August 28, 1963 - Upon the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and in front of over 250,000 civil rights supporters, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the iconic “I have a Dream Speech”. A staple in American history and a defining moment of the civil rights era, Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech earned him Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” award in 1963, a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and most importantly, bolstered efforts for the Civil Rights Movement that led to the passage of the landmark Civil Rights

Nearing the end of a bloody and tragic Civil War, Abraham Lincoln delivered one of his most famous speeches—his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865. Quoting from the Gospels and Psalm 19, he said: "but let us not judge that we be not judged. The Almighty has his own purposes. Fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continue. . .and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another. . .so still it must be sai