President Abraham Lincoln delivered the famed Gettysburg Address today during the consecration of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word speech, delivered in under three minutes, became one of the most often quoted speeches in history. Beginning with the famous strain "Four score and seven years ago," President Lincoln's brief speech evoked the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the spirit of the American Revolution and redefined the Civil War as a struggle to bring true equality to all American citizens. Read Full Story
An ongoing piracy crisis has garnered worldwide attention, and this one doesn’t concern illegally downloaded music. A Saudi Arabian oil tanker, the MV Sirius Star, was hijacked on Monday, November 17. The tanker, with a displacement of more than... Read Full Story