{"id":12978,"date":"2012-01-23T15:48:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T15:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2012-01-23T16:39:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T16:39:01","slug":"the-top-10-greatest-speeches-of-the-20th-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/the-top-10-greatest-speeches-of-the-20th-century\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Greatest Speeches of the 20th Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 20th century was a great time period for speeches. There were many unbelievably extraordinary speeches delivered between 1900 and 2000 that will live through the ages. Some of the absolute best are listed below.<\/p>\n

Lou Gehrig \u2013 July 4, 1939<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farewell to Baseball Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Baseball fans thought that Lou Gehrig\u2019s career would never end. The slugger was called the Iron Horse because he was so durable and dedicated to baseball. Sadly, his streak of 2,130 straight games was stopped at 36 when he contracted the fatal neurological disease that is named after him.<\/p>\n

Gehrig lived only about 4 years after he retired from the New York Yankees. There still is no cure for the disease that killed the Iron Horse.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GF-6TNj30BU<\/p>\n

Nelson Mandela<\/strong><\/p>\n

I Am the First Accused<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nelson Mandela spent much of his life fighting for the equality of black people in South Africa. He was imprisoned in 1964 for working to overthrow the South African government by violence. He was held in prison for more than 20 years. His plight helped to focus the world\u2019s attention on the struggle for black equality in South Africa, and around the world.<\/p>\n