I have a dream, a date which will live in infamy and we shall overcome are all words from famous speeches. These are the top ten best American speeches of the 20th century. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out of the true meaning of its creed: ...
In 1941, way long ago, a President of The United States of America laid out four basic freedoms every human being must have in order to feel and be whole. He prefaced his list of freedoms with the following words; “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a ...
Famous quotes about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor begin with these, informing the Kido Butai aircraft carrier Akagi that the air raid occurred and that it achieved the element of surprise: “TO, TO TO” (short for totsugeki, meaning “charge,” indicating the attack had begun) “Tora-Tora-Tora!” (indicating surprise was achieved). — Japanese Commander Mitsuo Fuchida’s ...
After the unsatisfying leadership of President Hoover, America was ready for a change. More specifically, Americans wanted a president who was willing to experiment, who would bring the federal government back into the economy, and who was less absent than Hoover. It just so happens that the Democratic candidate was Franklin Delano Roosevelt-a man with ...
