by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Apr 30, 2020 | Nusahati
Winston Churchill delivered many superlative speeches in his day, including the 1946 address that created the term “Iron Curtain” to describe the boundary of Britain’s recent ally, the Soviet Union, and a 1940 speech praising the heroism of the British Royal Air Force...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Apr 25, 2020 | Nusahati
No one wants a deadly disease named after them, but that’s what happened to baseball legend Lou Gehrig, who died at 37 after a brief battle with ALS. Following a stunning career in which the Hall of Fame player earned many of baseball’s top honors and awards, Gehrig...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Apr 18, 2020 | Nusahati
There’s a reason many people consider the Gettysburg Address to be the best speech in American history: it probably is. In just 275 words on November 19, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, President Abraham Lincoln managed to express the following sentiments:...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Apr 9, 2020 | Nusahati
Out of the great Native American chiefs and warriors who represented bravery, leadership, strength, and military skill, Chief Joseph was known for his heart. On October 5, 1877, Nez Perce tribe leader Chief Joseph delivered a short, impromptu, and wrenching speech...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Apr 2, 2020 | Nusahati
To grasp the true power of George Washington’s resignation as the commander-in-chief of the American military (known then as Continentaltial Army) on December 23, 1783, you have to go beyond the words themselves and appreciate the context. General Washington was in no...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Mar 31, 2020 | Nusahati
In 1588, English monarch Queen Elizabeth I gave one of the manliest speeches in history in spite of, at one point, putting down her own body for being female. As the “mighty” Spanish Armada, a flotilla of some 130 ships, sailed toward Britain with plans of invasion,...
