2010 - This Day in Quotes

One of the most famous quotations by Benjamin Franklin is: “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” (Commonly heard as “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.”) The source of…

26th of July Movement Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro Fulgencio Batista History will absolve me Moncada barracks attack

“History will absolve me.” (“La historia me absolver.”)

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Robert Deis

Recently, Fidel Castro generated worldwide news when he told a journalist for The Atlantic magazine that the Communist model he had imposed on Cuba “doesn’t even work for us anymore.”…

David Letterman Pop Culture September 18 Top Ten list Top Ten Things That Almost Rhyme With Peas TV quotes

The first Letterman “Top Ten” list debuted 25 years ago today…

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Robert Deis

If you were watching David Letterman’s show on September 18, 1985, back when it was still on NBC and called Late Night with David Letterman, you saw a bit of…

August 9 Gerald Ford Historical quotes John Adams Novanglus Letters Our long national nightmare is over Political quotes Richard Nixon Watergate scandal

“Our long national nightmare is over.”

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Robert Deis

In August of 1974, faced with Congressional hearings, a mountain of bad press and the looming threat of impeachment over the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president in…

Advertising slogans and quotes August 7 Just do it Reebocks let UBU Wieden and Kennedy ad agnecy

August 7, 1988 – Nike’s “Just do it” takes on “Reeboks let U.B.U.”

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Robert Deis

During the summer of 1988, Reebok and Nike both unveiled new ad slogans to promote their athletic shoes. The Reebok slogan was “Reeboks let U.B.U.” It’s still being used by…