the streets -- water lines, police department, fire department, and really, developed it into a modern cityrevenuech took so much from the early oil production in the 1920's-19 30's that it one point, the city council was thinking of canceling city taxes because they had so much oil revenue in there was a -- there that -- there was a post that said it was the richest small city in the world. -- there was a boast that said it was the richest small city in the world. afterfight will breakout world war ii in 1945-46-47 which the student california will demand a larger share of the oil revenues. the government will try to restrict the ability of the state and the city to control offshore oil drilling and he will lead to major fights that go on for years. the end result is that: age of oil revenue comes to an end pretty rapidly in the 1970's. by night -- long beach is basically giving up its oil revenue to the state of california. all of this early oil production, all instruction being so wasteful and so environmentally-destructive, of course, we will have to give way, 1960's, to more safe and p

he calls it the largest, most beautiful, modern city. it's that sense of the modern age of what historians sometimes call modernity. this gives us another window into that age of mass migration as it has matured in the early 20th century. so how does all this happen? what are the dynamics behind it? let's start with one important pattern, the decline in the forced migration of slaves and the rise of free migration. you can see from this chart of that by the middle of the 19th century, the migration of slaves across the atlantic ocean has fallen off. i think it's important to remember that at the beginning of the 19th century, the transatlantic slave trade was going full steam despite the pressure against it from global superpowers like britain. in 1820, that are more captive africans crossing the ocean than european immigrants. we have seen in this class, over the course of the first half of the 19 century, the slave trade gets depressed. by the end of the 1850's, there are virtually no captive africans crossing the atlantic as slaves. at

rebuild alitz to modern city on the ruins of a war-torn city. the costs went way over what congress had any idea they were going to pay for. there was an open sewer along constitution avenue that had never really functioned as it was intended to function. congress shut them down. shepherd went to mexico. in 1874, congress established a permanent territorial government with the three people running it , a major in the corps of engineers. 1874 and 1967, the de facto mayor of washington was a member of the core of engineers. -- corps of engineers. everything you think about a you misspoke -- municipal government doing to run a city was done by these three men. they were in charge of the physical development of the city. this is a little understood aspect. it's incredibly crucial for the development of washington. it has been studied to some extent. the reports that they wrote, the maps they made detailing what they were doing over an incredible document. created, thehis is office is called the engineer commissioners of the district of columbia. the

change the nature of the community over the next 40 or 50 years and helped to produce what the modern city launches today. we are currently getting rights to open an exhibition about oil and long beach and the area called "black gold." and we hope to be able to educate citizens in long beach and schoolchildren and any visitors about how important oil was in the development of the city and the region in the 20th century. knewe in the oil industry there would be oil everywhere along the southern california coastal area because oil had been discovered in the central valley of california earlier. angeles.lls above los and alsoople came basically downtown los angeles, they discovered oil in the 1890's. so people who had done that took one look at the long beach area, the huntington beach area, and they knew there was oil here. as early as 1930, 1914, people began to look at possibilities of oil. the problem is that it was really deep and drilling technology did not allow them to go that deep until after world war i. in 1918, 1919, image of things happened for bringing all of this together. to t

its business district shines with the same glass and steel gleam you'll find in any modern city.earby are the rugged and fully intact medieval walls, and the town within these ramparts has a beautifully preserved old-world ambiance. among medieval cities in the north of europe, none are as well preserved as tallinn. the town hall square was a marketplace through the centuries. its fine old buildings are a reminder that tallinn was once an important medieval trading center. today it's a touristy scene, full of people just having fun. through the season, each midday, cruise-ship groups congest the center as they blitz the town in the care of local guides. like many tourist zones, tallinn's is a commercial gauntlet. here there's a hokey torture museum, strolling russian dolls, medieval theme restaurants complete with touts, and enthusiastic hawkers of ye olde taste treats. woman: [ laughs ] steves: but just a couple blocks away is, for me, the real attraction of tallinn -- workaday locals enjoying real freedom and better economic times. still-ramshackle courtyards host inviting café

. >> reporter: atlanta, a modern city with a rich architectural history dating back to the rebuilding after the civil war. although it's hard to tale because all of those pre-and post-war structures are gone. even a trace of them is impressive. like this apartment complex whose white columns date back to before the civil war. it is sale for reportedly around 3 millions dollars. >> unbelievable. great columns. it's up on the hill >> reporter: in fact, margaret mitchell, the author of gone with the wind, mentions those columns in the novel. they were originally on another building called the liden house. when it was demolished in 1912 they were removed to this one >> the columns are some of the few things that are architectural that have survived. they were on a house called the liden house. it is not necessarily known for preserving its old classic homes and architecture. we're in a neighborhood now that is surrounded by these big structures and these wonderful homes. this one didn't exist here until recently. it was moved four miles. it was cut in half and put into this classic histor

. ♪ to get a better sense in how this very modern city uses such an ancient technique for constructioncaffolding school. so this is the bamboo? >> bamboo. >> reporter: the master wen che junge complains because it's stronger, it's more flexible than medal scaffolding and that allows him to work at dizzying heights. you've worked 88 stories up on bamboo. i can see a lot of clouds from up there, he says. the key to this job is a safety technique master wen calls riding the bamboo, keeping an ankle locked around the pole at all times. you keep your gloves and your helmet? >> yeah. >> reporter: as for the scaffolding, you make it look so easy. it's held together with simple knots made of nylon strips. maybe you can finish this one for me, because i've ruined it. i should probably stick to my day job. it goes up like that. the people who do this work are proud of their craft. bamboo scaffolding is an art, the scaffolder says. a chinese traditional art that can be traced back thousands of years. it's certainly an example of an ancient skill that continues to be taken to modern day heights. i

city of long beach. we are sitting right in the middle of the port complex. this port complex is approximately 3200 acres in size. we are the most modern and andest seaport in the u.s. we are a department of the city of long beach. we consider ourselves part of the community here. this is the largest economic engine for the city, for the region, for the state. 180 billion dollars worth of cargo comes through this port supplies the region, the state, the nation. regionally, this port supports about 315,000 jobs within the region and 1.2 million jobs throughout the u.s.. our cargo touches every congressional district in the united states. the port of long beach was established as a former harvard apartment. we are a little over 104 years old and through that time, this port actually started on a wooden wharf and was a lumber terminal that used to come up from the northwest for the growing city of long beach and the region. today, 104 years later, sitting on the most modern, sustainable marine container terminal in the world. marinest successful terminal the had was a lumber terminal that sits in our and are harbor. -- inner harbor. we ha

. ♪ >>> fairfax, virginia, is a modern-day city steeped in reminders of the civil war.he cannons outside the old courthouse still face north just as they did then. and a nearby sign marks the site of the first confederate casualty, and across the street at the fairfax county adult detention center, christopher russell says race is still a divisive issue, and that his views are summed up by a symbol from another war. >> i have a swastika. the nazi battle flag is tattooed inside of it. it basically puts where i stand on life. i can walk into a unit or a room, and i can tell you how much racial tension is in the air by the feel and how everybody looks and how they act. >> most of the 1,200 men and women incarcerated in fairfax county are only charged with crimes. they're awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. but russell pled guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute. he is serving three years here. and he says he won't let jail alter one of his core values. >> i believe in the preservation of my race. there's a double standard. especially when it

city of long beach. we are sitting right in the middle of the port complex. this port complex is approximately 3200 acres in size. we are the most modernnd largest seaport in the u.s. and we are a department of the city of long beach. we consider ourselves part of the community here. this is the largest economic engine for the city, for the region, for the state. $180 billion worth of cargo comes through this port supplies the region, the state, the nation. regionally, this port supports about 315,000 jobs within the region and 1.2 million jobs throughout the u.s.. our cargo touches every congressional district in the united states. the port of long beach was established as a former harvard apartment. we are a little over 104 years old and through that time, this port actually started on a wooden wharf and was a lumber terminal that used to come up from the northwest for the growing city of long beach and the region. where we are today, 104 years later, sitting on the most modern, sustainable marine container terminal in the world. the first successful marine terminal the had was a lumber terminal that sits in our and are harbor. -- in

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working behind the scenes to make sure that were collaborating on so many issues that affect the modern-day cities across the country. we are going to come up with some really wonderful solutions and one of those solutions is to get together the women leaders of our communities, our commissions, are nonprofits, are onto the new worse, to come together and forge this summit to guide us on the best forward thinking legislation and policies we can have happen to have to make sure that were doing all the right things. i want to begin by saying, thank you, to the staff, to the commission, to the friends of the commission, on the status of women here in san francisco. for being such a great partner in this advancing our city well beyond the borders. you know, were living in a very special time in our city. special opportunities allow us to make sure we're doing even more for women and for families that are in need and to make sure they succeed. i just happen to come back, literally, 30 min. ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause

modern in the united states. we are a department of the city of long beach. we consider ourselves part of the community. economiche largest engine for the city. billion worth of cargo that comes through here. it supports about 15,000 jobs in the region. the port of long beach was established in 1911. through that time this port entry start on the wooden wharf. it used to come up from the northwest to supply lumber here. we're sitting on the most modern sustainable container terminal in the world. over 100 years we've really builds out the facility. we would be sitting in the middle of the harbor. we've built a lot of this land and once again made a successful the reason this port is so successful is because of our location. and theh the state geographic features. the infrastructure with deep water. we're very fortunate that we have a lot of those natural features that allow us to continue to modernize our operations. handle the to largest vessels in the world. we are very proud of the infrastructure we have within the port. as well as the rail. our cargo touches every congressional district. in the unit

still to come on this program, restoring the ancient syrian city of palmeiro. -- palmyra. modernechnology is playing a part. not very long ago tattoo parlors were viewed as posing a central health risk to those who enter. today, tattoo artists are trusted to operate safely and to spot gens cancer -- spot skin cancer. >> did this be the frontline in the battle against skin cance to see bodies get up close. he already spotted a melanoma. >> i noticed a mole on her shoulder blade had doubled in size and darkened. it was diagnosed as melanoma. a life.o save it is a very rewarding thing to look back on. janeiro, de tattooists are trained to identify skin cancer. this video shows how they can get a special qualification. what started in brazil has come to bristol. tattooists are being targeted because they see parts of our body that we cannot see ourselves. they are not the only ones. targetim to hairdressers, barbers, massage therapists -- anyone whose profession involves working with skin. >> i wouldn't even know what i was looking forward. -- looking for. >> they can now advise cust

bad roads and heavy congestion make accidents the leading cause of trauma in the city, and there's no modernmergency response system in place here or anywhere in tanzania. >> so this is dispatching room. >> reporter: marco is a recent medical school graduate here. at just 27 years old he's also the founder and executive director of a tanzania health movement. >> look for a partner to work with to start, create a good coordinated personal care. that is where the trek medics come in. >> reporter: this is started by first responder jason friesen back in 2009. using a software system, they developed, called beacon, trek medics provide the foundation for emergency response systems in places that don't have one. like this area. >> so this office is a controlled room where we receive calls from community. emergency calls. and then where we put those information in our software on the laptop. >> reporter: marco partnered with trek medics to bring beacon here, as one of two pilot programs funded by a google grant. the other one is in the dominican republic. in tanzania, it's the fire station that ser

so it is a city where it is frederick caymans and -- frederick jamison's classic city of modern a many of the from hitler'scame europe were struck by what seemed to be the primordial quality of new york. it was a scary place. so i think that belonged to a particular moment that didn't .elong mr. bender: sure, but the cultural history that you are go in relationt to 50 years back or so, i am , or i guess, maybe where we are, maybe not now but later,, what is the relation, , or theirimilar connections there, does it go like this, does it go like i happen to know the historical span of this book. it is wonderful to have the library of congress. it states, new york history, 1898 to 1951. new york civilization. lifeork, intellectual 20th century. greenwich village, intellectual life, 20th century. [laughter] going back to 1898, i think in a span thatended a began during, around 1898. the spanish-american war. roosevelt became president after the attempted assassination. there was a great civic culture out of which the roosevelt emerged. theodore roosevelt obviously is a republican, and then

city of long beach. we are sitting smack dab right in the middle of the port complex. this port complex is approximately 3200 acres in size. we are the most modern and largest seaport in the u.s. and we are a department of the city of long beach. we consider ourselves part of the community here in long beach. this is the largest economic engine for the city, for the region, for the state. $180 billion worth of cargo that comes through this port supplies the region, the state, and the nation. regionally, this port supports about 315,000 jobs within the region and 1.2 million jobs throughout the u.s. our cargo touches every congressional district in the united states. the port of long beach was established as a former harvard apartment in 1911. we are a little over 104 years old and through that time, this port actually started on a wooden wharf and was a lumber terminal that used to come up from the northwest to supply lumber here for the growing city of long beach and the region. where we are today, 104 years later, is sitting on the most modern, sustainable marine container terminal in the world. the first successful marine terminal that we had

so it is a city where it is frederick jamison's classic city of modernity which is the confusion of rounds. -- realms. streamlined, but many of the european to came fleeing hitler's europe were struck by what seemed to be a primordial quality. it was a scary place. andas like a lot of ogres castles. i think that a lot to a particular moment that i think was lost in the suburbanization of new york in the 1950's and 1960's. years -- to the cultural history you are telling -- baret their relation a relation of 50 years back or the world war i, pre-world war i new york, which was new york at a special moment. nowhere we are not so much but later in the 20th century. what is a relation? are they similar? are there connections? does it go like this or like this? [laughter] >> i happen to know the historical span of this book. it is wonderful to have the library of congress. because new york history, 1898 to 1951. new york, new york civilization. new york, new york intellectual life, 20th century. greenwich village, intellectual life, 20th century. [laughter] it went back to 1898. i think in a wa

. >>> and we'll show you where to find some tasty modern indian food here in new york city. that and more here at t':30. >> thanks so much. >>> still ahead, people magazine names its most beautiful people, find out who this year's cover > you may know her as rachel from "friends" and now as people magazine's most beautiful women in the world. jennifer aniston graces the cover and takes the crown for the most beautiful issue. she previously held that title aniston, now 47, says she learned to embrace her appearance over the years and tells people she feels her best when she's healthy and tstrong. thatiissue hits stands on friday. >>> tomorrow is queen elizabeth's 90th birthday. but a cute and much younger royal is stealing the spotlight. prince george. he's featured in some new stamps celebrating the queen's long reign. here he is with a huge smile on his farks hold ce, holding on to dad's hand. that official photo is being cropped to give the future king his first postage stamp. >>> still ahead, the message in a bottle that finally found its >>> a story of a real life messag

city hall. trying to catch graffiti taggers. the sprawling modern complex at 4th and east santa clara. has been defaced with graffiti and tags for weeks. nearly on a nightly basis. more lighting and night time patrols around city hall are under consideration. the graffiti is thought to be gang- related. marin county sheriff's deputies are starting to crack down on speeding bicyclists. on county bike paths. beginning in april. deputies will use radar, and the more accurate lidar -- light detection and ranging -- devices. to help slow down bikers who may exceed speed limits. now there is a mandatory 15 mile- an - hour limit on unpaved roads. and 5 mile- an - hour limit when passing around blind corners. take a look at these. people have waited in long lines all day, thrown down one -thousand dollar deposits, and kept in the dark. waiting. waiting for the newest electric cars from the bay area's tesla motors. kron-4's jeff bush has that story from a dealership in palo alto. >> jeff :tesla c.e.o. elon musk unveiling the newest in the tesla linethe model three. the model three has a range of

city vibe. edison lights. just kind of modern rustic. ♪ >>> you know i like to try unusual things.s get hopping. frog legs. have you ever had frog legs? i have not. i crew up in kansas and we used to go gigging for frogs. you know what that is? you take a stick in the middle of the night and get a flashlight and their eyes and boomp. >> we just get them deliver. (laughter). >> less mess. >>> before i get into this i've always wanted frogs can be kind of bloated, rib it, will be it, will be it. we only eat the legs. cun eat the rest of them. >> the rest isn't worth much. there's no real meat. the legs are the meet yesterday part. >> i'll eat like a drum stick or a chicken wing, right. >> get in the. like a chicken wing. >> what have you dollared it up it. >> kind of version of salt and pepper. we brine them in little salt first. >> yeah. >> then we fry them in a little corn starve. >> yeah. >> ginger garlic peppers. little soy sauce. something a little different. than the typical french way is just parsley and garlic. >> what's mur ran. >> a sweet japanese cooking oil. >> this has k

working behind the scenes to make sure that were collaborating on so many issues that affect the modern-day cities across the country. we are going to come up with some really wonderful solutions and one of those solutions is to get together the women leaders of our communities, our commissions, are nonprofits, are onto the new worse, to come together and forge this summit to guide us on the best forward thinking legislation and policies we can have happen to have to make sure that were doing all the right things. i want to begin by saying, thank you, to the staff, to the commission, to the friends of the commission, on the status of women here in san francisco. for being such a great partner in this advancing our city well beyond the borders. you know, were living in a very special time in our city. special opportunities allow us to make sure we're doing even more for women and for families that are in need and to make sure they succeed. i just happen to come back, literally, 30 min. ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause

working behind the scenes to make sure that were collaborating on so many issues that affect the modern-day cities across the country. we are going to come up with some really wonderful solutions and one of those solutions is to get together the women leaders of our communities, our commissions, are nonprofits, are onto the new worse, to come together and forge this summit to guide us on the best forward thinking legislation and policies we can have happen to have to make sure that were doing all the right things. i want to begin by saying, thank you, to the staff, to the commission, to the friends of the commission, on the status of women here in san francisco. for being such a great partner in this advancing our city well beyond the borders. you know, were living in a very special time in our city. special opportunities allow us to make sure we're doing even more for women and for families that are in need and to make sure they succeed. i just happen to come back, literally, 30 min. ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause

modern day hanoi. the cap toll of vietnam is a city of contrast. it is where consumerism meets communism.here western tastes mingle with ancient traditions. like this one, the mistaken use the rhino horn for medicine. this more fighting practice is usually conducted in the shadows of the plaque market >> this is a very vaable product-- black market >> it sells higher than gold. >> the demand for rhino horn has poached the species to the brink of extinction. >> her face was hacked off >> why in the 21st century ancient myths are set to destroy animals. it is said that the horn cures disease. it is a status symbol in vietnam where there is more new wealth and use of rhino. it isn't just used the way the previous generation did. this group of friends mixing it with their drinks during a night of partying. a recent report by traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring group, suggested the use of rhino horn amongst wealthy urban vietnamese men is now one of the major drivers of rhino poaching. with demand high, prices are soaring. this man told us he could afford the habit. traditions don't dire here

working behind the scenes to make sure that were collaborating on so many issues that affect the modern-day citiescross the country. we are going to come up with some really wonderful solutions and one of those solutions is to get together the women leaders of our communities, our commissions, are nonprofits, are onto the new worse, to come together and forge this summit to guide us on the best forward thinking legislation and policies we can have happen to have to make sure that were doing all the right things. i want to begin by saying, thank you, to the staff, to the commission, to the friends of the commission, on the status of women here in san francisco. for being such a great partner in this advancing our city well beyond the borders. you know, were living in a very special time in our city. special opportunities allow us to make sure we're doing even more for women and for families that are in need and to make sure they succeed. i just happen to come back, literally, 30 min. ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause]

city. we do classic american with a real modern twist.e just love to reinvent thingst and actually for our anniversara year we're doing throw backshr every month, thursday you can t come in, have a little throwe back and have our modernoder interpretation of that. >> fantastic. cheers to the weekend. i'm not really aldrin kier. kie >> oh that's delicious. >> refreshing. >> if you choose to drink drink responsibly. >> i'm sorry i was distracted. >> join us again tomorrow fox 5 news starting at 7 a.m. . it's time to get out and explore. look beyond the expected. hidden among the trees. there's a special place. where getting away... brings us so much closer. spring into fun and save $50 with an all-inclusive ticket. busch gardens williamsburg. a whole other world awaits. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. on