The family of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., the NASCAR racer who died on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001 pay tribute to him at his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, class of 2010. People who offer up a tribute include his wife, Teresa; sons Kerry and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; and daughters Kelley and Taylor. People in the crowd include Earnhardt’s mother, Martha; and brothers Randy and Danny. One quote shared by Teresa: "There’s Earnhardt and then there’s everybody else."

"At Gettysburg, the President went to Mr. Wills who expected him, and our party broke like a drop of quicksilver spilled. MacVeagh [Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party], young Stanton [Son of Lincoln's Secretary of War], and I foraged around for awhile – walked out to the college, got a chafing dish of oysters then some supper, and finally loafing around to the Court House where Lamon [Chief Marshall of the event and a close friend of Lincoln's]was holding a meeting of marshals, we found Forney [a reporter]and went around to his place, Mr. Fahnestock's, and drank a little whisky with him.

He had been drinking a good deal during the day and was getting to feel a little ugly and dangerous. He was particularly bitter on Montgomery Blair [Lincoln's Postmaster General]. MacVeagh was telling him that he pitched into the Tycoon [Hay's nickname for Lincoln]coming up, and told him some truths. He said the President got a good deal of that from time to time and needed it…

We went out after a while following the music to hear the serenades. The President appeared at the door and said half a dozen words meaning nothing and went in. Seward [Lincoln's Secretary of State] , who was staying around the corner at Harper's, was called out, and spoke so indistinctly that I did not hear a word of what he was saying

We went back to Forney's room, having picked up Nicolay [another of Lincoln's private secretaries], and drank more whisky. Nicolay sang his little song of the 'Three Thieves,' and we then sang 'John Brown.' At last we proposed that Forney should make a speech and two or three started out, Shannon and Behan and Nicolay, to get a band to serenade him. I stayed with him. So did Stanton and MacVeagh…I walked downstairs with him.

The crowd was large and clamorous. The fuglers [military guards]stood by the door in an agony. The reporters squatted at a little stand in the entry. Forney stood on the threshold, John Young [a reporter] and I by him.

The crowd shouted as the door opened. Forney said, 'My friends, these are the first hearty cheers I have heard tonight. You gave no such cheers to your President down the street. Do you know what you owe to that great man? You owe your country – you owe your name as American citizens.'

In the morning I got a beast and rode out with the President's suite to the Cemetery in the procession. The procession formed itself in an orphanly sort of way and moved out with very little help from anybody, and after a little delay, Mr. Everett took his place on the stand – and Mr. Stockton made a prayer which thought it was an oration; and Mr. Everett spoke as he always does, perfectly – and the President, in a fine, free way, with more grace than is his wont, said his half dozen words of consecration, and the music wailed and we went home through crowded and cheering streets."

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Martin Luther King Jr. discusses the current state of African American inequality in this rare audio of a speech he gave at the New School in New York, City on February 6, 1964. He discusses how slavery and segregation made equality a challenge and comments on his hopes for the way the civil rights movement will even the playing field. He also compares the plight of inequality faced by both African Americans and the untouchable caste in India and explains how India began to atone for the years of oppression the lowest caste faced. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 with Martin Luther King Jr. Day being singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and first celebrated in 1986.

Former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford shares his favorite memory of meeting Martin Luther King Jr. and remembers discussing the inevitable assassination of such a prominent civil rights leader with his wife, Coretta Scott King. Wofford then explains what MLK Day means to him and how he thinks the holiday should celebrate King's goals of equality. He also recalls the fight it took to create the holiday in the first place, though it had support from many sides. It wasn't until the year 2000 that all 50 states celebrated MLK Day. The day was singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first celebrated in 1986 after Wofford and other politicians voiced their support.

Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares her memories of King's lessons and remembers what it was like to be exposed to civil rights at a young age by being integrated into the New Orleans school system. She explains what the integration was like and discusses what Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to her. MLK Day was singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first celebrated in 1986.

Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It is considered one of America's greatest speeches and is memorable for its message of equality and human rights.

Student Priyanka Srinivasa discusses the power of Mahatma Gandhi's words and what they mean from a young person's perspective.

Nirupama Rao, the Ambassador of India to the United States, shares some of her experiences while celebrating Gandhi's birthday over the past few years. Gandhi's birthday is celebrated on October 2nd as an International Day of Nonviolence.

Former Chief Minister Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir shares the history of Mahatma Gandhi, his philosophies, and his teachings that still influence hundreds of thousands of people to this day. Gandhi's birthday is an international Day of Nonviolence that is celebrated on October 2nd.

Meera Shankar, the former Indian Ambassador to the United States, talks about how Mahatma Gandhi struggled to get freedom to India. Gandhi's birthday is celebrated on October 2nd as an International Day of Nonviolence.