sam houston new andrew jackson -- knew andrew jackson from his time in tennessee. he served under andrew jackson in the military. they knew each other from before you central time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the effort here to gain independence, the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior presidents of texas and both sides at one point or another refusing, there were other issues going on. a state that accepted slavery was an issue great britain getting involved, kind of spurring the united states and the state of texas. finally in 1844, it became a major issue and it gets revisited again. andrew jackson writes to his old friend sam houston, basically saying it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen, and he ends the letter saying, "god get -- god bless you and yours may it great you prosperity in this life and the life to come, your friend, andrew jackson." the next item relates to the 1900 storm. the 1900 storm

sam houston knew andrew jackson from his time back east.had served under andrew jackson in the military. he was involved in politics in tennessee. and so, he and andrew jackson's knew each other from before houston' time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the effor ts here to gain independence and the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior president of texas and u.s. presidents. both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on annexing a state that accepted slavery was an issue. great britain getting involved. sparing the united states to an- -- spurring the united states to annex texas. in 1884 it became a major issue any gets revisited. so andrew jackson writes to his friend sam houston basically saying that it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen. he ends the letter saying, "god bless you. is the prayer of your friend, andrew jackson." the 1900 storm for galveston

given to sam houston by friends in cincinnati.the time of the revolution, many in ohio and cincinnati supported the cause of texas independence. those who chose to came down to fight. the remaining people raised funds to send cannons here. the twin sisters came and were involved in the decisive battle of san jacinto which saw the texans win independence from mexico. inscription says general sam houston from your cincy friends and the date of texas independence, 1836. >> what i would like for people to take away when they visit is a little piece of history. so many people come here with a connection to galveston looking for a piece of family history or connection. we play a very important role for galveston peewee we are the keeper of the history here. --we play a very important role for galveston. we are the keeper of the history here. >> all week, american history tv is featuring galveston texas. c-span staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city history. learn more about galveston all weekend on american history tv. th

sam houston knew andrew jackson from his time back east. he had served under andrew jackson in the military. he was involved in politics in tennessee. and so, he and andrew jackson's knew each other from before houston's time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the efforts here to gain independence, and the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior president of texas and u.s. presidents. both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on annexing a state that accepted slavery was an issue. great britain getting involved. sparing the united states to an -- spurring the united states to annex texas. in 1884, it became a major issue and it gets revisited. so, andrew jackson writes to his friend sam houston basically saying that it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen. he ends the letter saying, "god bless you. and grant you prosperity in this life and in the life to come. it i

. >> it is an autographed letter signed sam houston in 1840. you see how nice his signature was. >> in the process of family's home becomes a slooin to texas history. the alamo. the battle even stuff going back to the spanish con kwooes dorrs. >> this is the con keyes dorr's

sam houston new andrew jackson from his time back east. he had served under andrew jackson in the military. he was involved in politics in tennessee. he and andrew jackson knew each other from before houston's time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the effort here to gain independence and the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior presidents of texas and u.s. presidents both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on annexing a state that accepted slavery was an issue. great britain getting involved was spurring the united states to annex the state of texas. finally, in 1844 during the election, it became a major issue. it gets revisited again. andrew jackson writes to his old friend, sam houston, basically saying that it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen. he ends the letter saying "god bless you and yours and grant you prosperity in this life and the life to co

sam houston new andrew jackson -- knew andrew jackson from his time in tennessee. erved under andrew jackson in the military. they knew each other from before you central time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the effort here to gain independence, the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior presidents of texas and both sides at one point or another refusing, there were other issues going on.

cause. >> sam houston on the floor of the u.s. senate referred to this as the most accurate depiction of texas that anyone had ever compiled? >> with patrick's copy, joe is excited but skeptical. he knows such a famous map has countless reprints and forgeries. >> i noticed the paper was right, consistent with the period but it could still be a reprint. >> fortunately for joe, decordova himself left a vital clue. >> there's a printed notice that basically says "without my signature this map is fraudulently obtained." >> patrick's map includes a signature that appears to match decordova's but is it hand signed or printed? another clue. >> i could see the ink bleeding through to the back of the map. that only happens if it's authentically signed with ink. once i saw this nothing else mattered that weekend. >> the map is no doubt the find of the appraisal fair. >> he said "we had this auction last year and the second edition sold for $44,000." >> a first edition from 1849 would be worth even more. only a few are known to still exist.

sam houston in the barracks there.as we know from what we've been told he's gotten to the point where he could come and go as he pleased. if he wanted to go to a movie theater or grocery store there in stone dwroean antonio, it's not out of the realm that people might have seen him there. but this will happen very close to where he's been since last summer and continued to be held. the question is will he continue to go along with that work is he taken into custody? what exactly happens with him from here on out? does any kind of change in his status take place? >> i don't find it likely. >> we don't know the answers for that. >> go ahead. >> i don't find it likely based on my experience that they're going to -- he's not arguably flight risk we can talk about, but he's been there, showing up to work presumably he's with his defense counsel. i don't think they're going to put him in pretrial confinement. to barbara's point, the article 32 officer, the person who will hear this is not necessarily a legal person or a judg

sam houston. that has been his life. the u.s.litary will say he is treated no differently than any other soldier. the same freedoms and privileges with one exception. whenever he leaves post he is escorted by two soldiers. the military maintains that is for his protection. he will have an article 32 hearings and that will determine whether the evidence is enough to move forward with an actual court martial. christine. >> thank you, martin. martin reports that bowe bergdahl has not seen his parents. he has spoken to them through an inter intermediary. >>> why germanwings flight 9525 has crashed into the mountains. we have the latest to figure out what was happening inside the lock the cockpit next. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it.

sam houston working in the weldingbuild building behind us.no differently than any other soldier. the same freedoms and privileges with one exception. that they say is when he leaves post, he is escorted by two soldiers. the military maintains that is for his protection. an article 32 hearing will take place in san antonio. it will be determined whether or not the evidence is sufficient enough to move forward with an actual court martial. no date has been announced for that. christine. >> martin thank you for that. >>> here is a stunning statistic for you. more than half of middle class kids who go to college don't graduate. what's holding them back and how do they pay off those student loans? that's next. at mfs, we believe in the power of active management. our teams collaborate around the world, which leads to better decisions for our clients. put our global active management expertise to work for you. mfs. there is no expertise without collaboration. this is my body of proof. proof of less joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of p

jamie: he obtained endorse am from famous texans including sam houston. >> on the floor of the u.s. fen at, refered to this as most accurate depiction of texas that anyone compiled. jamie: with patrick's copez, joe is excited by cel skeptical, he knows such a famous map has countless resprints or forgerys. >> fortunately, decardoba left a clue. >> a notice, that says without my signature this map is fraudulently obtained. >> he finds a signature, but it is hand signed or printed. >> i could see ink bleeding through to the back of the map that only happens if it is signed with ink, i saw this nothing else mattered that weekend. jamie: the map is the find of the fair. >> he said, we had to auction last year, and second edition solid for 44,000. >> a first would be worth more. only a few are known to still exist. joes suspects that patrick a map could be a first edition, geography will tell the tale. jamie: several features would not be recognizable to someone looking at state of texas today. the republican of texas once stretched as far north as wyoming, and west at santa fe. over yea

. >> a nice autograph letter signed by sam houston in 1840, you can see how nice his signature was. jamie: beautiful. in the process, family's home becomes a shrine to texas history, alamo, the battle of zacatecas, and back to the battle of the spanish conquistador. >> that is a helmet, all lined, can you imagine wearing that all day long. jamie: if you are having a bad hair day, it would take care of it. >> no doubt. there is more stuff, let me show. >> more than this. >> w we have several rooms. jamie: there are weapons everywhere. >> this is what i was talking about. jamie: you have a lot of guns, this gun? >> a sawed off shotgun, carried by the borrow gang. jamie: barrow's like bonnie and clyde. >> you want to hold a piece of history. jamie: it's heavy. >> earl explains that the barrow gang left the weapon on the side of the road by accident, while changing a tire on their getaway car. >> dad loved the "bonnie and clyde" story. >> as we all do. jamie: you have to wonder why , they killed a lot of people. >> fascination with americaa and gangsters. >> 1930, bonnie parker, an unem

. >> it is an autographed letter signed sam houston in 1840. you see how nice his signature was. >> in the process of family's home becomes a slooin to texas history. the alamo. the battle even stuff going back to the spanish con kwooes dorrs. >> this is the con keyes dorr's helmet. can you image carting that on your head all day long? >> if you have a bad hair day it takes care of it. >> no doubt. there's more stuff. let me show you. >> more than this? >> more than this. >> we have several rooms chs>> there are weapons every where. >> this is what i was talking about. >> you promised guns. you have a lot of guns. >> this is a sawed off shot gun that was carried by the barrow. >> like barry like bonnie and clyde? >> it is heavy. unbelievable. >> the barrow gang accidentally left the weapon on the side of the road while changing a tire on their get away car. >> dad loved the whole bonnie and clyde story didn't he? >> loved the story. as we all do. it holds up now. >> fascination with americana and the gangsters. >> 1930 bonnie parker and unemplo

bergdahl, who has been assigned to a desk at fort sam houston texas since his return to the u.s., will face the military equivalent of a grand jury to determine whether there is enough evidence to merit a court-martial. he is represented by eugene fidell, a former military attorney and current lecturer at yale law school. >> the case has been political plit sized in the sense that some people in our democracy have seen this case as a way of hammering the president of the united states for any reason and every reason. >> reporter: officials say bergdahl, who cooperated with the army's investigation will probably need psychiatric care for the rest of his life. that would appear to set the stage for a plea deal which would spare the army the spectacle of a court-martial in return for a lighter sentence. >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon this evening, david, thanks very much. today, yemen's president, who is backed by the united states fled his country as yemen slides closer to a civil war between the two main branches of islam. shiite rebels trained by iran have taken much of southe

. >> first held by sam houston who resigned his seat as governor of texas rather than participate in secession. he was a union and. i know you worked very hard on a bipartisan basis for senator bloom and all, senator from connecticut and others on this legislation. that is what i find so baffling what has been a uniquely bipartisan after has now turned into a partisan filibuster. i frankly am perplexed by that. maybe we will have some friends on the other side come out and explain why they are filibustering the bill they voted for in the judiciary committee. we got a unanimous vote in the judiciary committee. 10 democratic cosponsors and yet the democratic leader, senator reid says they are not going to allow a vote on any amendments and they will kill this bill because they don't want to vote for a bill that includes a provision they voted for time and time again and the law of the land for 39 years. i think the senator from illinois and i know we are joined by the senator from south dakota who is head of our conference in the republican conference and who i know has been very conce

cornyn: sam houston actually esigned his seat in texas rather than participate in successionsecession. i know that you've worked very hard on a bipartisan basis with senator blumenthal, the senator from connecticut and others on this legislation. that's really what i find so baffling is what has been a uniquely bipartisan effort has now turned into a partisan filibuster and i frankly ampere plesmed by that -- am perplexed by that. maybe we'll have some folks come out and explain why they're filibustering this bill they voted for in the judiciary committee. we got a unanimous vote in the judiciary committee. we had 10 democratic cosponsors, and yet the democratic senator senator reid, now says they're not going to allow a vote on any amendments and they're going to kill this bill because they don't want to vote for a bill that includes a provision they have voted for time and time again and indeed which has been the law of the land for 39 years. so i thank the senator from illinois -- and i know we're joined by the the senator from south dakota, who is the head of our conference in the

there will be no pre-trial confinement for sergeant bo bergdahl who is currently stationed at fort sam houstontexas. is he charged under the uniform code. desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and under article 99, misbehavior before the enemy endangering the safety of command, unit or

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sam houston in texas, where he was given an army desk job when he returned to the u.s. last june. >> this trial could go well into 2016, which is an election year. it's entirely possible that this trial could take place after president obama leaves office. >> reporter: the announcement of the charges elicited strong feelings from bergdahl's former platoon commander. >>he's a disgrace to this nation, the uniform. there is no honor in his service, especially when you leave your battle buddies and brothers in arms behind and join the enemy. >> reporter: white house spokesman josh earnest defended the prisoner swap in a tweet -- >> reporter: bergdahl described his captivity in a statement saying he was chained to a bed, caged, and beaten with copper wire. he says he tried to escape 12 time. "i was kept in constant isolation for five years, with little to no understanding of time. through periods of constant darkness, periods of constant light, and periods of completely random flickering of light." according to the uniform code of military justice, the maximum sentence for a

sam houston in texas.ng will be held to determine if a court-martial should begin. >>> in the war against middle east extremism, there is aback for america. >> the president of yemen is reportedly running for his life. that story now from nbc10 national correspondent steve handelsman. >> reporter: with yemen's port city of aden under attack by rebels, president haddi reportedly fled though his loyalists denied it. he had been a u.s. ally against al qaeda. >> the violent takeover of yemen by an armed faction is unacceptable. >> reporter: u.s. officials finally agreed to bomb sending u.s. pilots to fly air cover for anti-isis militias run by iran and adding to the irony, it's iran yeahs. that complicates u.s. nuclear talks with iran which in turn damaged u.s. relations with israeli prime minister netanyahu. three weeks after the israeli's controversial address to congress, the president of afghanistan ashraf ghani today got a rousing reception. he lived in new york. he was there for 9/11. that was planned in

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sergeant bergdahl is at fort sam houston in san antonio.e will speak with matthew hoh who has written a piece for "politico" headlines stop persecuting bowe bergdahl. stay with us. [♪] [music break] amy: hero of war the band rise agains. the video has been viewed online more than 25 million times. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we look at the case of army sergeant bowe bergdahl, held in taliban captivity for 5 years after leaving his base in afghanistan in 2009. he was freed last year in exchange for 5 taliban prisoners held for years at guantanamo. last week the army announced it plans to charge sergeant bergdahl with one count of desertion and one count of misbehavior before the enemy. if convicted he faces life in , prison. the tough military charges bergdahl faces have revived controversy over how the obama administration won his release in exchange for 5 taliban prisoners. fox news reports at least three of the 5 have since attempted to reconnect with their former terrorist networks.

once he come e pleated that, he was given a desk job working in the army at fort sam houston, and that is his life. the only thing that sis different for him is that whenever he leaves the post, he is escorted by two soldiers, and that is to be for his own safety. as to what comes next an article 32 hearing is here at fort sam houstonwustonhouston, and that is to see if it is enough evidence to warrant a court-martial. and the next question is what is often asked, has sergeant bowe bergdahl been reyuunited with his parents since his return are from captivity, but as far as we know there is no face-to-face meet inging. >> martin savage, thank you for that. and i want to bring in former sergeant josh quarter, and he served with him in afghanistan, and he joins us via skype, and also sandra andrews whose son also served with sergeant bowe bergdahl. sandra i want to speak to you that you spoke to darren after sergeant bowe bergdahl disappeared, and what did he tell you? >> he told us that one of the guys walked off of post and they were having to spend 24/7 looking for him. and he said --

we know sergeant bergdahl got the news while he was at if fort sam houston texas.e expecting the charge? what was his reaction? >> i can't tell you his reaction because that would be breeching the attorney-client privilege, but he was -- what i can tell you, i think in fairness, is that he's philosophical about this entire controversy. you know, it's lasted many, many months more, i think, than any of us anticipated. it's something that he and all of us would like to see over but, at the same time, we have to make sure that we're protecting his legal rights. >> woodruff: is he guilty? (laughter) judy, i'm not going to go into that. i've made a point over the time that i was asked to represent sergeant bergdahl of not attempting to try the merits of the case in the media. i'm going to hold to that rule, if you don't mind. >> woodruff: why did he leave his post? what was he trying to do? >> i'm also not going into that except to say that major general kenneth daal who conducted the investigation concluded his motives were pure that he was truthful in describing his m

. >> first to respond to the call is rocky carroll, a patrolman from sam houston university. >> i usuallyb a set of keys. i left with lights and sirens. >> a fellow officer follows. his dashcam also trained on the chase. >> i'm in a green ford expedition. i don't want to kill anybody. i tried turning the ignition, the keys, those wouldn't work. tried hitting the dashboard, that wouldn't work either. i tried all i thought i could do to get the car to stop. >> as the patrolman sets out to find jeter, jeter is facing a life or death decision. how to keep from hitting somebody and killing them and himself. what would you do? would you drive off the road at 60 miles per hour and purposely ram into something or stay the course and risk dozens of lives hoping that someone, somehow figures out how to safely stop you? >> my thoughts were, just swerve off the road, hit a tree, hit something to try get the vehicle to stop and hope for the best. >> while officer carroll's car races in hot pursuit, he is haunted by a fatal accident in san diego two years before. >> i remember a youtube video where the

sam houston, texas.eduling details and procedures for news media coverage of the hearing will be announced at a later date. following the article 32 preliminary hearing and receipt of the article 32 preliminary hearing officers' recommendations, the report will be forwarded to a general court-martial convening authority, who may refer the case to a general court-martial refer the charges to a special court-martial, dismiss the charges or take any other action deemed appropriate. there are potential punishments associated with the two charges. article 85 of the uniform code of military justice, desertion with intention to shirk important or hazardous duty, carries a maximum potential punishment of a dishonorable discharge reduction to the rank of e1, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a maximum confinement of five years. article 99 of the uniform code of military justice, misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command unit or place carries a maximum potential penalty of a

the article 32 hearing will take place at fort sam, houston, texas.g details and procedures for news media coverage for the hearing will be announced at a later date. following the article 32 preliminary hearing, and receipt of the article 32 preliminary hearing officers' recommendations, the report will be forwarded to a general court martial convening authority who may refer the case to a general court martial, refer the charges to a special court martial, dismiss the charges or take any other action deemed appropriate. there are potential punishments associated with the two charges. article 85 of the uniform code of military justice, desertion with intention to shirk important or hazardous duty carries a maximum potential punishment of a dishonorable discharge, reduction to the rank of a-1, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a maximum confinement of five years. article 99 of the uniform code of military justice, misbehavior before the enemy by endangering a command, unit or place, carried a maximum penalty of a dishonorable discharge, r

there will be no pre-trial confinement for sergeant bo bergdahl who is currently stationed at fort sam houstonde. desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and under article 99, misbehavior before the enemy endangering the safety of command, unit or

there will be no pre-trial confinement for sergeant bo bergdahl who is currently stationed at fort sam houston texas. is he charged under the uniform code. desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and under article 99, misbehavior before the enemy endangering the safety of command, unit or place. sergeant bowe bergdahl could face a maximum punishment of life behind bars. u.s. military officials and multiple jag officers could not tell us why berg doll would not face a maximum death penalty for those alleged ucmj breaches. one army retired general with knowledge it can only be sought in time of war and technically u.s. did not declare war on afghanistan. there will be a preliminary hearing, like a grand jury the judge has the ability to send the case to a general court martial, a special court martial, or dismiss the charges all together. sergeant bergdahl could also face a dismawrnl discharge and forfeiture of pay. remember before these charges were brought, today there was a 1200 page army investigation into why bergdahl left his base in 20099. at least three of the five tal

burgdahl has been on active duty at fort sam houston and san antonio tx and administrative role.ce life in present prison if he's convicted. >> pam moore: and still had a lot at five big changes are coming to facebook messenger will show you some of the highlights next and later singer selena dionne opens up about her family's health crisis. female announcer: sunday's your last chance to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save hundreds on simmons beautyrest mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> pam moore: facebook has announced several new changes that we have long will launch on the social networking service soon. facebook debuted many new platform enhancements at its after-8 developer conference today. these improvements include 360 degree video suppo

the article 32 hearing will take place at fort sam houston texas.specific scheduling details will be announced at a later date. following the article 32 preliminary hearing, the receipt of the officer's recommendations . the report will be forwarded to a general court-martial convening authority. who may refer the case to a general court-martial, refer the charges to a special court-martial, dismissed the charges, or take any other action deemed appropriate. there are potential punishments associated with the two charges. article 85 of the uniform code of military justice, desertion with intention to shirk important or hazardous duty carries a maximum potential punishment of a dishonorable discharge, reduction to the rank of e-1 total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a maximum confinement of five years. article 99 of the uniform code of military justice, misbehavior before the enemy i endangering the safety of a command, unit, or place, carries a maximum potential benefit the -- potential penalty of a dishonorable discharge reduction to the

conformity with the unity of the term in the founding generation and we've cited both noah webster and sam houston's dictionaries, but it was understood that legislature meant the body that makes the law. >> give me one provision of the constitution that uses the term legislature, that clearly was not meant to apply to the body that -- of representatives of the people that makes the laws. >> there is no -- >> one provision of the constitution that clearly has your meaning. i looked through them all. i can't find a single one. >> well, the one that most clearly has our meaning, which accords with understanding is the one that this court has said in hilldebrand and in smiley -- >> this is the only one -- >> this may or may not be the only one. >> it's not for -- until 1913 for close to 100 years many states wanted to have direct election, and they had all sorts of proposals. they had primaries and not one state, not one state displaced the legislature. took the 17th amendment to do that. >> that is correct. >> and it seems that that history works very much against you, because the term legislature, no

he has an office job here in fort sam houston in san antonio, texas and today the army says for him itill be another typical day. >> sergele bergdahl is charged upped the uniform code of military justice -- >> this morning, sergeant bowe bergdahl awaits a possible court-martial unconfined. at the u.s. army north headquarters in san antonio, texas. bergdahl, a prisoner of war captured by the taliban in 2009 and now charged by the army with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. accused of quote shamefully abandoning his unit. >> desertion would imply he would be working with the enemy and he had a preconceived plan to go and join enemy forces. >> speaker of the house, john boehner, critical since the beginning of president obama's polarizing prisoner swap ten months ago. >> the more troubling part of this is the fact that we transferred five prisoners from gitmo in this trade. and news reports of them is already back on the battlefield. >> meanwhile, bergdahl for the first time publicly describing his brutal five years in captivity in a statement he says he was chained to a bed spr

the alamo fell on march 6, but on april 21 1836, general sam houston at a bayou called san jacinto ledbout 350 texans in a surprise attack on the mexican army and won independence from texas -- for texas from mexico. god bless texas and god bless all those patriots 179 years ago for what they did. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. are there any more requests for one-minute speeches? the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. crenshaw of florida for today and mr. tonko of new york for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6 2015 the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. ms. kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kelly: thank you mr. speaker. this evening the congressional black caucus will take a moment to discuss our strong support for the confir

this inscription says " general sam houston from your cincy friends, 1836." host: what i would like for people to take away when they visit is a piece of history. so many people, or with a connection to galveston looking for a piece of family history or a connection. we play a very important role for galveston. we are the keeper of the history here. announcer: throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring galveston, texas. our city tour staff traveled there to learn about its history. learn more about galveston and other stops on c-span's city tour at c-span.org/city tour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span. join american history tv next saturday and sunday, march 14 and 15, for live coverage of a conference focusing on the closing weeks of the civil war in 1865. topics include the battle of sailor's creek and the surrender and legacy of appomattox. live next saturday and sunday, march 14 and 15, at longwood university in virginia on american history tv on c-span 3. announcer: with live coverage of the u.s. ho

they were given to sam houston by his friends in cincinnati. at the time of the revolution, many in ohio and especially cincinnati supported the cause of texas independence. those who chose to came down to fight. the remaining people raised funds to send cannons here. the twin sisters came and were involved in the decisive battle of sand jacinta -- san jacinta. the date of texas independence is on the engraving. >> what i would like for people to take away when they visit here is a little piece of history. so many people come here with a connection to galveston looking for a piece of family history or a connection. we play a very important role for galveston. we are the keeper of the history here. >> find out where c-span cities tour is going online at c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> after a series of brilliant launches, the faith -- the space team at c

i'm honored to hold the seat once occupied by sam houston one of the first two united states senators to the new state of texas. and more broadly, i am honored to have the opportunity to serve almost 27 million texans because of the sacrifices made by these are brave men 179 years ago. may we always remember the alamo and may god continue to bless texas and these united states. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 9:45 a.m. tomorrow. >> the c-span city store takes book tv and american history tv on the road traveling to us cities. next weekend we partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> the rising tide, the rising wind certainly driven they watched in amazement as both of these factors that at the beachfront structures at that time we had wooden bat houses all over the gulf of mexico and peers and a huge pavilion. as the storm increased in intensity these structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the storm struck galveston saturday, september 81900. the storm began toward noon in creased in dramatic inten