A Site For The Most Important Movements In The Nation
The Lincoln Memorial has inscriptions of excerpts from The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address. As a tribute to the “Savior of the Union”, it is fitting that it has seen lots of protests and speeches over the years.
A Site For The Most Important Movements In The Nation
In 1963, the most important event to happen there took place. It was the “I Have A Dream” speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King. He gave it in 1963 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Around 6 million visitors drop by the Lincoln Memorial every year.
Shanghai Was Just A Port Town In The ’80s
Did you know that Shanghai is considered to be the fastest-growing city right now? In 1989, this was what the Huangpu River and the Pudong district looked like. Were it not for the river, it looks nothing like it did in the past.
Shanghai Was Just A Port Town In The ’80s
China opened its economy in the ‘80s. Before this, Shanghai witnessed three decades of reform, suppression, drought, and famine. Things improved after the Cultural Revolution. At the end of the ‘70s, Premier Zhou Enlai of Shanghai and President Nixon sealed the deal on the Shanghai Communique.