antietam? he was a hard fighter, but people in the army knew it. people outside the army did not know that very well. he did not cultivate the press in any way. >> when he tried to cultivate the interest of anyone, he was over the potomac and lincoln visited the army of the potomac and he writes to his wife. and one said those who write home to their wives have the reputation changed forever by the letters that they write or are ordered to have written. writes backs, meade to his wife, saying that he spent brunch flirting with mary todd lincoln. usually this would merit a combat service badge -- [laughter] professor simpson: this was the only time that mary saw someone flirting with her rather than her husband. theseade did understand things. he was clumsy trying to advance himself. he did not like it. it was not who he was. he was very conscious of his reputation. also that he was not very skilled at self-promotion. he would have been awful on twitter. his facebook page would be bland. kind of like tennessee. [laughter] : you got it.pson in any ca

two restoration projects in antietam national battlefield are getting a boost from president trump'swill restore the newcomer house on the antietam battlefield and will replace 5,000 feet of deteriorated rail fencing along the hagerstown turnpike. >>> new statistics show the gender pay gap for white house staffers under the trump administration is three times obama's last yearg president- the conservative think tank american enterprise institute found that since mr. trump took office, women staffers are making an average of 72,000 meanwhile male staffers earn an average of 115,000. that's a gap of nearly 37 percent. pay gap stood at about 11 percent during obama's last year in office. the national pay gap is roughly 17 percent. >> status hearing is set for this morning for katherine hoggle. she is the maryland mother pleased to be at the center of the disappearance of her two young children. she is pleased to have been the last person to see her children sara and jacob before 93 disappeared more than two years ago but she refuses to disclose their whereabouts. she's being treated at

the donation will restore the newcomer house on the antietam battled field.wn turnpike. >> new statistic show the gender pay gap for white house staffers under the trump administration is three times larger than during president obama's last year in office. american enterprise institute found that since president trump took office women staffers are making an average of 72,000. meanwhile male staffers earn an average of 115,000. that is a gap of nearly 37 percent. the pay gap stood at about a 11 percent during president obama's last year in office. the national pay gap is roughly 17 percent. >> ♪ >> time right now is 5:51. let's take a look at the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media with our realtime news tracker. >> first up, hobby lobby going have to pay up big time. the company agreed to pay a $3 million fine and forfeit thousands of artifacts from iraq in a set. ith the justice department. the doj says the company received the falsely labeled artifacts from a united emirates base. they say the items were smuggled into the u.

president trump is donating his salary to maryland's antietam national battlefie his first quarter salary 78-thousand dollars. with the help of an anonymous donor- the contribution was raised to 100-thousand dollars. it'll help restore a historic house there- and replace fencing. the president promised to forgo his presidential salary and donate it to the federal government. right now- a water ride at kings dominion remains shut down after a scary accident. the "tornado" was closed after a tube flipped over on the fourth of july. rider christina orebaugh was knocked unconscious. she spent the night in the hospital where doctors treated her for a broken toe, a broken collarbone, and a fractured shoulder. the ride will remain closed until an investigation is complete. a serious pool problem at a home in arizona. and see if you can spot what it is. take a look. that's right-- an r-v -- crashed right through a fence and ended up in his neighbor's pool. thankfully the pool was not occupied, in fact it was still under construction. no one was injured.. but we're thinking that project - is going

so, on thursday we will start the campaign that will lead us into maryland and antietam. you are reading "crossroads of thursday." for announcer: join us in the classroom teacher about topics ranging from the revolution to 9/11. there are also available as podcasts. download website, or them from itunes. up next on american history tv, author elizabeth fenn talks about the mandan tribe that lives along the upper missouri river. she won the 2015 pulitzer prize in history for her book, "encounters at the heart of the world: a history of the mandan people." this 45 minute talk was hosted by the library of congress in washington dc. >> thank you all for coming. it is a privilege to share this most american of stories with you. some of you may feel disconcerted as you look at the title of my book. because you are not quite sure who the mandan indians are. familiarot have that , or comanche or seminole. but i want to put you at ease because in fact you do know about the mandan. and the reason you know about them is because, the explorers lewis and clark in their era of discover

once they start seeing that, seeing the elephant, as it was called at antietam and first bull run, that volunteerism goes through the floor and they stop signing up, which leads to the draft. richard: what is the ethnic makeup of the city? john: it is more than -- barnet: if you look at the city in 1860, you have about 800,000 people total and the largest ethnic opponent are irish and irish-american who make up a quarter, about 200,000. germans -- barnet: they are probably the second largest. and free african-americans are probably 12,500 people, a bit of its depth -- a bit of a dip from its highs in the 1840's. i think it's important when you're looking at this response to for sumter to look at the motivations of the irish who built a lot of these regiments and created this irish legion, the irish brigade. there's a whole kind of story there. the british are perceived -- they are the paternal -- the paternal entities of -- the of the irish,s they need the south. the irish feel that they want to participate to protect this union. the united states, this great, young democracy. richard:

so, on thursday we will start the campaign that will lead us into maryland and antietam. you are reading "crossroads of thursday." for announcer: join us in the classroom teacher about topics ranging from the revolution to 9/11. there are also available as podcasts. download website, or them from itunes. up next on american history tv, author elizabeth fenn talks about the mandan tribe that lives along the upper missouri river. she won the 2015 pulitzer prize in history for her book, "encounters at the heart of the world: a history of the mandan people." this 45 minute talk was hosted by the library of congress in washington dc.

trump is donating his first quarter salary of more than $78,000 to restoration projects at antietam national22,000 was pledged by an anonymous donor. it was the bloodiest day with 23,000 soldiers wounded, missing, or dead after the fight. >>> shop door, the biggest in texas was sold. 48,000 feet. it featured a bowling alley, a home theater, a spa, and lap pool. it sold for an undisclosed sum last week. a realtor says a mansion goes anywhere from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, depending how you measure it. 48,000 is ginormous. >> it's pretty. shares of the casino operator wynn resorts are up 53% this year. also gaining, royal caribbean cruises and the hotel group wyndham worldwide. >>> and the independent of britain say tennis balls weren't the only things swatted at wimbledon. flying ants swarmed the club yesterday. the insects are in their annual mating tournament. they're unlikely with the rest of the tournament because their wings fall off. >> have you ever seen ants mate? >> i have not. we could try to come up with a description but everyone is watching. >>> for months she's been battling gliegss

so, on thursday we will start the campaign that will lead us into maryland and antietam. you are reading "crossroads of freedom for thursday as well. >> join us on c-span3 today for an american history tv live special, the 1967 detroit riots 50th anniversary. heather and thompson of the university of michigan and stephen henderson. chief androit police former detroit free press. live today at noon eastern. >> in 1970 nine c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> the 1967 detroit riots begin, ignited by long summary written -- long simmering racial tensions. a look back at what happened. who served as a principal domestic aid to president lyndon b. johnson. sidebar on thee c-span radio app. as well as google play music. >> each week american artifex historicto museum and places to learn about american history. detroit's 67 -- collections and exhibits talk about what the city was like before the riots, how the events unfolded and the riots lasting impact. she also explores wh

i have heard for myself and smaller providers are held around table in maryland where antietam cable told me and precisely because of these rules. we want to test the proposition >> thank you for that. i was kind of chuckled a little bit. "the new york times" had an article this weekend saying that infrastructure is an afterthought. it is the number one infrastructure issue. they want to talk about rod and more than anything else. they don't care how they get it. mr. chairman, you were kind enough to come and this was something we had planned last file and executed in february and something we are doing to make it easier to deploy wireless broadband touch on most components come at you as you all can do to help ease the way to achieving that goal we want >> too big talkative reforms. one involves the subsidy programs and the other involves regulatory reforms. the federal subsidies, the fcc in my first full month as chairman at the america funds and mobility fund to ensure both two parts of america were people on the wrong side of the digital divide. with respect to a regular reforms.

i held a round table a couple of weeks ago in maryland where antietam said they pulled that because of these rules. we want to test the provision which is why we opened a notice for proposed rule making so we can figure out what the facts are, again make the appropriate judgment. >> thank you for that. you know, i was -- kind of chuckled a little bit. "new york times" had an article in -- i think it was this weekend saying that infrastructure is fast becoming an afterthought. but we hear from our local and state elected, it is the number one infrastructure issue. they want to talk about broadband more than anything else. they don't care how they get it, whether it is wire line or fiber or fixed wireless or whatever. mr. chairman, you were kind enough to come to my district and this was something we had planned last fall and executed in february and did a broadband seminar. you talked about some of the things the commission is doing to make it easier for providers to deploy wired and wireless broadband. just touch on some of those components, things that you all can do that will help ea