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The Liberty Medal is an annual award administered by the National Constitution Center (NCC) of the United States to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. It was founded by the Philadelphia Foundation. In 2006 an agreement was made with the National Constitution Center (NCC) that the NCC would take over the organizing, selecting and ...
On July 4, 2003, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia awarded O'Connor the Liberty Medal. In her acceptance speech she stated, "one of our greatest judges, Learned Hand, explained: 'Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.'
The National Constitution Center is a non-profit institution that is devoted to the study of the Constitution of the United States.Located at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the center is an interactive museum which serves as a national town hall, hosting government leaders, journalists, scholars, and celebrities who engage in public discussions, including Constitution ...
Ellis Island Medal of Honor New York: 2005: International Rescue Committee: Freedom Award Pennsylvania: 2006: National Constitution Center: Philadelphia Liberty Medal California: 2007: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Ronald Reagan Freedom Award Massachusetts: 2014: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: Profile in Courage Award ...
Bill Clinton presented Mandela with the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on 4 July 1993. Received Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award, Johannesburg, 12 May; Received Philadelphia Liberty Medal. Presented by President of the United States Bill Clinton, Philadelphia, US, 4 July; Honorary Degree conferred, Clark Atlanta University, 10 July
Schedule, medal table, and individual results from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics 12/10 A Wave Of Violence In Iraq Interactive charts and map illustrating recent bombings and deaths in Iraq
On Saturday, NTSB officials said the medical jet departed from a base in Florida Friday at around 12 p.m. and arrived in Northeast Philadelphia around 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 31. The jet was on the ...
Among the honors Carter received are the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Others include: Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1977; Silver Buffalo Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1978; Gold Medal, International Institute for Human Rights, 1979