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we try our luck again at continental headquarters in hanover. in 2018 the automotive supplier had a turnover of 44400000000 euros. no one here wants to be interviewed but they do at least give a written reply to some of our questions. continental uses natural commodities conscientiously and develops and promotes and implements sustainable and responsible sourcing of natural rubber across the value chain. the statement continues continental is aware of its responsibility and aims to make an active and responsible contribution to promoting sustainably produced natural rubber continental also refers to its code of conduct since 2011 all our suppliers have had to agree to abide by our business partner code of conduct. we continue on to frankfurt to the german rubber manufacturers association the w d k. many tire mine. factures are among its members it's headquartered in a villa in the city center. is managing director the lobby group also has a code of conduct it sounds good at 1st. the w. d. k. and its members recognize their social responsibility
we try our luck again at continental headquarters in hanover. in 2018 the automotive supplier had a turnover of 44400000000 euros. no one here wants to be interviewed but they do at least give a written reply to some of our questions. continental uses natural commodities conscientiously and develops and promotes and implements sustainable and responsible sourcing of natural rubber across the value chain. the statement continues continental is aware of its responsibility and aims to make an...
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greene and h is continental army entered the city in triumph. let me tell you about our speaker this evening. john buchanan is a native of new york, who grew up in new york, michigan and ohio. following his service in the army, mr. b cannon graduated from st. lawrence university with highest honors in history and was elected to phi beta kappa. he would go on to serve at the high school teacher in elliott new york and leader and archivist at cornell university. in 1966, he joined the staff of the metropolitan museum of art first as archivist of the museum and for 22 years, chief registrar in charge of worldwide art movements. in that capacity, he traveled widely in the u.s., canada, mexico and europe and the former ussr, the middle east, india, china, japan and australia. upon retirement he resumed a writing career that had begun in the 1960's. john buchanan is the author of "the road to valley forge." "the road to guilford courthouse." and our book this evening. please join me in welcoming john buchanan. [applause] >> i should start really by th
greene and h is continental army entered the city in triumph. let me tell you about our speaker this evening. john buchanan is a native of new york, who grew up in new york, michigan and ohio. following his service in the army, mr. b cannon graduated from st. lawrence university with highest honors in history and was elected to phi beta kappa. he would go on to serve at the high school teacher in elliott new york and leader and archivist at cornell university. in 1966, he joined the staff of...
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the four continental general s had commanded the southern department. one left early before his abilities and theater command were seriously tested. the other three failed in spectacular fashion. so what to do about the south? the precocious 25-year-old alexander hamilton had the answer. for god's same! send greene! which was george washington did as he had intended. his instructions to general greene, uninformed as i am of the enemy's force in that quarter of our own or of the resources which will be in our power for command for carrying on the war, i can give you no particular instructions. but must leave to you to govern yourself according to your own prudence and judgment and the circumstances in which you find yourself. in other words, washington gave greene carte blanche or to put it in holier terms, good luck, you're on your own! 38-year-old nathanael. i got the wrong clicker here. here we go. there he is! he was from rhode island. a novist in 1775 when he reported to george washington outside boston. now, however, educated on the job, hardened b
the four continental general s had commanded the southern department. one left early before his abilities and theater command were seriously tested. the other three failed in spectacular fashion. so what to do about the south? the precocious 25-year-old alexander hamilton had the answer. for god's same! send greene! which was george washington did as he had intended. his instructions to general greene, uninformed as i am of the enemy's force in that quarter of our own or of the resources which...
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they were the two young hotshot lawyers in the continental congress pouring over the continental congress to find ways to expand the federal power. you know madison was committed to the federal power and nationhood. only later did the differences between hamilton and madison become so overwhelming. the enemies that hamilton had in the 1780's are a group of people whose names are not super well known, but they represent a movement, a populist movement. it had its own ideas about finance, if i may use that word. about money, american wealth, accountability to the people, they meant themselves, the ordinary people. these are people frequently without the vote. of course, you had to a property to have the vote. to run for office you had to have even more property. they wanted the vote, they wanted to vote for white men. they wanted the vote for white men without property. what they wanted to do was do things like breakup government monopolies, fix prices, stop the foreclosures, enables small-scale credit for ordinary people. in that sense, they would build their own financial system in what t
they were the two young hotshot lawyers in the continental congress pouring over the continental congress to find ways to expand the federal power. you know madison was committed to the federal power and nationhood. only later did the differences between hamilton and madison become so overwhelming. the enemies that hamilton had in the 1780's are a group of people whose names are not super well known, but they represent a movement, a populist movement. it had its own ideas about finance, if i...
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he could not feed on his victories any more than any other officer in the continental army could. we underestimate the stress put upon the officer corps and non-commission officers for the most part who had families at home. victory, glory and honor were good for an 18th century soldier. they believed in them more than modern soldiers say they do. victory, glory and honor could not feed a family. they could not plow a field. morgan was bored at valley forge. he took a leave, went home. 1778, not a great year. 1779, turned out to be much worse. in june, he was passed over for promotion to brigadier general. and to command of the new corps of light infantry, a unit that was to replace the corps of riflemen. these are positions that was impossible for reasons of national army politics for him to actually have. but so far as he was concerned, being passed over amounted to taking away even his victory, glory and honor. so he resigned from the army. he wrote, as is generally known, that i commanded the light troops of our army and this command is now taken away from me, it will naturall
he could not feed on his victories any more than any other officer in the continental army could. we underestimate the stress put upon the officer corps and non-commission officers for the most part who had families at home. victory, glory and honor were good for an 18th century soldier. they believed in them more than modern soldiers say they do. victory, glory and honor could not feed a family. they could not plow a field. morgan was bored at valley forge. he took a leave, went home. 1778,...
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he probably learned that at the continental congress when he was there in the fall of 1774. so, they stored the date that was confiscated in the basement of the exchange building, not the driest place to store tea and some of it is reported to have been destroyed by that [inaudible] but what was left a couple of years later was sold to supporthe the war effort and that information was founded by a colleague of mine who teaches at the university of hong kong and who was working on a project on tea as a political issue in this time period. i don't claim to have found that out but he found the crucial advertisement in the south carolina newspaper indicating that the sale of the tea was imminent. so then what happened? that's what happened in boston and charlston but what happened in philadelphia and new york? well, because paul revere, the messenger of the boston radicals, rode immediately after the boston tea party to philadelphia, to new york and then to philadelphia by the time the tea ship reached philadelphia coming up the delaware philadelphians knew what happened in bost
he probably learned that at the continental congress when he was there in the fall of 1774. so, they stored the date that was confiscated in the basement of the exchange building, not the driest place to store tea and some of it is reported to have been destroyed by that [inaudible] but what was left a couple of years later was sold to supporthe the war effort and that information was founded by a colleague of mine who teaches at the university of hong kong and who was working on a project on...
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the continental army really needed a win. washington was afraid about the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capitol. and he really knew that what he needed was a bold -- bold action. and after meeting with his war council they made the decision that on christmas night they would cross the delaware and march to trenton to attack the outpost at trenton. as the army began to march from the neely house down here to the ferry a snowstorm started, and the weather was terrible. there was snow and hail and it was basically a pretty bad nor'easter. and all of these men, 2,400 in all had to cross the delaware and begin their march. there were other regiments who were supposed to cross at two other locations at the trenton ferry and bristol ferry, and they weren't able to get across for a variety of reasons, and the weather was absolutely a major part of that. >> general washington, i know it's a secret mission but could you tell us about this operation? >> this is our final chance. this is our chance to make a
the continental army really needed a win. washington was afraid about the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capitol. and he really knew that what he needed was a bold -- bold action. and after meeting with his war council they made the decision that on christmas night they would cross the delaware and march to trenton to attack the outpost at trenton. as the army began to march from the neely house down here to the ferry a snowstorm started, and the weather was...
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. >> mÉxico escala el primer puesto de todo el continente en tasa de mortalidad por coronavirus, mientrasonal sanitaria que atienda a los enfermos porque se quedan sin mÉdicos y enfermeras. >> california ayuda a los inmigrantes indocumentados, el gobernador anuncia la creaciÓn de un fondo de 125 millones de dÓlares para este colectivo que representa el 10% de la fuerza laboral del estado. >> ♪ (mÚsica) ♪. >> buenas tardes, les saluda nicole suÁrez, gracias por acompaÑarnos, la pÉrdida de puestos de trabajo en el paÍs sigue creciendo a medidas que continÚa abierta la crisis por el coronavirus, el Último dato que se maneja es de 5. 2 millones de nuevas peticiones de ayuda al desempleo, y a personas que se han quedado sin trabajar casi de un dÍa para otro. javier vega tiene los detalles. >> quÉ tal, nicole, buenas tardes, lo que se confirma hoy es tremendo, porque segÚn los anÁlisis significa que en las Últimas semanas se han perdido los empleos que se habÍan ganado durante aÑos desde la crisis econÓmica del 2009, es que si bien estas poco mÁs de 5. 2 millones de solicitudes son una cifra me
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during the summer of 1774 meetings were held throughout the colonies to the first continental congress they also adopted resolutions about the current. controversy but they are sufficiently different to show they clearly represented local discussions in my opinion we don't have any minutes of these meetings but what we have are the resolutions that come out in only one of them explicit copieses another set from somebody else. so basically people in america argued against the coercive acts but also a couple of other losses and most particularly something called the administration of justice act which they call the murder act because what it provided was a colonial official or a british soldier shot a colonist in the course of maintaining order they could be tried in england rather than the colonies. with my opinion that is a key piece of legislation that angered colonist including future loyalist i have a quotation that says this is terrible. so this is an act that antagonize people in the colonies more than others. we have a fewe dissenters or who commented and i do quote as much as i
during the summer of 1774 meetings were held throughout the colonies to the first continental congress they also adopted resolutions about the current. controversy but they are sufficiently different to show they clearly represented local discussions in my opinion we don't have any minutes of these meetings but what we have are the resolutions that come out in only one of them explicit copieses another set from somebody else. so basically people in america argued against the coercive acts but...
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because basically, the association, which was adopted by the first continental congress just before they adjourned and october, association calls for the creation of local committees in every county, city and town. to enforce the association. it is the economic boycott against britain. those who locally elected committees become crucial in the next month because they become in effect, the government of the colonies, people obey what they say. people basically vote with their feet, they stop obeying the government and start upping the local committees. it's not just wentworth, off the governor's write letters saying i cannot get people to obey what i am saying. so therefore, i've decided to stop trying because it was only exposing the impotence of a government effected that so yes, the articles of association are critical in the fact that they call for the election of these committees. i might add that they said the people who are able to vote for the committees or qualified voters, it did not expand the voting population for electing the committees but they insisted that people who are q
because basically, the association, which was adopted by the first continental congress just before they adjourned and october, association calls for the creation of local committees in every county, city and town. to enforce the association. it is the economic boycott against britain. those who locally elected committees become crucial in the next month because they become in effect, the government of the colonies, people obey what they say. people basically vote with their feet, they stop...
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wore a continental uniform. was a massachusetts continental soldier. and was wounded in battle near terrytown, new york. she took two musket balls in her thigh. and if anybody ever tells you that women don't make tough warriors, you see, deborah didn't want to be discovered. and so she dug one of those musket balls out of her leg all by herself. she carried the other one in her leg until the day she died in 1827. it was there when she gave birth to three children after the war. she was granted a disability pension in 1792 under the law establishing those pensions when the new federal government was established. and that -- her life story told in its first edition is a great treasure. another great treasure in the room is the badge of military merit. you've all heard of the badge of military merit, even if you don't know it. it's a purple cloth emblem, silk cloth, very small, about the size of a half dollar. it's the first american military decoration bestowed upon enlisted men for conspicuous service. george washington established it in 1782, and it wa
wore a continental uniform. was a massachusetts continental soldier. and was wounded in battle near terrytown, new york. she took two musket balls in her thigh. and if anybody ever tells you that women don't make tough warriors, you see, deborah didn't want to be discovered. and so she dug one of those musket balls out of her leg all by herself. she carried the other one in her leg until the day she died in 1827. it was there when she gave birth to three children after the war. she was granted...
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he comes to the continental congress, which at that time was meeting again in philadelphia. interesting because the war is going to be over quite soon. and so, with the war almost over, the revolution almost over, victory in a sense on the horizon, well, we might think, oh, and out of this, this great victory comes this fantastic building of nationhood. the country's now going to emerge from independence fully unified, ready to take on the world. what's actually happening as he arrives in the continental congress is that because the war's about to end, the country's about to fall apart. that's because what's holding this country together is these various states, these various entities. they are confederated. they are not a nation. what's holding them together is this war, has been this war. what the unity of the country is really around this war. so what hamilton sees when he comes to congress is that, actually, it's all about to crash and burn. and there's such incredible potential to do something different, to actually pull it all together and create an amazing, new phenom
he comes to the continental congress, which at that time was meeting again in philadelphia. interesting because the war is going to be over quite soon. and so, with the war almost over, the revolution almost over, victory in a sense on the horizon, well, we might think, oh, and out of this, this great victory comes this fantastic building of nationhood. the country's now going to emerge from independence fully unified, ready to take on the world. what's actually happening as he arrives in the...
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the continental army really needed a win. washington was afraid that the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital and you really knew that what he needed was a bold action and after meeting with his war counsel, they made a decision that on christmas night, they would cross the delaware and march to trenton to attack a post at trenton. as they began to march from the thompson has down here, a snowstorm started and the weather was terrible, there was snow and hail and it was basically a pretty bad nor'easter, and all of these men, 2400 of them all, had to cross the delaware and began their march. there were other regiments who are supposed to cross it to other locations, at the trenton ferry and at the bristol ferry, and they were not able to get across for a variety of reasons in a major part of that win >> make way for the general. >> general washington, i know it is secret mission, but could you tell us about this operation? >> this is our final chance, this is our chance to make an impact on this
the continental army really needed a win. washington was afraid that the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital and you really knew that what he needed was a bold action and after meeting with his war counsel, they made a decision that on christmas night, they would cross the delaware and march to trenton to attack a post at trenton. as they began to march from the thompson has down here, a snowstorm started and the weather was terrible, there was snow and hail and...
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the continental army troops are initially kept in the barracks in charleston.ut then, once these violations of paroles happen, the british commander, i believe it's nesbitt balfour, put them month prison ships to punish them for the violations of the rules. yes? >> thank you for your work. it's very novel and interesting. professor jones: thank you. >> how do you tell intentional harm when you are a prisoner versus gross negligence? it is at least gross negligence. and i think you can make an british, a lothe of them, arguably it was gross negligence and they did not understand how diseases work. clearly at least gross negligence. but you have cited some angry words by americans, but how did they really translate into the intentional harm, or was it mostly just the lack of funds, and they were not well organized when it came to money and raising money, the appreciation of money? professor jones: that's a great question. >> it is a sliding scale. professor jones: where does gross negligence and cruelty begin? i would argue from the position of a prisoner if you
the continental army troops are initially kept in the barracks in charleston.ut then, once these violations of paroles happen, the british commander, i believe it's nesbitt balfour, put them month prison ships to punish them for the violations of the rules. yes? >> thank you for your work. it's very novel and interesting. professor jones: thank you. >> how do you tell intentional harm when you are a prisoner versus gross negligence? it is at least gross negligence. and i think you...
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the continental army troops are initially kept in their barracks in charleston. but then once these violations of the paroles happen, the british commander i believe his name is nesbitt balfour orders them on to the prison ships. and to punish them for those violations of rules. yes. >> thank you for your work. certainly very novel and interesting. >> thank you. >> how do you tell intentional harm, when you're a prisoner, versus gross negligence? at least gross negligence. you can make an argument with the british, a lot of it arguably was gross negligence. just didn't understand how diseases worked or the money they were putting in. clearly at least gross negligence. but you cited some angry words by americans, but how did they really translate into intentional harm or was it mostly just the lack of funds, they were not well organized when it came to money and raising money and appreciation of money or what is your view on that? >> that's a great question. >> also a sliding scale, you know? >> yes. where does gross negligence begin and cruelty begin? i would arg
the continental army troops are initially kept in their barracks in charleston. but then once these violations of the paroles happen, the british commander i believe his name is nesbitt balfour orders them on to the prison ships. and to punish them for those violations of rules. yes. >> thank you for your work. certainly very novel and interesting. >> thank you. >> how do you tell intentional harm, when you're a prisoner, versus gross negligence? at least gross negligence. you...
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on the energy front, we had exxon mobil, continental resources, chevron, southern company, alabama power, conocophillips, kindermorgan, and a few others, big ones, great ones. financial services, we have blackstone, stephen schwarzman, paulson and company, citadel, elliott management, vista equity partners, robert smith, fidelity investments, abigail johnson, mastercard, visa, sequoia, stevens, warren stevens, charles schwab, chuck schwab, will be here by phone.
on the energy front, we had exxon mobil, continental resources, chevron, southern company, alabama power, conocophillips, kindermorgan, and a few others, big ones, great ones. financial services, we have blackstone, stephen schwarzman, paulson and company, citadel, elliott management, vista equity partners, robert smith, fidelity investments, abigail johnson, mastercard, visa, sequoia, stevens, warren stevens, charles schwab, chuck schwab, will be here by phone.
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that will move away into continental europe. on saturday, the breeze will be freshening, the wind direction changing to more of a southerly, really picking up during sunday, drawing in some warmer air head of that weather front which will eventually bring some rain. it should be generally dry on saturday. those temperatures peaking at about 13 degrees. some western parts will see some rain on sunday, windy weather, to but in the sunshine that is, we could get temperatures of 19 01’ is, we could get temperatures of 19 or 20 celsius. that's all from the bbc news at six. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. goodbye. good evening, with the latest news, are you forjoining us. it was feeling increasingly inevitable, now it's been confirmed. wimbledon is cancelled for the first time since world war ii. it was due to start at the end ofjune, but the entire grass—court season has now been abandoned because of the coronavirus pandemic. wimbledon‘s the latest major summer sporting event to be called off, with euro 202
that will move away into continental europe. on saturday, the breeze will be freshening, the wind direction changing to more of a southerly, really picking up during sunday, drawing in some warmer air head of that weather front which will eventually bring some rain. it should be generally dry on saturday. those temperatures peaking at about 13 degrees. some western parts will see some rain on sunday, windy weather, to but in the sunshine that is, we could get temperatures of 19 01’ is, we...
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they went to the second continental congress already the most famous americans. but there are sort of cooperations, that sort of partnership of equals. to just give a few examples, see all know. think of world war ii. roosevelt, franklin donor roosevelt and churchill were both necessary to defeat germany. they were equals. both had a huge history, both were already larger-than-life. and yet they work together for a common goal. or thinking down here, a local atlantean, think of lyndon bane johnson and martin luther king. both were necessary to pass the civil rights act. each were importance. and if you try to put one over the other like one movie selma tries to do one way are all the way does the other way, it does not tell the whole story. this was truly a partnership of equals who work together. for me, that created a writing challenge. and which was part of the fun of the book. how to tell this joint story when they are not always -- where they have a separate story of their own. and so, what i ended up doing, was having to trayce or sketch both of their stori
they went to the second continental congress already the most famous americans. but there are sort of cooperations, that sort of partnership of equals. to just give a few examples, see all know. think of world war ii. roosevelt, franklin donor roosevelt and churchill were both necessary to defeat germany. they were equals. both had a huge history, both were already larger-than-life. and yet they work together for a common goal. or thinking down here, a local atlantean, think of lyndon bane...
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there wasn't any example of an effective continental republic. there were very few republics. maybe switzerland. maybe venice. there wasn't very much going on. but they could look back to ancient rome before the empire and see a republic. and they looked, they studied, both men -- both men, you are to realize and remember -- both were self-made men. both were -- by the time of their death, certainly by the time of their prime, they were literally the most famous americans and the most respected americans both here and throughout the world. they had come up, especially franklin, from literally nothing, from being an indentured servant, a refugee as it was to philadelphia, to be one of the wealthiest men in philadelphia. a true success. washington is the same success story. wasn't born into everything. he inherited some. but he worked hard to create it. and they were creating something new. and they looked over to europe, and they saw a few leaders. and franklin knew a lot of those personally, because he spent so much time in europe. and you realized they were decadent. then you
there wasn't any example of an effective continental republic. there were very few republics. maybe switzerland. maybe venice. there wasn't very much going on. but they could look back to ancient rome before the empire and see a republic. and they looked, they studied, both men -- both men, you are to realize and remember -- both were self-made men. both were -- by the time of their death, certainly by the time of their prime, they were literally the most famous americans and the most respected...
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they were in fact very critical the association which was adopted by the first continental congressal just before they adjourned in october the association called for the creation of local committees in every county city and town to enforce the association. it is the economic boycott against britain. they become in ineffective the government of the economies. people obey what they say and they basically vote with their feet. they stop obeying the colonial governments. this is very frustrating. it's not just all the governors write letters i cannot get people to obey what i am saying and so therefore i had decided to stop trying because it's only exposes the impetus of the government. seey are very critical in the fact that they call for the election of these committees. they explicitly said that the people that are allowed to are for the committees already qualified voters they did not expand the voting population for electing the committees the people that are qualified to vote for theho assemblies would be the people who would vote for the association committee. and that was critica
they were in fact very critical the association which was adopted by the first continental congressal just before they adjourned in october the association called for the creation of local committees in every county city and town to enforce the association. it is the economic boycott against britain. they become in ineffective the government of the economies. people obey what they say and they basically vote with their feet. they stop obeying the colonial governments. this is very frustrating....
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first in philadelphia, the second continental congress. it was selected by pennsylvania, they were the two superstars from the very beginning, heroes of the french and indian war. the two of them were appointed to virtually every committee. every committee involving war and diplomacy. at franklin's urging. and and and 16,000 men trapped 5000 british regulars, can find in boston. it franklin's support, and then franklin is left in charge of most of the war committee. it goes to cambridge to meet with the siege of boston and to new jersey to meet them during when the war moves down to new york and washington sent troops to conquer canada, franklin goes with them and tries to persuade the canadian people to view this invading army as an army of liberation. the guy was 70 years old at the battlefront and people live as long then. i could go into various details of their meetings together but let me bring two things forward from this period. franklin's prior experience during the french and indian war let him proceed sooner than most other dele
first in philadelphia, the second continental congress. it was selected by pennsylvania, they were the two superstars from the very beginning, heroes of the french and indian war. the two of them were appointed to virtually every committee. every committee involving war and diplomacy. at franklin's urging. and and and 16,000 men trapped 5000 british regulars, can find in boston. it franklin's support, and then franklin is left in charge of most of the war committee. it goes to cambridge to meet...
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this day the continental congress declared the united colonies free and independent states. that was it. you just witnessed history. now, congress had not yet touched the committee of five's draft of the public declaration, so they took up that task the following morning on july the 3rd. to edit the draft the delegates ordered up a batch of printed copies of the committee's language. now, all of those copies, printed copies, of the committee's language must have been destroyed afterwards because none of those printed copies of the committee's draft survive today. then they started scribbling on those printed copies. they added two new appeals to god because they thought the american people might like that, but they deleted most of jefferson's conclusion in favor of concluding language cribbed directly from richard henry lee's original june 7th resolution. the delegates worked for two days on all of this and debated hundreds of changes, eventually making no less than 86 alterations and ultimately scrapping almost one quarter of the committee of five's text. the more changes t
this day the continental congress declared the united colonies free and independent states. that was it. you just witnessed history. now, congress had not yet touched the committee of five's draft of the public declaration, so they took up that task the following morning on july the 3rd. to edit the draft the delegates ordered up a batch of printed copies of the committee's language. now, all of those copies, printed copies, of the committee's language must have been destroyed afterwards...
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no, that should have moved away into continental europe by wednesday, bit ofa continental europe by wednesdayt of a rest bite before we see another band of rain and some stronger winds coming in from the southwest. i had affected him a legacy of cloud, most places will be dry, and in the southeast of england, before the rain later in the day, it should be 00:01:32,463 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bit warmer. italy reports its lowest coronavirus death toll in over a month as the government is set to announce a gradual easing of the country's lockdown. children in spain are allowed out for the first time in six weeks as the daily number of deaths fell to its lowest level in more than a month. there's continuing concern in care homes in england, over testing for staff and residents. james reynolds will be here at the top of the hour will stop. now, on bbc news, a look at the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on the sporting world with the virus stopping competition in its tracks. hello, i am gavin ramjaun. normally, i bring you all the latest sports news and interviews, i report on triumphs and di
no, that should have moved away into continental europe by wednesday, bit ofa continental europe by wednesdayt of a rest bite before we see another band of rain and some stronger winds coming in from the southwest. i had affected him a legacy of cloud, most places will be dry, and in the southeast of england, before the rain later in the day, it should be 00:01:32,463 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bit warmer. italy reports its lowest coronavirus death toll in over a month as the government is set...
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on the energy front, we had exxon mobil, continental resources, chevron, southern co., continental resources, alabama continental resources, chevron, southern co., alabama power, conocophillips, petroleum, kinder morgan, pass corporation, perot group, and a few others. big ones, great ones. financial services, we had blackstone, stephen schwartzman, paulson and company, john paulson, said adele, ken griffin, elliott management, paul singer, . .. we said adele, ken griffin, elliott management, paul singer,... we will eat president trump in the rose garden. really a pay—out of praise. from the president about his and his administration's handling of the pandemic. a few headlines to come out of it as well. the fact that he has told his team to halt funding to the who. for their inept handling of the who. for their inept handling of the crisis. listening to this, as indeed yesterday positive press conference, caddy k in washington. almost as if this crisis is over. yeah, it is a true hear about the aphoristic way that he is talking about it. even sent it will get to the who and a second but he s
on the energy front, we had exxon mobil, continental resources, chevron, southern co., continental resources, alabama continental resources, chevron, southern co., alabama power, conocophillips, petroleum, kinder morgan, pass corporation, perot group, and a few others. big ones, great ones. financial services, we had blackstone, stephen schwartzman, paulson and company, john paulson, said adele, ken griffin, elliott management, paul singer, . .. we said adele, ken griffin, elliott management,...
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that cooler, wetter weather pushes away into continental europe and we wait for the next weather system the south—west. there may be a fair bit of cloud around on wednesday, but a lot of places will be dry. this band of rain pushes in from the south—west and heads into england and south wales. the south—east and east anglia should be a bit warmer with sunshine before the rain finally arrives. then we have got complications as to how far north that rain will push before we are dominated by this flabby area of low pressure. we could see the rain in this area on thursday and to the south we get a bit of sunshine and we will see some showers, which could be heavy and thundery, particularly in southern england. temperatures will be around 1a or 15. by the end of the week we say goodbye to that area of low pressure as it wanders into central europe. then we are waiting again for more rain to come in from the south—west. we may have wetter weather in the far north of scotland and an easterly wind. elsewhere, the winds will be like, some sunshine and a few showers before it turns wetter later i
that cooler, wetter weather pushes away into continental europe and we wait for the next weather system the south—west. there may be a fair bit of cloud around on wednesday, but a lot of places will be dry. this band of rain pushes in from the south—west and heads into england and south wales. the south—east and east anglia should be a bit warmer with sunshine before the rain finally arrives. then we have got complications as to how far north that rain will push before we are dominated by...
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so in 1776 our second continental congress is preparing to declare independence from england. but i think it's important for all of us to realize that they are not necessarily going to embark upon this declaration without a plan. so up until july 4th, there's already discussions happening amongst the different states. many of the different states are already writing their own constitutions. and so in addition to preparing for the declaration of independence, the second continental congress will also draw together a committee whose job it will be to come together and give some kind of functioning government to this future country. so all of these things are actually happening up into that lead up to july 4th of 1776. so, the committee that's brought together to write up the articles of confederation, what they are concerned about is now to unify this group of states to conduct war and b, how to avoid every possible think that they are concerned about with their tyrannical overlords of britain. a lot what they will come up with is a direct reflection of their primary concerns. t
so in 1776 our second continental congress is preparing to declare independence from england. but i think it's important for all of us to realize that they are not necessarily going to embark upon this declaration without a plan. so up until july 4th, there's already discussions happening amongst the different states. many of the different states are already writing their own constitutions. and so in addition to preparing for the declaration of independence, the second continental congress will...
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that is when the continental army disbanded, almost everyone was paid with continental death certificates and almost all of those men were penniless and so had almost no choice, very few of them had any choice but to negotiate them immediately to someone who would pay them in some form of cash. and so almost all of those debt certificates wound up in the hands of speculators, not within a decade would be referred to as their original holders, ie the soldiers to whom they had been issued. when the hamilton funding system established the new federal government debated in congress in 1789, '90, '91, a recurring theme is don't we need to do justice to the original holders, that is to soldiers. but in some cases civilians for whom similar debt certificates were issued when cattle or agricultural produce had been taken from them. there was a practical problem. washington considered this. washington discussed it with his cabinet. and in the practical problem was there were almost no credible records at that point of the -- how those debt certificates had been issued. most were issued in great ha
that is when the continental army disbanded, almost everyone was paid with continental death certificates and almost all of those men were penniless and so had almost no choice, very few of them had any choice but to negotiate them immediately to someone who would pay them in some form of cash. and so almost all of those debt certificates wound up in the hands of speculators, not within a decade would be referred to as their original holders, ie the soldiers to whom they had been issued. when...
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en cinco continentes. reportero: su camioneta fue su hogar en estos Últimos.uy bien. reportero: pasearon por 27 estados. incluyendo alaska. documentando en fotos y videos. en febrero llegaron a la florida, a finales de marzo enviarÍan por barco a África. viajarÍan en aviÓn. pero no fue posible. ahora enfrentan un problema mÁs serio. >> nuestra visa hoy termina. expira. hoy 14 de abril. reportero: la visa y el permiso para el vehÍculo. >> sÍ. reportero: buscan un lugar para matar el tiempo mientras pasa la crisis de salud y resuelven el problema de la visa. a pesar que esta pareja se quedÓ por ahora estancada aquÍ en la florida estÁn tomando las cosas con calma. dicen que sus problemas son nada comparados para los que otros tienen por el coronavirus. lo cierto es que una vez que todo este paso ellos tienen la certeza que continuarÁn su viaje por el mundo. en miami, florida, pedro ultreras, univisiÓn. jorge: cuÁndo es que todo esto pasarÁ? ilia: mientras que disfruten el estado del sol. jorge: los agarrÓ en buen lugar. gracias, nos vemos maÑana. ♪ locutor: telev
en cinco continentes. reportero: su camioneta fue su hogar en estos Últimos.uy bien. reportero: pasearon por 27 estados. incluyendo alaska. documentando en fotos y videos. en febrero llegaron a la florida, a finales de marzo enviarÍan por barco a África. viajarÍan en aviÓn. pero no fue posible. ahora enfrentan un problema mÁs serio. >> nuestra visa hoy termina. expira. hoy 14 de abril. reportero: la visa y el permiso para el vehÍculo. >> sÍ. reportero: buscan un lugar para...
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out the continental divide and to climb the tallest mountain.and to go of the highest non- that he could see and decided the mules they were taking it was just right there so they left behind with the mules for most of the other supplies and even their coats. it was summer and it didn't take long to understand they had misread the ground ahead of them. and those that they needed to navigate and reaching altitudes and one of the men went off the slope with that precipice to his death only dropping flat on the surface and exhausted the panting the party stopped and 10000 feet above sea level to hunt a mountain goat for dinner and failed. and tried to sleep without their blankets on a slab of granite lieutenant fremont began to experience severe headaches and vomit. the leadership grew erratic the next day i met his party lose cohesion as they clambered up a broken ground and split into ones and twos to the rocks in the snow that meant they cannot easily help one another. the mapmaker a german immigrant was walking alone at the top of the snowy slo
out the continental divide and to climb the tallest mountain.and to go of the highest non- that he could see and decided the mules they were taking it was just right there so they left behind with the mules for most of the other supplies and even their coats. it was summer and it didn't take long to understand they had misread the ground ahead of them. and those that they needed to navigate and reaching altitudes and one of the men went off the slope with that precipice to his death only...
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but let me jump ahead to the continental constitutional convention. where before it even began washington joined with franklin and the other delegates from virginia and pennsylvania who had been the first to get to philadelphia to draft what became known as the virginia plan because it was introduced by the virginia governor to replace the articles of confederation with a centralized constitution with power over just the thing that franklin and washington have been asking for. centralize power, interstate and international commerce, the power to tax and spend for the general welfare, the power over the frontier, the power of consolidated power over the military. these were what they had been arguing for in those would appear in the virginia plan and will eventually work their way into the constitution. thereto, the two leading delegates because of their stature with washington and franklin and when washington arrived in philadelphia, as soon as he droppeded his bag franklin is now 80 years old, after he lost his bag he goes immediately to meet with fr
but let me jump ahead to the continental constitutional convention. where before it even began washington joined with franklin and the other delegates from virginia and pennsylvania who had been the first to get to philadelphia to draft what became known as the virginia plan because it was introduced by the virginia governor to replace the articles of confederation with a centralized constitution with power over just the thing that franklin and washington have been asking for. centralize power,...
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, a reenactment as living history enthusiasts gather to row across the delaware river where the continental army crossed from pennsylvania to new jersey on christmas night in 1776. american history tv tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. ♪ >>> at the white house in washington crowds dpagather fore inauguration of franklin roosevelt. among the guests are wounded servicemen from nearby military hospitals. before the south court koe of the white house, an inauguration is held here in the president's own backyard for the first time. from the steps 13 grandchildren of the president watched the ceremony. the bottom of the steps is the presidentialed a visor and aid. secretary of navy. secretary of the interior. chief justice of the united states. admiral of the fleet, earnest king. secretary of state and his wife. general of the army and his wife. now in a grim year of war, the shortest and simplest inaugural on record begins. former vice president wallace swears in harry truman, new vice president. president roosevelt takes the oath of office. >> i, franklin roosevelt solemnly swear i will faithf
, a reenactment as living history enthusiasts gather to row across the delaware river where the continental army crossed from pennsylvania to new jersey on christmas night in 1776. american history tv tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. ♪ >>> at the white house in washington crowds dpagather fore inauguration of franklin roosevelt. among the guests are wounded servicemen from nearby military hospitals. before the south court koe of the white house, an inauguration is held here in the...
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surgen noticias alentadoras a sur del continente. un obrero en aÑos venciÓ el virus.ran 12 en uno de los mercados mÁs grandes de la capital mexicana. pese a que se le pidiÓ a la poblaciÓn que use mascarillas que no lleve anillos,muchos ignoraron las recomendaciones. la zona metropolitana de la capital azteca tiene la mÁs alta cantidad de contagios y muertes por coronavirus en todo ese paÍs. el subsecretario de salud, en mÉxico, hugo lÓpez gatell mencionÓ que sin precedente considerar la cremaciÓn de personas que han muerto por coronavirus. hugo lÓpez: existe una ley de vÍctimas, una ley general de vÍctimas contempla que eso no debe ocurrir. precisamente la cremaciÓn, porque se debe tener la posibilidad de buscar a las personas desaparecidas. ramÓn: el funcionario agregó que pronto se publicarÁ un acuerdo que establecerÁ los criterios para el manejo de los cadÁveres de las vÍctimas ya perdiÓ la vÍa por coronavirus. azul de continente, en perÚ, un hombre de 90 aÑos se convirtiÓ en el primer paciente de avanzada edad en vencer el virus en ese paÍs. despuÉs de haber ingre
surgen noticias alentadoras a sur del continente. un obrero en aÑos venciÓ el virus.ran 12 en uno de los mercados mÁs grandes de la capital mexicana. pese a que se le pidiÓ a la poblaciÓn que use mascarillas que no lleve anillos,muchos ignoraron las recomendaciones. la zona metropolitana de la capital azteca tiene la mÁs alta cantidad de contagios y muertes por coronavirus en todo ese paÍs. el subsecretario de salud, en mÉxico, hugo lÓpez gatell mencionÓ que sin precedente considerar...
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we start to see our wins continental europe. we start to see ourwins coming in continental europe.saturday, more cloud from the uk, but otherwise many places will have a dry day with sunshine at times, and does temperatures of 13—1adc. but it continues to warm up during the second half of the weekend. that southerly wind will continue to strengthen, a windy day on sunday. this weather front will bring some rain across western areas from time to time. further east, the sunshine with temperatures widely at 7—20dc in the southeast. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first... the uk government says almost a00 million items of personal protection equipment including masks, alcohol wipes and aprons, have been delivered to nhs staff over the last two weeks. but one london nurse looking after coronavirus patients contacted us saying her ward is running out of safety kit two or three times a day and she is having to make heartbreaking choices about whether to help patients in tro
we start to see our wins continental europe. we start to see ourwins coming in continental europe.saturday, more cloud from the uk, but otherwise many places will have a dry day with sunshine at times, and does temperatures of 13—1adc. but it continues to warm up during the second half of the weekend. that southerly wind will continue to strengthen, a windy day on sunday. this weather front will bring some rain across western areas from time to time. further east, the sunshine with...
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the book looks at inhumane conditions inside 18th century prison camps and how the continental congress dealt with the problems of thousands of p.o.w.'s. a population that sometimes outnumbered the american army. i >> good evening everyone. so nice to see you here this evening. so many good old friends and new faces. i'm alan clark, the libraryjobjñ director at the american revolution institute
the book looks at inhumane conditions inside 18th century prison camps and how the continental congress dealt with the problems of thousands of p.o.w.'s. a population that sometimes outnumbered the american army. i >> good evening everyone. so nice to see you here this evening. so many good old friends and new faces. i'm alan clark, the libraryjobjñ director at the american revolution institute
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journalist and an author of 30 books a political philosopher and the executive director of the tri continental institute for social research they talked about the failures of our government to deal with this crisis the demands workers should be making and much more than redacted correspondent natalie mcgill will talk about some mind blowing old news from medieval times the era the eatery then i will go into how big businesses are taking small business support good news for people who like breathing and how the virus is remaking the college process college education process but 1st let's go to that interview between camp and v.j. . the shot of thank you so much really there. i'm a big fan of your writing you wrote an excellent article recently in which you said during a pandemic the private sector austerity model has fallen apart we've seen such a tremendous collapse of the capitalist state institutions that are supposed to help people during a crisis the guidelines for what to do have been all over the place the medical gear is not available the hospitals are overwhelmed the tests still aren't
journalist and an author of 30 books a political philosopher and the executive director of the tri continental institute for social research they talked about the failures of our government to deal with this crisis the demands workers should be making and much more than redacted correspondent natalie mcgill will talk about some mind blowing old news from medieval times the era the eatery then i will go into how big businesses are taking small business support good news for people who like...
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and you might think that we are a continental republic. from the atlantic to the pacific and from panama to the arctic ocean. if you look at a map of the united states, you can see it. so the continental really never caught on. why not. because people stopped being farmers. if your thomas jefferson, as president of the united states, you're trying to provide jobs. this is what the presidents do . if they get jobs, then they get reelected. jobs in those days were forms. but after the revolution, jobs don't come from forms anymore. but your question was, so that we preserve the west. [laughter]. 's along way of saying, i don't know. [laughter]. i don't have a magic formula that one of the principal characters in my book is john and he was one of the first generation of people who look to the west, not assisting to exploit, everybody else must've exploded. if there is a single story and is everybody who goes out there to see the natural resources of the west whether it just land, cattle raising or buffalo or gold or silver or water or whateve
and you might think that we are a continental republic. from the atlantic to the pacific and from panama to the arctic ocean. if you look at a map of the united states, you can see it. so the continental really never caught on. why not. because people stopped being farmers. if your thomas jefferson, as president of the united states, you're trying to provide jobs. this is what the presidents do . if they get jobs, then they get reelected. jobs in those days were forms. but after the revolution,...
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you have all these up and two-star generals that are both militia and continental army that washington is receiving and sending letters to. correspondence with congress. you're talking with all the presidents of congress starting with john hancock and samuel huntington of connecticut and everyone else, john adams, john jay. there will were negotiations for prisoner exchanges. that often gets overlooked. hamilton was very skilled at these -- at the nuances of prisoner exchanges with the british and at one point some 600 soldiers were exchanged from the british back to the americans. i believe it was at elizabeth sometime in the middle of the war, and hamilton handled all of that along with the help of elias boudineau and there were matters for hamilton to handle from france. he and his friend were fluent in french and they could be sent in the middle of the war to meet with admiral destang when he was anchored off the coast of new jersey and my favorite topic, the intelligence in the american war where hamilton had to help george wash-to-be who was indeed the spymaster of handling all t
you have all these up and two-star generals that are both militia and continental army that washington is receiving and sending letters to. correspondence with congress. you're talking with all the presidents of congress starting with john hancock and samuel huntington of connecticut and everyone else, john adams, john jay. there will were negotiations for prisoner exchanges. that often gets overlooked. hamilton was very skilled at these -- at the nuances of prisoner exchanges with the british...
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about 18th century prison camps and how the continental congress handled pows. american history tv, this week and every weekend on c-span3. >> every saturday night, american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for lectures in history. >> why do you all know who lizzy boredon is? and raise your hand if you had ever heard of this murder, the gene harris murder trial before this class. the deepest cause where we'll find the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. >> so we're going to talk about both of these sides of the story here, right? the tools, techniques of slave owner power and we'll also talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. >> watch history professors lead discussions with their students on topics ranging from the american revolution to september 11th, lectures in history on c-span3 and every dat at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. and lectures in history is available as a podcast. find it where you liste
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and continental europe. francine: that was ben laidler. get him on the phone soon to talk about the opportunities he sees in the market. let's get straight to new york city with the first word news. blueprint to increase coronavirus testing released by the white house, but the strategy is up to the states to depend -- develop their own plan. state and local officials insist widespread testing is the key to this day at how motors -- the stay-at-home orders. at a consensus that the coronavirus cannot be eradicated and expected to return in waves. the biggest problem, it can be spread undetected because it affects people without symptoms. amazon's safety and labor practices after they fired the leader of a warehouse walk out. a group of lawyer -- employees demanded they close the facility for cleaning as several colleagues died from coronavirus. donald trump says he knows how kim jong-un is doing and south korea no where's he it -- knows where he is but neither are releasing information. president trump says he cannot talk about it now and th
and continental europe. francine: that was ben laidler. get him on the phone soon to talk about the opportunities he sees in the market. let's get straight to new york city with the first word news. blueprint to increase coronavirus testing released by the white house, but the strategy is up to the states to depend -- develop their own plan. state and local officials insist widespread testing is the key to this day at how motors -- the stay-at-home orders. at a consensus that the coronavirus...