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In the 2013 Rose Parade, Roots boasted the youngest drum major in the parade's history, 6 year-old Lawrence Honoré, Jr. [3] Also in 2013, Roots was the recipient of StubHub's Rising Star Award. [5] In 2015, Roots performed for President Barack Obama during his visit to New Orleans to commemorate the 10th year since Hurricane Katrina devastated ...
After a dramatic pause, the drum major's plume - or on special occasions, such as before the annual rivalry game against Michigan, the entire top of the drum major's hat - touches the turf, just before the band begins to play two choruses of "Buckeye Battle Cry" while marching toward the south end zone. The drum major reaches the end zone and ...
The former president’s Detroit rally reflects Democrats’ vulnerabilities with the demographic.
Martin Luther King III spoke on behalf of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, at the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 2008. The event marked the 45th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech and the first time an African American accepted the presidential nomination of a major party. [24]
It was October -- before Paris, before Beirut, before Mali, but after the Chattanooga shooting in July, when four marines were killed by a lone gunman. More than a month later, the drum of war feels like it is beating at our doorstep, and yet President Barack Obama says the U.S. will not be sending troops overseas any time soon.
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Since then ...
A Tambour-Major of the French Imperial Guard (historical reenactment). The position of drum major originated in the British Army with the Corps of Drums in 1650. [citation needed] Military groups performed mostly duty calls and battle signals during that period, and a fife and drum corps, directed by the drum major, would use short pieces to communicate to field units.
The five living U.S. presidents — Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — reunited to honor the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, Jan. 9, a date ...