Today in History . . .

Deb in IA

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On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his ''I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial during a peaceful civil rights rally of some 200,000 people in Washington.

On August 28, 1968, police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic National Convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president.

On August 28, 1996, the 15-year marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana ended with the issuing of a divorce decree.

On August 28, 2001, Gateway, the nation's No. 4 manufacturer of personal computers, said it was laying off 4,700 employees - 25 percent of its global work force - because of an increasingly bleak market.
 
I remember hearing Dr. King's speech and how moved I was. I still get goose bumps to this day

Thanks, Deb.
 
Thanks Deb, I remember all of these things :)
 













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