Hear Winston Churchill’s speech on May 19, 1940 on the current state of World War II. He explains what he plans to do to keep the nation safe while under the threat of attack. Churchill was elected to his first term as Prime Minister on May 10th after Neville Chamberlain … Continue reading
General Eisenhower announces the end of World War II in Europe, known as VE Day. VE Day was May 8, 1945, ending the Second World War in Europe after 6 years of fighting.
Jim Craig gives a motivational speech centered around the upset created once his relentless and hard working 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team achieved a victory against the Soviets during the winter Olympic games.
Dr. John Ellis, professor of theoretical physics at King's College London joins the BOLDtalks 2013 platform to explain the significance of the Higgs boson discovery. Continue reading
Dr. Don Lincoln describes researcher's current understanding of the new found particle that might be the Higgs boson. Continue reading
Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll from the California Institute of Technology, gives a first person account on the significance of the Higgs boson and its role in rest of the universe. Continue reading
President Harry S. Truman gives a speech about the ‘unity of determination’ and ‘finding a way to end war’ at the San Francisco Conference on June 26, 1945.
“Slavery is such an atrocious debasement of human nature, that its very extirpation, if not performed with solicitous care, may sometimes open a source of serious evils…” “Accustomed to move like a mere machine, by the will of a master, reflection is suspended; he has not the power of … Continue reading
Citation read by the President on April 22, 1955 in the Rose Garden. Because of a signal and historic contribution to human welfare by Dr. Jonas E. Salk in his development of a vaccine to prevent paralytic poliomyelitis, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States, on behalf of … Continue reading
Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, 10th April 1865. General Order No. 9 After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought … Continue reading
