It was a night to remember: In Chicago’s Grant Park one year ago, I watched as a giant surging crowd celebrated Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States.
I can remember the electricity in the air, the anticipation of history in the making, the chants of “OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA!”, the tears that streamed down many people’s faces, the roar when the new president elect and his wife and children walked out onto a brightly lit stage.
“This is our moment. This is our time,” Obama declared, “to put our people back to work … to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace … to restore the American Dream.”
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It was a night to remember: In Chicago’s Grant Park one year ago, I watched as a giant surging crowd celebrated Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States.