the battle to place in 1717 and above charlemagne and the forces of islam, the moorish army and charlemagne nephew, roland. the poem of course is the song of roland, the great medieval french palm, medieval poem, demoralize would have been to roland and the army of charlemagne. because on that fateful night, 20,000 frankish shirt, charlemagne stymie or coming back from spain after battling the forces of islam. as they were going to the mountain, they were attacked from behind by the moorish army and they were slaughtered, all 23,000 of them, including roland, the great statue of charlemagne. and it is enacted that old and has inspired many people over the years. and it's a quarter tax on western civilization classes. it is wrong. because in fact, it wasn't the moorish army that attach charlemagne and roland from behind. it wasn't muslims at all. it was christian. from the city of pamplona, which we know today from the running of the bulls in the christian were furious at charlemagne's armies because they have promised that they would not lose the city of pamplona at the basques open a gate

and charlemagne's nephew, roland. the poem, of course, is "the song of roland," the great medieval french poem that memorializes what happened to roland and the army of charlemagne. because on that fateful night in 778 as 20,000 frankish troops of charlemagne's army were coming back from spain after battling the forces of islam, as they were going through the mountains, they were attacked from behind by the moorish army, and they were slaughtered, all 20,000 of them, including roland, the great nephew of charlemagne. and it is an epic battle, and it has inspired many people over the years, and it is a core text in western civilization classes, and it is wrong. [laughter] because, in fact, in 778 it wasn't the moorish armies that attacked charlemagne and roland from behind. it wasn't, it wasn't muslims at all. it was christians. it was christian basques from the city of pamploma, and they were furious at charlemagne's armies because they had promised they would not loot the city of pamploma if basques opened up the gat

on a thursday, he received one of europe's most prestigious honors, the charlemagne prize. >> a rare moment of harmony amidst europe's deepest cris es. and a rare moment of public emotion for one of germany's longest serving politicians and ministers. despite the many challenges he is facing as the current finance minister, he chose to use the ceremony to address the bigger picture. >> it would be fainthearted of us to reduce europe and the european idea of mere issues of finance. just as it would be safeguarded to question the entire european project rather than thinking it through to its conclusion. >> the luxembourg prime minister praised him as a german and a european patriot. >> you are receiving a middle, -- medal, a coin. there are two size to this coin. these things belong together. you are a multilevel patriot. >> he has been a key figure in german politics for nearly three decades. he played a key role in negotiations that led to german reunification. he also helped negotiate the 1992 treaty that laid the groundwork for the euro. now he is going to lead the euro group of fi

he was the first host of cbs's morning show, i didn't know that, and had a puppet named charlemagne one would talk to the puppet, walter cronkite did. >> i can't imagine. >> walter cronkite would do anything in the '50s to get face time. he did game shows, historical recreations, anything to make it. think he made it be62 with john glenn. he became so famous. in february '62. by april he was the anchor man. >> we'll leave you with this. can you see charlie rose talking with paup it on "cbs this morning"? >> anything's possible. >> thank you. >> there could be a muppet coming in here before we know it. >> the name of the book is >>> a former pro football player now a convicted killer says he can prove he's innocent. we'll hear what he told "48 hours" about the murder of a california millionaire. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ male announcer ] when these come together, and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. li

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he was the first host of cbs's morning show i didn't know that, and had a puppet named charlemagne onld talk to the puppet walter cronkite did. >> i can't imagine. >> walter cronkite would do anything in the '50s to get face time. he did game shows, historical recreations, anything to make it. think he made it be62 with john glenn. he became so famous. in february '62. by april he was the anchor man. >> we'll leave you with this. can you see charlie rose talking with paup it on "cbs this morning"? >> anything's possible. >> thank you. >> there could be a muppet coming in here before we know it. >> the name of the book is called >>> it's a warm steamy morning. forecast calls for a high of 91 degrees. we will see showers and thunderstorms. i think everybody is home from school. we will have late afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the mid- atlantic. 68. that action continues overnight. slow clearing. more refresh being tomorrow with a high of 88. #ár >>> a former pro football player now a convicted killer says he can prove he's innocent. we'll hear what he told "48 hours"