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Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth Lou Gehrig is still one of the most famous and beloved athletes in MLB history, and when he gave this speech on July 4th, 1939, he ...

US party conventions often look like Hollywood awards ceremonies, and Steven Spielberg was involved in the planning of the recent DNC. Hollywood has become an indelible part of US political culture.

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I ...