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Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
The toast refers to the secessionist dispute that began during the Nullification Crisis and it became a slogan against nullification in the ensuing political affair. "Tippecanoe and Tyler too", popular slogan for Whig Party candidates William Henry Harrison and John Tyler in the 1840 U.S. presidential election.
Jai Hind (Hindi: जय् हिन्द्, IPA: [dʒəj ɦɪnd]) is a salutation and slogan that means "Hail India", "Long live India", [1] or literally "Victory [for] India" as originally coined by Champakaraman Pillai. [2] [3] Used during India's independence movement from British rule, [4] [5] it emerged as a battle cry and in political ...
"I'm just wild about Harry" – 1948 U.S. presidential slogan of Harry S. Truman, taken from a 1921 popular song title written by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake "Pour it on 'em, Harry!" – 1948 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Harry S. Truman "Give Em Hell, Harry!" – Harry Truman (After a man shouted it during one of his whistle stop ...
With the presidential tickets now set for 2024, Americans can expect to spend the next three months until Election Day hearing the repeated slogans and messaging that former President Donald Trump ...
In the context of British taxation of its American colonies, the slogan "No taxation without representation" appeared for the first time in a headline of a February 1768 London Magazine printing of Lord Camden's "Speech on the Declaratory Bill of the Sovereignty of Great Britain over the Colonies," which was given in parliament. [2]
McDonald's has now become commonplace as a go-to for late night food (especially with the launch of an all-day breakfast menu last year). But in the 80s, the company needed a way to bring people ...
Chempakaraman Pillai is credited with the coining of the salutation and slogan "Jai Hind" [1] [5] in the pre-independence days of India. The slogan is still widely used in India. Pillai, who started the Indian National Voluntary Corps on 31 July 1914, was instrumental in inspiring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to start the Indian National Army ...