The longest lasting tornado in the U.S. was the Tri-State tornado of 1925. It was on the ground for 3 hours and 29 minutes. At times it moved at 73 mph and traveled 219 miles. The death toll was at least 695. This makes this sthe fastest-moving, farthest traveling, and deadliest tornado in U.S. history as well.
The Gettysburg Address was a speech by President Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for fallen soldiers. It was a short speech that many think is the best speech a US president has ever given. Lincoln's speech was highly metaphysical and gave honor to the soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln made it clear that there was much at stake for the United States and the government that had been created so long ago. Lincoln used "four score and seven years" to indicate he was not referring to the US Constitution but to the Declaration of Independence.
Every 90 minutes.
No, not at all. When Lincoln gave the speech the newspapers of the time were critical of it and Lincoln could barely be heard by the crowd. It took him all of 10 minutes to give the most powerful speech of any president. It is a total of 265 words and remains a statement of what the results of war brings.
5 hours and 30 minutes.
The Presidential Inauguration will be on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, beginning at 08:30 AM PST {Pacific Standard Time} The Oath of Office for the President will be at 9am PST. The Vice President's will be sworn in about 10 minutes before that.
yes this question is the longest song in U.s history. The song lasts 6 minutes.
President William Henry Harrison delivered history's longest inaugural address, a nearly two-hour, 8,445-word speech in the face of an icy wind, without hat or overcoat. Harrison died of pneumonia less than two months later.
The previous record for longest match in tennis history was 6 hours 33 minutes at the French Open in 2004.
The longest song ever in the USA was 75 minutes
the sumatra earthquake was the onget earthquake in history, it lasted about 10 minutes and killed over 300,000 people
It was twenty-one minutes long.
Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster in US history. Thurmond filibustered against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
The longest match on record in the history of the U.S. Championships was on Sept. 12, 1992, in the men's singles semifinals between Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang, which took five hours and 26 minutes.
The longest doubleheader, timewise, in MLB history was in 1995 between the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers which lasted 7 hours 39 minutes.
Longest game in regulation nine innings: four hours twenty-seven minutesLongest game ever: seven hours twenty-three minutes and twenty-three innings
The longest fight in history took place in Brazil on May 24, 1955. It was between Helio Gracie, 43, the creator of Gracie Jiu-jitsu and Waldemar Santana, 25, a former student. It lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes.