Seema Nanda, solicitor of labor for the U.S. Labor Department, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee there has been an 88% increase since 2019 in the number of children employed illegally. Ms. Nanda joined other federal officials from State, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services Departments to testify on the safety and well-being of unaccompanied minors encountered at the border. Several topics were discussed, including resource needs, border security, holding those accountable for violations of child labor laws. They also addressed the care and services provided for unaccompanied minors at the border and protocols when encountering a child who is suspected of being trafficked.
Virginia Tech professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) announced her bid to run for the Democratic nomination for the 1972 presidential campaign against presumed Republican nominee President Nixon.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
On its 15th anniversary in 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created a twenty-minute film documenting the rationale for its creation by the Nixon administration in 1970, and highlighting its most significant achievements.
Virginia Tech professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) announced her bid to run for the Democratic nomination for the 1972 presidential campaign against presumed Republican nominee President Nixon.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
On its 15th anniversary in 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created a twenty-minute film documenting the rationale for its creation by the Nixon administration in 1970, and highlighting its most significant achievements.
Historian Robert O'Neill talked about Confederate General Jeb Stuart's 1862 Christmas raid and plans for a raid on Washington, DC, later in 1863. The latter raid was thought to be for the capture of President Lincoln and other prominent figures. The Lovettsville Historical Society in Lovettsville, Virginia, hosted this event.
Appomattox Courthouse is commonly known as the site of General Lee's surrender to General Grant and the end of the Civil War. Chief of Education Ernie Price talked about life after the war, highlighting the local African American experience transitioning from slavery to freedom. He also shared the story of John Robinson, a cobbler who was instrumental in starting the first freedman's church and school.
Author Jean Pfaelzer discussed the history of forced labor in California and argued that California owes its origins and prosperity to slavery. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted this event.
Historian H.W. Brands talked about the political differences between founders Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation hosted this event.
Author Samuel Freedman explored Hubert Humphrey's early political career and his advocacy for civil rights at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
Chapman University professor Luke Nichter discussed his book on the 1968 presidential race between vice president Hubert Humphrey, former vice president Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. This event took place at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
Virginia Tech professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) announced her bid to run for the Democratic nomination for the 1972 presidential campaign against presumed Republican nominee President Nixon.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
On its 15th anniversary in 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created a twenty-minute film documenting the rationale for its creation by the Nixon administration in 1970, and highlighting its most significant achievements.
Virginia Tech professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) announced her bid to run for the Democratic nomination for the 1972 presidential campaign against presumed Republican nominee President Nixon.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousands of documents. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
Historian Robert O'Neill talked about Confederate General Jeb Stuart's 1862 Christmas raid and plans for a raid on Washington, DC, later in 1863. The latter raid was thought to be for the capture of President Lincoln and other prominent figures. The Lovettsville Historical Society in Lovettsville, Virginia, hosted this event.
Appomattox Courthouse is commonly known as the site of General Lee's surrender to General Grant and the end of the Civil War. Chief of Education Ernie Price talked about life after the war, highlighting the local African American experience transitioning from slavery to freedom. He also shared the story of John Robinson, a cobbler who was instrumental in starting the first freedman's church and school.
Author Jean Pfaelzer discussed the history of forced labor in California and argued that California owes its origins and prosperity to slavery. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted this event.
Historian H.W. Brands talked about the political differences between founders Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation hosted this event.
Author Samuel Freedman explored Hubert Humphrey's early political career and his advocacy for civil rights at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
Chapman University professor Luke Nichter discussed his book on the 1968 presidential race between vice president Hubert Humphrey, former vice president Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. This event took place at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
