askland on January 9th, 2007

Martin Luther King Jr Mountaintop Speech
Martin Luther King’s final speech. Memphis April 3 1968 “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”. He had a fever that night and had cancelled his speech, but so many people showed up that they called him and said “You HAVE to speak tonight”. They covered for him so he would only [...]

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askland on January 9th, 2007

Martin Luther King
August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Washington D.C.

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askland on January 9th, 2007

Here is an Isaac Asimov quote I was a little unclear on, and a following explanation from a member at one of my forums. It came up during an evolution-creation debate. More info on oblate spheroids.

When people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. [...]

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