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Important Speeches in U.S. History

Here are some important speeches that influenced the course of history. by Jennie Wood Related Links Top 100 American Speeches of the Twentieth CenturyNotable Speeches and Addresses by…

Dwight David Eisenhower

Dwight David EisenhowerBorn: 10/14/1890Birthplace: Denison, Tex. Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Denison, Tex., on Oct. 14, 1890. His ancestors lived in Germany and emigrated to America…

Brewer's: Kennel

A dog's house, from the Latin canis (a dog), Italian canile; but kennel (a gutter), from the Latin canna (a cane, whence canalis), our canal, channel, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…

Lyndon B. Johnson (January 8, 1964)

Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the House and Senate, my fellow Americans: I will be brief, for our time is necessarily short and our agenda is already long. Last year's congressional…

1997 People in the News

Marv Albert,Madeleine Albright,Marshall Applewhite,Vernon Baker,Ennis Cosby,Andrew CunananEllen DeGeneresJohn du PontF. W. de Klerk,Linda Finch,Lt. Kelly Flinn,Alberto Fujimoro,Martina Hingis…

June 2010 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2010. Obama Names New Director of National Intelligence (June 4…

2005 Deaths: G - L

Carlo Maria GiuliniGnassingbé EyadémaFrank GorshinL. Patrick Gray IIIJimmy GriffinHenry GrunwaldRafik HaririJune HaverEdward HeathHoward HeflinRobert HeilbronerAl HeldGeorge HermanPaul…

2011 Science News: Mission Accomplished

The final voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis marked the end of NASA's space shuttle program by Catherine McNiff Atlantis lifts off! Source: NASA. Related…