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1861: Abraham Lincoln's Fourth of July Address, a written statement sent to the U.S. Congress, recounts the initial stages of the American Civil War and sets out Abraham Lincoln's analysis of the southern slave states rebellion as well as Lincoln's thoughts on the war and American society. Otto von Bismarck in the North German Parliament
The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.The speech was made at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of ...
The tenth- or eleventh-century Parisinus 2935 (called Y), which includes twenty-nine speeches (1-21, 23, 22, 24-26, 59, 61 and 60 in that order [5]). The tenth- or eleventh-century Parisinus 2934 (called S) considered to be the most reliable by many scholars. [6] It omits item 12 (Philip's Letter) but includes the 60 speeches
Speech written by Cato arguing that religious works should be publicly available and not held in private collections. Cato the Elder Uncertain date [86] [87] Speech by Gaius Calpurnius Piso against Domitius Afer Piso attacked Domitius Afer's character. Gaius Calpurnius Piso: Uncertain date [88] Speeches by Gaius Septimius Severus Aper against poets
A red arrow indicating U.S. president Abraham Lincoln at Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863, approximately three hours before Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, widely considered one of the most famous speeches in the American history. [1] [2] Public speaking, also called oratory, is the ...
The Redfern Park Speech, also known as the Redfern speech or Redfern address, was made on 10 December 1992 by the then Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating, at Redfern Park, which is in Redfern, New South Wales, an inner city suburb of Sydney.
The address is often considered Kennedy's greatest and most famous oration. [1] [11] [15] Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. called it "his greatest speech." Frank Taylor of the London Daily Telegraph "the most stirring and memorable address ever to come from a foreigner in South Africa." [4] Ian Robertson labeled it "the most important speech of ...
Churchill had replaced Neville Chamberlain on 10 May, and in this speech he asked the House to declare its confidence in his Government. The motion passed unanimously. [1] This was the first of three speeches which he gave during the period of the Battle of France, which commenced with the German invasion of the Low Countries on 10 May.