Historical Speeches/Events
Featured Posts
4 Powerful Martin Luther King, Jr. Speeches That Aren’t ‘I Have A Dream’
Blog posts
4th of July Speeches You Need to Know
Looking for patriotic inspiration? Read transcripts of the 14 best Fourth of July speeches to see how past presidents and leaders celebrated Independence Day.
14 Famous Speeches by Women to Inspire and Motivate You
Relive the powerful words of history-making women. Read 14 transcripts of famous speeches by women leaders and see how their words sparked change.
How to Preserve the Stories from Veterans in Your Family
Preserving veteran stories satisfies not just our human urge for storytelling, it acknowledges the sacrifices made to gain the freedoms we enjoy today.
The History of Closed Captioning: The Analog Era to Today
Join Rev for a quick tour of the history of closed captions—exploring their evolution and how they became so important today.
President Bill Clinton Memorial Day Speech 2000
President Bill Clinton gave a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery on May 29, 2000. Read the transcript of the speech here.
Allen Iverson’s Hall of Fame (HOF) Enshrinement Speech Transcript
Allen Iverson delivers his speech when being inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 9, 2016. Read the transcript of the speech here.
Barack Obama Farewell Address Transcript
On January 10, 2017, in Chicago, former president Barack Obama delivered a heartfelt farewell address before an estimated TV audience of 24 million people. See the full transcript of the speech below.
Queen Elizabeth I: The Tilbury Speech
The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury was delivered on 19 August 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England. Read the transcript here.
Susan B. Anthony: On Women’s Right to Vote
This speech was given after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. Read the transcript here.
Subscribe to The Rev Blog
Sign up to get Rev content delivered straight to your inbox.