Together. I do want to Say Something real washington journal live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. At h the entire program cspan. Org. Well fulfill our 40yearplus commitment to cover the u. S. Congress. You live to the floor, next. One bill on the house agenda today. Apprenticeship opportunities. And now live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. Heaven ane you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose as they gather these few days before thanksgiving. May their efforts give true cause for americans to gather to give thanks. As infections continue to spread in hospitals nationwide and hospitals nationwide are pressed to their limits, look with with mercy upon your people. May we all, together, be mindful of the part we can play in addressing the spread of coronavirus. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days pr
Their charter in 1785. But unc was forced to open and how to redo couple of classes. The university and the city first and hadened already graduated a couple of classes. The university and the city were opened at the same time. When this area was selected, there was no town or village here. There was an anglican chapel on the side of the carolina in. They had an auction of town lots. They understood that if the university was going to succeed, they are to be a town around it to provide businesses, places live, and the town of chapel hill and the university were in essence born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. The ground broke for the first building in 1793, and a year and a half later, 1795, the university opened. They held an Opening Ceremony in january of 1795. They had events on campus here. No student showed up. It took a few weeks before the student arrived. Firsthe came over 100 miles from off the coast of north carolina. He was the entire student body for a
Collaborate with the National World war i museum. And im particularly thankful to lora for reaching out to me and making this weekend possible. I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information that im excited to share with you and i do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. So the cover that youre looking at there on the screen is the cover of my most recent book. Peace on our terms. And it is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i, which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactlily 100 years ago, as the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the first world war. And was able to begin both dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping on
Of a surge on top of a surge in the coronavirus pandemic as people return from thanksgiving travel. Americans want to get back to normal as we inch closer to a vaccine being approved. For now, the harsh reality is that cases continue to spike. Yesterday, the u. S. Saw nearly 139,000 new cases. Since beginning of november, more than 4 million cases. More than double since october. Debra alfarone, many people were warned. Many people traveled anyway. What can you tell us about the new warnings now . They are saying if you traveled during thanksgiving, you should assume you have the virus and get tested this week. Reporter millions of americans are now home after a trip to see family and friends. Everybody was nervous. Health officials warned against gathering. Many are getting tested for covid19. We had a few people over just to be safe. Hospitalizations are already at record high in 33 states. We may see a surge within a surge. Officials say it will get worse. If your family traveled, y
I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information im excited to share with you. And i do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. The cover that youre looking at there on the screen is the cover of my most recent book, peace on our terms. And it is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactly 100 years ago, as the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the first world war. And was able to begin both dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping onto the global stage and asserting an agenda of womens rights and gender equality. And at the core, demanding the right for women to be able to help shape t