condemning the coup and calling for the release of civilian leaders have entered the test day now and there is a heavy military presence in yangon thats months largest city overnight authorizes restricted access to the internet while deploying troops around the country but that has not deterred Protesters Thousands is still out on the streets valley not to accept the coup of crowds also gathered in fro