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This is a list of speeches, that have gained notability. They are listed in chronological order. Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ...

List of famous speeches

Before AD

• 430 BC: Pericles' Funeral Oration - (Pericles)
• 399 BC: The Apology of Socrates - (Plato)
• 63 BC: Catiline Orations - (Cicero)
• 52 BC: Pro Milone - (Cicero)
• 44 BC: The Philipcs - (Cicero)
• 51 BC: Funeral Oration of Julia Caesaris - (Octavian)

|===Before 1900=== Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC Years: 435 BC 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC 431 BC - 430 BC - 429 BC 428 BC... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Pericless Funeral Oration Pericles Funeral Oration is a famous speech from Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War. ... Pericles or Perikles (ca. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC - 390s BC - 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC Years: 404 BC 403 BC 402 BC 401 BC 400 BC - 399 BC - 398 BC 397 BC... ... PLATO was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the University of Illinois (U of I) and later taken over by Control Data Corporation (CDC), who provided the machines it ran on. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60... In 63 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), orator, statesman and patriot, attained the rank of consul and in that capacity exposed to the Roman Senate the plot of Lucius Sergius Catilina (approx. ... Cicero at about age 60, from an ancient marble bust Marcus Tullius Cicero (IPA:Classical Latin pronunciation: , usually pronounced in American English or in British English; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, philosopher, widely considered one of Romes greatest orators... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49... Interim cum sciret Clodius - neque enim erat difficile scire - iter sollemne, legitimum, necessarium ante diem xiii. ... Cicero at about age 60, from an ancient marble bust Marcus Tullius Cicero (IPA:Classical Latin pronunciation: , usually pronounced in American English or in British English; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, philosopher, widely considered one of Romes greatest orators... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC... Cicero at about age 60, from an ancient marble bust Marcus Tullius Cicero (IPA:Classical Latin pronunciation: , usually pronounced in American English or in British English; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, philosopher, widely considered one of Romes greatest orators... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48... For other uses, see Augustus (disambiguation). ...

• 30: Sermon on the Mount - (Jesus)
• 1096: Council of Clermont - (Pope Urban II)
• 1588: Speech to the Troops at Tilbury - (Queen Elizabeth I)
• 1630: City upon a Hill - (John Winthrop)
• 1741: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God - (Jonathan Edwards)
• 1775: Give me liberty or give me death - (Patrick Henry)
• 1789: Speech to the House of Commons - (William Wilberforce)
• 1796: Washington's Farewell Address - (George Washington)
• 1801: Jefferson's First Inaugural Address - (Thomas Jefferson)
• 1803: Speech from the Dock -(Robert Emmet)
• 1814: Farewell to the Old Guard - (Napoleon Bonaparte)
• 1860: Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1860 speech to the soldiers - (Giuseppe Garibaldi)
• 1861: Cornerstone Speech - (Alexander Stephens)
• 1862: Blood and Iron - (Otto von Bismark)
• 1863: Gettysburg Address - (Abraham Lincoln)
• 1865: Lincoln's second inaugural address - (Abraham Lincoln)
• 1873: Susan B. Anthony's 1873 speech on women's right to vote - (Susan B. Anthony)
• 1893: Honoré Mercier's April 3, 1893 speech - (Honoré Mercier)
• 1896: Cross of gold speech - (William Jennings Bryan)

Events The Sermon on the Mount (according to proponents of the 33 theory) April 7 - Crucifixion of Jesus (suggested date, but it is also suggested that he died on April 3, AD 33) Births Quintus Petillius Cerialis, brother-in-law of Vespasian Deaths April 7 - Judas Iscariot, disciple of Jesus... The Sermon on the Mount was, according to the Gospel of Matthew 5-7, a particular sermon given by Jesus of Nazareth (estimated around AD 30) on a mountainside to his disciples and a large crowd. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Events Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the Peoples Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as... Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont, given a late Gothic setting in this illumination from the Livre des Passages dOutre-mer, of c 1490 (Bibliothèque National) The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, which was held in... Pope Urban II (1042 – July 29, 1099), born Otho of Lagery (alternatively: Otto or Odo), was a Pope from 1088 to July 29, 1099. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury was delivered by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation to repel a possible invasion by the Spanish Armada. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... City upon a hill is phrase often used to refer to John Winthrops famous sermon, A Model of Christian Charity,, of 1630, based on the one of the metaphors of Salt and Light in the Sermon on the Mount (You are the light of the world. ... John Winthrop (12 January 1587/8–26 March 1649) is a historical figure, famous for having led a group of Puritans to the New World, joining the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was one of the most famous of all fire-and-brimstone sermons, first preached by Jonathan Edwards, a prominent Calvinist minister, in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1741. ... Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a colonial American Congregational preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Patrick Henrys Treason speech before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel Give me liberty or give me death is a famous quotation from a speech made by Patrick Henry to the Virginia House of Burgesses. ... Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his stirring oratory. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and abolitionist who led the parliamentary campaign against the slave trade. ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Washingtons Farewell Address was written to the people of the United States at the end of his second term as President of the United States. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Emmet Robert Emmet (4 March 1780 - 20 September 1803) was an Irish nationalist rebel leader. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Giuseppe Garibaldi spoke unto his men that fateful day these immortal words: Men, there is much at stake, but for the love of freedom we shall commit these acts that shall ensure the endurance of our committed goals for all eternity. ... Garibaldi in 1866. ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... The Cornerstone Speech was delivered by Confederate Vice President, Alexander Stephens in Savannah, Georgia on March 21, 1861. ... This is an article about the Confederate Vice President. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The only known photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg (seated, center), taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before he spoke. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was a prominent, independent and well-educated American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century womens rights movement to secure womens suffrage in the United States. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Honoré-Mercier is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... The Cross of Gold speech was a speech famously delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. ... William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. ...

After 1900

• 1906: I warn the Government - (F.E. Smith)
• 1913: Wilson's First Inaugural Address - (Woodrow Wilson)
• 1915: Ireland unfree shall never be at peace - (Patrick Pearse)
• 1917: War Message - (Woodrow Wilson)
• 1918: Fourteen Points - (Woodrow Wilson)
• 1933: Passage of the Enabling Act - (Otto Wels)
• 1933: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
• 1934: Every Man A King - (Huey Long)
• 1936: Address to the League of Nations - (Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia)
• 1939: The luckiest man on the face of the earth - (Lou Gehrig)
• 1940: Arsenal of Democracy - (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
• 1940: Appeal of June 18 - (Charles de Gaulle)
• 1940: Blood, toil, tears, and sweat - (Winston Churchill)
• 1940: We shall fight on the beaches - (Winston Churchill)
• 1940: This was their finest hour - (Winston Churchill)
• 1940: Never was so much owed by so many to so few - (Winston Churchill)
• 1940: The Arsenal of Democracy - (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
• 1941: Four Freedoms speech - (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
• 1941: A date which will live in infamy - (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
• 1942: Quit India speech - (Mahatma Gandhi)
• 1943: Do you want Total War? - (Joseph Goebbels)
• 1944: Paris liberated - (Charles de Gaulle)
• 1945: Imperial Rescript on Surrender (Hirohito)
• 1946: An "iron curtain" has descended - (Winston Churchill)
• 1947: Tryst with destiny - (Jawaharlal Nehru)
• 1948: The light has gone out of our lives - (Jawaharlal Nehru)
• 1949: Four Point Speech - (Harry Truman)
• 1950: Man will not merely endure, he will prevail - (William Faulkner)
• 1953: History Will Absolve Me - (Fidel Castro)
• 1956: We will bury you - (Nikita Khrushchev )
• 1957: Longest speech in the United Nations - (Krishna Menon)
• 1959: There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom - (Richard Feynman)
• 1961: Ask what you can do for your country - (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
• 1961: Wasteland Speech - (Newton Minow)
• 1961: Mouseland - (Tommy Douglas)
• 1962: Segregation forever - (George Wallace)
• 1962: Duty, Honor, Country - (Douglas MacArthur)
• 1962: Rice University Address - (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
• 1963: I am prepared to die - (Nelson Mandela)
• 1963: We all breathe the same air - (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
• 1963: Ich bin ein Berliner - (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
• 1963: I Have a Dream - (Martin Luther King Jr.)
• 1964: The Ballot or the Bullet - (Malcolm X)
• 1967: Vive le Québec libre - (Charles de Gaulle)
• 1968: Rivers of Blood Speech - (Enoch Powell)
• 1973: The great avenues will open again - (Salvador Allende)
• 1974: Richard Nixon's resignation speech - (Richard M. Nixon)
• 1976: René Lévesque's victory speech of 1976 - (René Lévesque)
• 1981: Tomorrow, you will vote the abolition of the death sentence - (Robert Badinter)
• 1987: Tear down this wall - (Ronald Reagan)
• 1987: Today and forever - (Robert Bourassa)
• 1989: Gazimestan speech - (Slobodan Milošević)
• 1990: Geoffrey Howe resignation speech - (Geoffrey Howe)
• 1992: Culture War speech - (Pat Buchanan)
• 1993: Redfern Park Speech - (Paul Keating)
• 1996: I am an African - (Thabo Mbeki)
• 1997: Remarks upon the death of Diana, Princess of Wales - (Tony Blair)
• 2000: John Paul II's speech at Israel's Holocaust Memorial - (John Paul II)
• 2003: Iraq War eve-of-battle speech - (Tim Collins)
• 2006: Speech at the UN - (Hugo Chávez)

1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... I warn the Government is a 1906 speech by F.E. Smith. ... Time magazine, August 20, 1923 Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, commonly known as F.E. Smith (July 12, 1872 - September 30, 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and lawyer of the early Twentieth Century. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924), was the 28th President of the United States. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Ireland unfree shall never be at peace were the climactic closing words of the graveside oration of Patrick Pearse at the funeral of Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa on 1 August 1915. ... Patrick Henry Pearse (known to Irish nationalists as Pádraig Pearse; Irish: ; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was a teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924), was the 28th President of the United States. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... United States President Woodrow Wilson listed the Fourteen Points in a speech that he delivered to the United States Congress on January 8, 1918. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924), was the 28th President of the United States. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Otto Wels (September 15, 1873 - September 16, 1939) was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1919 and a member of parliament from 1920 to 1930. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Every Man A King is one of Louisianas state songs. ... Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Haile Selassie I (Geez: , Power of the Trinity; July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and de facto from 1916 to 1936 and 1941 to 1974. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This person is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ... Henry Louis (Lou) Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American baseball player in the first half of the twentieth century. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for a short while. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Appeal of June 18 was a famous speech by Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces, during World War II. The appeal is the origin of the French Resistance to the German occupation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... On 13 May 1940 Winston Churchill made his famous blood, toil, tears, and sweat speech to the House of Commons of the British Parliament, three days after replacing Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister in the first year of World War II. Churchill gave the brief speech after calling for a... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The We shall fight on the beaches speech was a famous speech made by Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the British Parliament on 4 June 1940. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... On 18 June 1940 Winston Churchill made his famous This was their finest hour speech to the House of Commons of the British Parliament, shortly after taking over as Prime Minister in the first year of World War II. It was given as France continued to reel from the stunning... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... World War II poster The Never was so much owed by so many to so few speech was a speech made by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on August 20, 1940, at the height of the Battle of Britain. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... The Four Freedoms are a set of freedoms United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously outlined in his State of the Union Address delivered to the 77th Congress on January 6, 1941 (the address is also known as the Four Freedoms speech). ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... President Roosevelt The Infamy Speech was delivered on December 8, 1941 by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Quit India speech is a speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8th 1942, on the eve of the Quit India movement. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhÄ«, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Goebbels The Sportpalast or total war speech (German: Sportpalastrede) was a speech delivered by Propagandaminister (Propaganda Minister) Joseph Goebbels at the Berlin Sportpalast to a large but carefully-selected audience on 18 February 1943, as the tide of World War II was turning against Nazi Germany. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ) (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the National Socialist regime from 1933 to 1945. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Liberation of Paris in World War II took place in late August 1944 after the battle of Normandy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Gyokuon-ban, the record used for the broadcast. ... Emperor Shōwa ) (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it — blue. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jawaharlal Nehrus tryst with destiny speech Tryst with Destiny was a speech made by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: , from Persian Javâher-e Laal, meaning Red Jewel) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a political leader of the Indian National Congress, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhÄ«, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: , from Persian Javâher-e Laal, meaning Red Jewel) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a political leader of the Indian National Congress, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Four Point Speech was the inaugural address of United States president Harry S Truman, delivered on Thursday, January 20, 1949. ... For the victim of Mt. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American novelist and poet whose works feature his native state of Mississippi. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... History Will Absolve Me (Spanish:La historia me absolverá) is the concluding sentence and subsequent title of a four hour speech made by Fidel Castro on 16 October 1953. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev famously used an expression generally translated into English as We will bury you! (Мы вас похороним!, transliterated as My vas pokhoronim!) while addressing Western ambassadors at reception in Moscow in November, 1956. ... Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: , Nikita Sergeevič Chruščiov; IPA: , in English, , or , occasionally ); surname more accurately romanized as Khrushchyov[1]; April 17 [O.S. April 5] 1894[2]–September 11, 1971) was the chief director of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... V.K. Krishna Menon Vengalil Krishnan (V.K.) Krishna Menon (May 3, 1897 - October 6, 1974) was an Indian nationalist and politician. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In 1959, Richard Feynman gave the first talk on nanotechnology, entitled Theres Plenty of Room at the Bottom[1]. He considered the possibility of direct manipulation of individual atoms as a more powerful form of synthetic chemistry. ... Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988; IPA: ) was an American physicist known for expanding the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and particle theory. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John F. Kennedy gives his inauguration speech. ... JFK redirects here. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wasteland Speech was given by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Newton N. Minow on May 9, 1961: When television is good, nothing — not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers — nothing is better. ... Newton Norman Minow (born January 17, 1926) is best known for his Wasteland Speech, given to the National Association of Broadcasters convention on May 9, 1961. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Story of Mouseland was a story told first by Clare Gillis, and later by Tommy Douglas, leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, a democratic socialist party in Canada. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Corley Wallace, Jr. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... General of the Army Douglas MacArthur KCB (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964), was an American general and Field Marshal of the Philippines Army. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... JFK redirects here. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA: ) (born 18 July 1918) is the former President of South Africa, and the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... JFK redirects here. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a citizen of Berlin) is a famous quotation from a June 26, 1963 speech of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin. ... JFK redirects here. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Malcolm X (pronounced Malkolm Eks, May 19, 1925–February 21, 1965 – also: Malcolm Little, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, and Omowale) was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam, and a founder of both the Muslim Mosque, Inc. ... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... 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Salvador Allende Gossens[1] (July 26, 1908 – September 11, 1973) was President of Chile from November 1970 until his suicide during the coup détat of September 11, 1973. ... A blonde haired, very skilled worker with a 70s look. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Richard Nixons resignation speech The speech made by Richard Nixon upon his resignation as the President of the United States, August 8, 1974. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... René Lévesque (IPA /levεk/) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). ... 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See also

• Speech
• Public speaking
• Open letter
• Communication
• Wikisource Collection of Speeches
• Speeches of Weber

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. ... An open letter is a letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience. ... Communication is a process that allows beings - in particular humans - to exchange information by several methods. ... Weber influenced on German society and politics in the late 1910s. ...

External links

• Vital Speeches of the Day
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• Famous speeches by Presidents, Prime Ministers and Martin Luther King
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• Great Speeches Collection at The History Place
• The Speeches in Acts - Their Content, Context, and Concerns by Marion L. Soards
• Speeches That Changed the World by Owen Collins
• Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century