On August 28, 1963, Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his seminal 'I Have a Dream' speech by the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which was rated by many as the most significant American political speech of the 20th century
Yeshiva University High School, a top private educational institution, admitted it failed to protects its students from physical and sexual abuse. A lawsuit accused two former faculty members of abuse over a 20 year period while at school in Washington Heights, in Harlem.
A senior Syrian army official told an Iranian that Israel will be the first country that it will attack should the U.S. launch missiles at them.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will resign from her post and gave a farewell speech at the National Press Club. She said that numerous threats in the past 4 years, including the Boston Marathon bombings, natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy and the Gulf oil spill, have all been learning experiences for the administration.
