August 28 is known in the United States under the unofficial name of Day of Dream. On this very day in 1963 Martin Luther King delivered his the most famous speech "I Have a Dream...".
The most famous speech of the outstanding fighter for the African-American civil rights sounded from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington - a peaceful rally organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations. In his speech Martin Luther King declared his vision of the future where people of different races coexist as equals.
Style of this speech reminds Baptist sermon. It contains many references to the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Constitution of the United States. It is considered a masterpiece of oratory, and is one of the best speeches in history, and the Rhetoric Society of America recognized it as the best speech of the twentieth century.
Speech "I Have a Dream…" resulted with the desired effect: after the march the authorities adopted the Civil Rights Act which banned segregation in public places, as well as the Voting Rights Act which granted Afro-Americans equal rights in the election.
On the 15-th of April the Day of Love in Georgiais celebrated.This holiday, dedicated to lovers, as an alternative to the famous Western holiday called Valentine's Day,was organized by Georgian parliament that accepted proposal of Besik Chubinidze - a famouspersonality in local show business.
Near the volcano Mauna Loa in Hawaii, on the 17-th of September the scientists finished an investigation that imitated the Mars lifestyle for the participators.
The experts of NASA published video record and several shots which show how the planet Earth looks during New Year holidays if one looks at it from the Universe.
The famous in the world artist Hailey King working under the trademark FLOX has created the design of Christmas baubles depicting flower with medical peculiarities manuka. With the help of sales FLOX intends to arrange December campaign on the collection of financial expenses for the support of hospices in New Zealand.
International Day of chocolate is non-official holiday dedicated to the favorite delicacy of many people on the planet. It is always celebrated on the 13-th September annually. This holiday is the wonderful reason to take a piece of chocolate, even if you try cutting down on sweets.
In natural park of Oregon state the wreckage of a part of cliff happened that broke a structure from sandstone of unusual form. Then, the reason has become identified. Particularly, the unique geological formation was deliberately broken by the tourists.
On the 14-th of August Independence Day is celebrated in Pakistan. Firstly this national holiday happened in 1947, it was established in honour of anniversary of independence announcement in Pakistan.
USA will invest $15 million in the program on fight with the climatic change in Central Asia, the head of state department John Kerry claimed at the meeting with ministers of foreign affairs of five Central Asian countries in Washington.
The most important holiday in Peru is its Independence Day, it is celebrated on 28th July to commemorate the anniversary of Peru's independence from Spanish rule in the year 1821.
