liberty have changed throughout history. , womenay on oral history in congress continues with lynn andngresswoman nancy. thursday, a look at the role of espionage in u.s. conflicts over the past century and a half. on friday, on real america, the world war ii film series about the outbreak of world war ii to --rl harbor and the rise of in germany, italy and japan. watch american history tv next week in primetime on c-span3. 100 years ago on september 12, 1918, the american launched its force first independent operation of world war i. on american artifacts, we traveled to northeastern france to learn about the battle. here is a preview. >> i am sick -- standing in the village. in isason it is named because she was a wealthy socialite from massachusetts who took to heart this village that was destroyed by the german. she was a graduate and was the class president. her family owned a textile company with the name of skinner. .he had a passion for france she came over here before the war, during the war, and then came back in 1919. that is when she discovered this village and it was destroyed. she decided