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Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on a large monitor to thank delegates during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016.
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on a large monitor to thank delegates during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016.
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LIVE BLOG: Clinton Becomes First Woman Nominated for President

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The Democratic Party made it official Tuesday, naming Hillary Clinton their candidate for president in 2016 – and making history by selecting the first woman to represent a major U.S. political party. Following the roll call vote, Tuesday's speakers included former President Bill Clinton as well as the Mothers of the Movement -- the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and other young black victims of violence.

Now a video is showing photos of every president so far, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton get cheers, Barack Obama gets the most.

Then, with the sound of glass shattering, Hillary Clinton appears by video. Genuine cheering coming from the delegates. One woman is shown crying.

Alicia Keys calls out to both her "Bernie people" and her "Hillary people." She urges delegates, "We can't let politics divide us. We have to show the world that bigotry and fear won't win."

Now she's singing "In Common."

Singer Alicia Keys is on the stage, singing "Superwoman."

Streep describes the Democratic nominee as the latest in a line of “pathbreakers,” such as aviator Amelia Earheart, one with a long history of fighting on behalf of families and children.

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