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To learn about the National World war i museum and memorial built to preserve the history of what was then called the great war and to honor the americans who served. Im matt naylor. This memorial and museum is such a striking image on the kansas city skyline and what a great story goes with that. It was in 1919, soon after the november 1918 armistice that a group of Business Leaders gathered and said lets do something to honor to war dead of kansas city and create a tribute for peace. What you see behind me is the outcome of that. A Fund Raising Campaign that lasted only two weeks that raised more than 2. 5 million. The equivalent today of about 40 million. Then the people gathering here on this side in 1921 with a five allied commanders, about 100,000 people in a city of about 250,000, and then the remarkable ....
Please be brief in your questions so that we can take as many questions as possible. We have a press conference in russian, but you will have some translations into other languages, and in the broadcast is available on our website and social media. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Hope you had a good holiday season. A good new year and we are very grateful to you for taking part in our annual press conference. I dont think i should spend a lot of time on my introductory remarks. Just recently, the president gave an end of the year press conference. A few days ago, president putin met with the editors in chief of Russian Media news agencies. I think you have been following these major events and you are familiar with the president s comments on those issues, including foreign policy. I will say briefly that once again, we have to say that this year was not easy. We see various hard spots around the world, and the middle east, nort ....
Collapsing in england and wales because of mistakes with sharing evidence. 20 years after dolly the sheep, scientists clone monkeys in china. It raises ethical questions about the experiment. The former labour minister Dame Tessa Jowell talks for the first time about her aggressive brain tumour and the way cancer is treated in this country. I am not afraid. I feel very clear about my sense of purpose. Its 5 oclock. Our main story one of the organisers of a Charity Dinner where women were reported to have been groped, propositioned and sexually harassed has stepped down from the department for education. The businessman, david meller, was a non executive board member at the department. Mr meller has also resigned as a trustee of the mayors fund for london. Undercover journalists from the Financial Times say they were ....
Their workplace or household or what have you. There was a lot of cheap labor available for people willing to carry a gun and tin badge for a paycheck. Bob hutton, thank you very much. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to historic places. We traveled to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. Steve the idea for the museum goes back a century went descendents of George Washington put up for sale the tent that houston in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are in comparable. They have no pair. No peer. ....
Ocean of people falls in the line of march. Perhaps for a picnic to end this day, a truly special day our countrys birthday. As the last of the rockets red glare fades in the night sky the city looks forward to next year when it celebrates a day in old milwaukee and becomes again americas fourth of july capital. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to museums and historic places. Next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. The idea for the museum goes back a century when descendents of George Washington put up for sale, the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launc ....