A great speech is something that combines persuasive writing, comfort with public speaking (something that I know that I personally need to work on), and a meaningful message to create an impression ...

Columnist Leslie Kouba reflects on Canadian Prime Minister Mike Carney’s call for a new world order rooted in democracy and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hear are some important Black History Speeches. Pictured: a Black and white image of Stokely Carmichael cheering. | Dwayne ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” address at 1963’s March on Washington is perhaps the most famous speech in American history. But fewer people remember the man behind King’s dream ...

George Washington delivered his first inaugural address before a joint session of Congress in New York City’s Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. Washington, stepping into the newly created role of ...

I confess to not having given much thought to the historical origins of free speech before reading Fara Dabhoiwala’s ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He ...

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