April 30, 1789: George Washington takes his oath of office in the first inaugural address, becoming the first President of the United States. "Long live George Washington, President of the United States!" - Chancellor of New York Robert Livingston It was on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City …
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September 21, 1621: King James VI of Scotland and I of England gives Sir Alexander of Stirling the Royal Charter for colonisation of Nova Scotia At a time when Europe was expanding west and a new worlds were being forged, one man envisaged that Scotland would become a world power; Sir William Alexander of …
August 28, 1963: 54 years ago today Martin Luther King Jr delivered his rousing and iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. It was on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington where Martin Luther King went from activist to icon, becoming the figurehead of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Speaking for …
On Aug. 15, 1947, India and Pakistan became independent after some 200 years of British rule. On this day 70 years ago at the stroke of midnight India finally gained its independence from British rule. This proved to be a milestone, not only for India and the British Empire, but also in the creation the …
Two days, 14 years apart charting the dizzying heights and unprecedented lows in the career and life of Richard Nixon. July 7 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon is nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Richard Nixon was nominated by a landslide majority of 1,321 votes compared that of to …
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