Today In History from The Daily Perspective

The Troy Record
August 29, 1963

1963: King gives I have a dream speech

More than 200,000 people took part in a civil rights rally today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The rally marked a significant moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. Read Full Story

Clinton’s DNC speech

Hillary Clinton has urged all of her supporters to look beyond her bid for the Democratic nomination and instead focus on the reasons that they followed her during a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. Clinton also declared herself a Barack Obama supporter and asked for her supporters to unify behind Obama and the Democratic Party. Her speech was considered both necessary to unify the party and extremely well-done, graciously urging her supporters to turn to Obama and reject McCain. Read Full Story

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The Pearl Harbor Newspaper Archive
Newspaper articles about Pearl Harbor detail the destruction caused during the darkest two hours and 20 minutes in the history of the American Navy. The Japanese sneak attack of December 7, 1941, not only killed over 2,000 American sailors, it plunged the United States headlong into World War II. The attack on Pearl Harbor on that placid Sunday morning in 1941 would become a signature moment for a generation. Like the attack on the Maine and the Battle of the Alamo before it, the attack on Pearl Harbor became the rallying point for American soldiers in every theatre of combat during World War II.

Although America did not enter World War II until after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the events leading up to the attack showed a growing desire for US entry into the growing conflict.
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Your Discoveries – fascinating findings from NewspaperARCHIVE.com members

With rare newspapers dating back to 1759, NewspaperARCHIVE.com contains interesting, and sometimes surprising, historical content. Members use the archive in countless ways, from finding information about their ancestors and building a family tree to reading about the first world series. Read one of these fascinating discoveries below. While searching NewspaperARCHIVE.com, we also invite you to share your own findings.

For about 15 yrs, I have been looking for a news clip to get the name of a 17 yr old man that risked his life going into a burning house to save a 9 mo old baby (me). Not only did I find the papers, but I was able to find this man and thank him after 40 yrs.
- Robert M.

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Use Browse to find newspapers on a specific date
A simple way to bring up every newspaper in NewspaperARCHIVE.com from a specific date is to use the "Browse Available Papers" tab. For example, to view every newspaper in the archive from the day you were born, just enter the date after the "exact date" category and click "Browse." This feature is also useful if a researcher is looking to compare front pages of newspapers from a prominent day in history, such as the day John F. Kennedy was killed or the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

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July 2, 2007 – NewspaperARCHIVE.com releases Celebrate Freedom project
NewspaperARCHIVE.com has released a special tribute to military men and women in celebration of freedom. The tribute, available at www.celebratefreedom.us, allows Internet users to post their own personal message and thank those that have risked their lives for freedom.
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