Local War Stories: Gustavus R. Ide Jr.
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World War II veteran Gustavus R. Ide, Jr. shares his personal memories of the war.
Local War Stories: John Laukkanen
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World War II veteran John Laukkanen shares his personal memories of the war.
Local War Stories: Bob Doherty
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World War II veteran Bob Doherty shares his personal memories of the war.
Virginia Military Institute Museum
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The Virginia Military Institute Museum, located in the 1916 Jackson Memorial Hall on the Institute's campus, displays artifacts from its historical collection to chronicle the creation and development of the Virginia Military Institute and the contributions of its alumni to history.
The museum offers exhibits, guided tours for school groups, and research library access by appointment.
Fort Loudoun State Historical Area (TN)
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During the French and Indian War (17541763), the British colony of South Carolina felt threatened by French activities in the Mississippi Valley. To counter this threat, the colony sent the Independent Company of South Carolina to construct and garrison what became Fort Loudoun. This move helped to ally the Overhill Cherokee Nation in the fight against the French and guaranteed the trade would continue between the Cherokee and South Carolina. In the course of the fort's four-year existence, relations between South Carolina and the Cherokee Nation broke down. In August, 1760, the Cherokee captured Fort Loudoun and its garrison.
Today, the fort offers tours and occasional living history events.
Liberty, Checks and Balances, and the Constitution, Part One
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Idaho State University Political Science Professor David Gray Adler examines what he describes as the great constitutional crisis of the day: the usurpation and abdication of constitutional roles by President and Congress. Building his argument on the concerns of the Framers, Dr. Adler points to the endangerment to liberty posed by the erosion of checks and balances.
Audio and video options are available.
The 19th-century Constitution
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Professor Robin Einhorn looks at the 19th-century understanding of the Constitution and the changes that were made to it following the Civil War.
What Students Should Know About the War on Terrorism
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Edward Turzanski of the Foreign Policy Research Institute attempts to sum up what students should be taught about the War on Terrorism, in order to prepare students to critically analyze world events and plan for and anticipate future events. He suggests that the languages of cultures beyond the Spanish-speaking and Western European world and world geography need to be more widely taught.
Audio and video options are available.
What Every American Needs to Know About Iran
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Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, looks at Iran's development of nuclear weapons.
Audio and video options are available.
What's Iraq Got to Do With It?
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Harvey Sicherman, President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, looks at the current war in Iraq; and asks what relationship it has with the War on Terrorism. He outlines previous presidential stands on terrorism, which largely ideologically opposed terrorism, but did not take direct, open action against it—contrasting them with Bush's active declaration of war against terrorism. Sicherman argues that the war in Iraq functions as an extension of the war on terrorism and of previous U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Video and audio options are available.