Famous Speeches and Documents
Early America
Declaration of Independence, (1776)
Treaty of Paris, (1782)
US Constitution, (1787)
Bill of Rights, (1791)
Nineteenth Century
Treaty of Ghent, (1814)
Monroe Doctrine, (1823)
A House Divided, (1858)
Emancipation Proclamation, (1863)
Gettysburg Address, (1863)
Malice Toward None, (1865)
Twentieth Century
Roosevelt Corollary, (1904)
Made Safe for Democracy, (1917)
Fear Itself, (1933)
Date of Infamy, (1941)
Military-Industrial Complex, (1961)
JFK Inauguration, (1961)
Cuban Missile Crisis Address, (1962)
Tear Down This Wall, (1987)
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