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MARCH 24, 2021
Presidential Meeting with Immigration Officials
President Biden met with Cabinet members and immigration officials to discuss the rise in unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border. At the start, the president announced that Vice President Harris would lead the White House diplomatic effort on addressing the migration challenges. “This new surge we’re dealing with now started with the last administration but it’s our responsibility to deal with it humanely and to stop what’s happening,” said the president. Following his announcement, Vice President Harris delivered brief remarks on the situation at the U.S. southern border. Other officials at the meeting included Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?510228-1/presidential-meeting-immigration-officials
MARCH 24, 2018 | PART OF MARCH FOR OUR LIVES RALLY
March For Our Lives Rally
Thousands gathered in downtown Washington, D.C. for the “March for Our Lives” rally. An estimated 800 similar marches happened around the world. The event was organized in response to the February 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, as well as other school shootings since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado. Several Marjory Stoneman Douglas students addressed the rally, and they were joined by other students affected by gun violence from around the country . In their speeches they called for legislation to help end gun violence. Several artists performed at the event including Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ben Platt.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?442255-1/march-lives-rally
March 24, 2024
24 March is World Tuberculosis Day
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day
March 24, 2024
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/palm-sunday
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/liturgical-holidays/palm-sunday-of-the-passion-of-the-lord.html
March 24, 2024
Advancing Youth Global Engagement | 2024 World Citizen Essay Contest
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/advancing-youth-global-engagement-2024-world-citizen-essay-contest/
March 24, 2024
12:30 AM EDT
The Presidency: Steve Drummond, "The Watchdog". NPR's Steve Drummond told the story of Senator Harry Truman's bipartisan investigation of corruption during the World War II defense build-up. The author built his account on the records of the Truman Committee, oral histories, letters, and newspaper archives. The book's subtitle is "How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II."
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531116-1/the-watchdog
March 24, 2024
1:30 AM EDT
Reel America: Building the Interstate Highway System - 1956. This 1956 Dow Chemical film explained and promoted the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act by showing a fictional town impacted by the new highway system. It was released as "Highway Hearing." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534225-1/building-interstate-highway-system-1956
March 24, 2024
2:00 AM EDT
The Civil War: Edda Fields-Black on Harriet Tubman's Raid on the Confederacy
Carnegie Mellon University professor Edda Fields-Black talked about Harriet Tubman's role in the 1863 Combahee River raid, a secret military mission against Confederates in South Carolina which rescued over 700 former slaves. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533832-1/combee
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