Words hold the power to change mindsets. And when these words are uttered by some powerful heads, they hold the potential to change the course of a nation. That is what has happened in the past with ...

Fifty years ago today, U.S. president John F. Kennedy uttered his stirring words: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” A tanned-looking Kennedy, clad in ...

Lana Talbot was just 18 when she travelled from Windsor, Ont., to Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on Aug. 28, 1963. But she almost missed her chance to witness what ...

His speeches are powerful and had a major impact on world affairs when they were spoken. The following list is a collection of Churchill’s most influential speeches - not just during the war but ...

The best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on ...

Friday saw a blowout jobs report. But Friday, or rather December 5, is a momentous day in the history of monetary policy. On this day in 1996, then-Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan made his ...

Tim Cook commemorated the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs' influential 2005 Stanford commencement address, sharing a tribute and an updated HD version of the speech. Jobs' address, known for its themes ...

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The draft of MLK's most famous speech lacked its most famous lines. The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. As the ...