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Today in History
11/19/16
(1863) US President Abraham Lincoln delivers a stirring memorial
speech
In a two-minute speech, Lincoln
captures why he thinks the Union must
win the Civil War — not just to save the
nation but to deliver equality to all
men, a “new birth of freedom,” as he
puts it. He delivers this address at the
dedication of a cemetery at the site of
one of war’s the bloodiest battles..
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of
the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the
American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the
dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four
and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at
the Battle of Gettysburg.
Date: Nov 19, 1863
— Source: wiki/Gettysburg_Address
(1959) Ford announces that it’s stopping production of the Edsel
It’s the end of the line for the Edsel, the
Ford Motor Co. car named after Henry
Ford’s son, known for his elegant style.
Despite its hyped introduction, the
Edsel has been ridiculed for its horsecollar grill—aka the toilet seat grill (the
jokes got cruder from there). ‘Edsel’
will become a byword for failure..
The Edsel is an automobile marque that was planned, developed, and
manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1958-1960. With the
Edsel, Ford had expected to make significant inroads into the market share of
both General Motors and Chrysler and close the gap between itself and GM in
the domestic American automotive market. Ford invested heavily in a yearlong
teaser campaign leading consumers to believe that the Edsel was the car of the
future – an expectation it failed to deliver.
— Source: wiki/Edsel
(1977) Egypt’s Anwar Sadat is first Arab leader to visit Israel
The Egyptian president meets with
Prime Minister Menachem Begin. On
the trip, he will also speak at the
Knesset on how the two countries can
achieve peace. Sadat will go on to win
the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize, with
Begin, for their efforts to stabilize the
Middle East. .
In an unprecedented move for an Arab leader, Egyptian president Anwar elSadat travels to Jerusalem to seek a permanent peace settlement with Israel
after decades of conflict. Sadat’s visit, in which he met with Israeli prime
minister Menachem Begin and spoke before the Knesset (Parliament), was met
with outrage in most of the Arab world.
Despite criticism from Egypt’s regional allies, Sadat continued to pursue peace
with Begin, and in 1978 the two leaders met again in the United States, where
they negotiated a historic agreement with President Jimmy Carter at Camp
David, Maryland. The Camp David Accords, signed in September 1978, laid the
groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after
three decades of hostilities. The final peace agreement–the first between Israel
and one of its Arab neighbors–was signed in March 1979. The treaty ended the
state of war between the two countries and provided for the establishment of
full diplomatic and commercial relations.
Sadat and Begin were jointly awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for their
efforts. However, Sadat’s peace efforts were not so highly acclaimed in the Arab
world, and he was assassinated on October 6, 1981, by Muslim extremists in
Cairo. Despite Sadat’s death, the peace process continued under Egypt’s new
president, Hosni Mubarak. In 1982, Israel fulfilled the 1979 peace treaty by
returning the last segment of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. Egyptian-Israeli
peace continues today.
— Source: www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sadat-visits-israel
(1985) Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet for first time
At a summit in Geneva, Switzerland,
the US president and Soviet leader
discuss the nuclear arms race and
diplomatic relations. It had been
several years since leaders from the
two superpowers had met, but Reagan
and Gorbachev will establish a personal
rapport that will help thaw the Cold
War..
The Geneva Summit of 1985 was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva,
Switzerland. It was held on November 19 and 20, 1985, between U.S. President
Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The two
leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations
and the arms race.
— Source: wiki/Geneva_Summit_(1985)
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