Tammy Faye Bakker is a successful singer who recorded over 25 gospel albums. She and her ex-husband, Jim had both hosted popular religious talk shows for more than 2 decades The 700 Club and The P.T.L. Club. She is remembered by her trademark of extreme eye make-up. Tammy died July 2007 due to colon and lung cancer.

"The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail." - William Faulkner

As George W. Bushs national security adviser and then secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice has long been seen as one of the toughest women in American politics. Check out her clips here!

Ann Richards(1933-2006) was the epitome of Texas politics: a figure larger than life who had a gift for captivating the public with her great wit. She paved the way as a leader and a role model for women who aspire to the highest levels of leadership. She battle and died of esophageal cancer at the age of 73.

Kim Jong-il's personality can be characterized by suspicion, and is extremely emotional in his expression of his likes and dislikes, which borders on double personality. In 1978, he ordered North Korean agents to abduct the famous South Korean movie director and his ex-wife, and kept them for eight years while making them produce propaganda films.

Ellen DeGeneres' Commencement Speech at Tulane University on May 2009 is one of the most funny speech ever heard. The message though is simple, stay true to yourself and live your life the way you think it should be. You only live once, so do not let others run your life. Live free and be yourself. Funny and sobering at the same time!

Lots of cheering in Vatican Square... Cables are cautious... The bells are tolling... Crowd going wild... The senior Cardinal Deacon shouting Habemus papam! (We have a Pope!). Listen to the Latin announcements upon the election of a new POPE!

Listen to the stories of the the worst nuclear accident in history, which occurred on April 26, 1986 in Pripyat, Ukraine. Chernobyl was the only commercial nuclear power plant accident in history where radiation -related fatalities occurred.

Audio clips of U.S. Navy military music and marches in their most patriotic moments.

Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States (1929 to 1933). Hoover's speeches were filled with promises of continued prosperity; however, soon after his inauguration, the stock market crashed and an economic depression ensued.

Here are a couple of synthesiser that have actually left their mark in history.

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South America occupies the major southern portion of the landmass. Portuguese and Spanish are the most spoken languages in South America, Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation making it an important part of Brazilian national identity.

Reverend Al Sharpton speaks during a public memorial for the pop star Michael Jackson at Staples Center, Los Angeles. He lifted up the image of Jackson, in rousing, church-like sermon that took Michael Jackson back from the tabloid headlines.

The Green Goblin dishing out his greatest hits, misses, follies, and funnies!

President George W. Bush speech concerning the 911 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and on the Pentagon building in Washington D.C. that occurred on September 11, 2001. It was a difficult speech, delivered with emotion and conviction.

Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth president of the United States. Significant foreign policy accomplishments of his administration included the Panama Canal treaties and the Camp David Accords.

A selection of some of the significant speeches of President Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States who made some of the most crucial desicions in history.