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10 fascinating facts about the “I Have A Dream” speech

by NCC Staff

It was on this day in 1963 that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the March on…

10 fascinating facts about the “I Have A Dream” speech
Silas Deane: Founding Father, spy, and Loyalist?

by NCC Staff

Today marks the anniversary of the odd, tragic story of Silas Deane, a Founding Father who was later banned from America and died…

Silas Deane: Founding Father, spy, and Loyalist?
10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history

by NCC Staff

The legendary confrontation between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Monkey Trial took place on a hot…

10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history
On this day, the Seneca Falls Convention begins

by NCC Staff

On July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention in the United States began at Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York.

On this day, the Seneca Falls Convention begins
The Burr vs. Hamilton duel happened on this day

by NCC Staff

Today marks the anniversary of the deadly duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. What caused the sitting vice president…

The Burr vs. Hamilton duel happened on this day
Generations later, President Warren Harding’s sudden death recalled

by NCC Staff

On the evening of August 2, 1923, President Warren Harding died in a San Francisco hotel room. Beyond that, the details of the…

Generations later, President Warren Harding’s sudden death recalled
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