If we are to preserve and improve our democracy, the work must be our own and every individual citizen has a responsibility.

Semiquincentennial” is a pretty big word favored by sesquipedalians (people who use big words). It’s a word most of us will ...

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.

On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

Donald Trump has made a centerstage return to Disney World's freshly reopened Hall of Presidents - with a new and improved ...

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is doubtless one of the greatest speeches in world history. Short yet poignant, the speech delivered ...

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

Four of the nine current U.S. Supreme Court justices are speech and debate alums — and Neil Gorsuch is a former national champion. A young Oprah did speech. So did Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, Hasan ...

Comedian Steve Carell was the Northwestern University commencement speaker for the Class of 2025 at the United Center June 14 ...

Mark Abramson for The New York Times Shortly before Mr. Newsom’s speech aired, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles announced a curfew for the downtown area that has seen the largest demonstrations.

Keynote speech by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at her Welcome Reception on Thursday, 5 June 2025. It is my privilege to welcome you – and I thank the Government of ...