On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the
African American civil rights movement reached its high-water
mark when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream"
speech to about 250,000 people attending the March for Jobs
and Freedom.  

On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the
repressive Communist era in a divided Germany.

President Joe Biden addressed the Class of 2024 at the West Point commencement exercises on May 25 in West Point, New York. The ceremony took place at Michie Stadium and involved around 1,000 cadets who graduated and were commissioned into the Army as second lieutenants.

Biden repeated a story about how he was ‘appointed’ tot he U.S. Naval Academy and wanted to play football —but his path was blocked by future NFL great Roger Staubach.

FACT CHECK: Biden attended the University of Delaware and as an exceptional student who graduated in 1965, reportedly playing football briefly on the 1961 freshman team but did not finish the season.

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to
Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering
the famous line, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade
away."

Eight days before the speech, MacArthur had been relieved
of his duties as general of the U.S. Army by President Harry
S. Truman — putting an end to his 52 year storied military
career.

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964)

President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur
at President Truman’s arrival at the Wake Island Conference (1950).

George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920)

The Notre Dame football team, inspired by late gridiron star
George Gipp and the most famous halftime pep talk in sports
history, rallied to upset undefeated Army in front of 85,000
fans at Yankee Stadium on this day in history, Nov. 10, 1928.

Legendary head coach Knute Rockne’s impassioned "Win one
for the Gipper" speech echoed through the decades — far
beyond the football field — and entered American cultural,
political and military lore. 
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Knute Kenneth Rockne
(March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931)