Hillary Clinton marked the moment as the first woman to win a major party nomination on Tuesday, a day after major news outlets said that she had secured enough delegates to defeat Bernie Sanders in the protracted Democratic primary contest. Clinton tweeted earlier in the evening, "To every little girl who dreams big: Yes, you can be anything you want -- even president. Related Stars Skewer Donald Trump at Concert for Hillary ClintonThe date of Clinton's speech was notable: On June 7, 2008, she conceded her nomination race to Barack Obama. She said that Sanders brought "vigorous debate" to the race that has been "very good for the Democratic party and good for America." She also talked about getting big money out of politics, a central theme of the Sanders campaign and one of his major criticisms of her campaign.

Source: The Star June 08, 2016 05:48 UTC