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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Wampum – Early American Currency
Wampum – Early American Currency Twenty years ago, if someone was looking for a piece of jewelry that was quintessentially American Indian, it would more than likely have featured turquoise and silver, a hallmark of western tribal artisans. An emerging trand … Continue reading
Patrick Henry, ” Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” Speech, March 23, 1775
St. John’s Church (Photographed in Richmond, Virginia: June 2010). Location of Patrick Henry’s famous speech, “Give me Liberty of Give me Death!” Following the Boston Tea Party, Dec. 16, 1773, in which American colonists dumped 342 containers of … Continue reading
Farewell to the Fans – Lou Gehrig ( speech ) July 4, 1939
As a first baseman for the New York Yankees baseball team, Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925 to 1939, setting a major league record and had a career batting average of .340. He once hit four … Continue reading
Dianne Feinstein – Global Warming, A Time To Act (speech) 2006
Speech at Town Hall by Dianne Feinstein 25 October 2006, Los Angeles Today, I am here to discuss global warming — the single greatest environmental challenge facing this planet. So let me explain the gravity of the problem. Bottom line: … Continue reading
Frederick Douglass – The Hyprocrisy of American Slavery ( Abolition speech ) 1852
Frederick Douglass Home, Washington, D.C. Frederick Douglass – The Hypocrisy of American Slavery July 4, 1852 Fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I or those … Continue reading
Mark Twain – Votes for Women ( Suffrage speech) 1901
Word document: Votes for Women Speech by Mark Twain Votes for Women Speech by Mark Twain January 20th 1901 Ladies and Gentlemen – It is a small help that I can afford, but it is just such help that … Continue reading
Chief Joseph surrenders to U.S. Army (speech) 1877
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce – On Surrender to US Army (1877) Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our Chiefs are killed; … Continue reading
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Mary Fisher, Whisper of Aids, Speech at the National Republican Convention, 1992
Mary Fisher is an American political activist, artist and author. After contracting HIV from her second husband, she has become an outspoken advocate for AIDS prevention and education and for the compassionate treatment of people with HIV and AIDS. She … Continue reading
Richard Nixon, Cambodian Incursion Address, 1970, Cold War
Nixon Cambodian Speech : Transcription of Speech The Cambodian Campaign (also known as the Cambodian Incursion) was a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia during mid-1970 by the United States (U.S.) and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) during … Continue reading
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Ronald Reagan “Evil Empire” Speech 1983, Cold War
The phrase evil empire was applied to the Soviet Union especially by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who took an aggressive, hard-line stance that favored matching and exceeding the Soviet Union’s strategic and global military capabilities, in calling for a … Continue reading
