Highlights from the final night of the Democratic conventionpublished at 05:14 British Summer Time 29 July 2016
Besides Hillary Clinton making history tonight, here are a few other highlights from the convention:
- The father of a fallen Muslim soldier challenged Donald Trump over his Muslim ban, prompting an ovation
- General John Allen, former commander of US forces in Afghanistan, got the crowd chanting "USA! USA! USA!"
- He appeared on stage with other military veterans and gave Mrs Clinton a ringing endorsement as commander-in-chief
- Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez appeared on stage to lead a tribute to the families of fallen US police officers
- Two Republicans who are voting for Mrs Clinton appeared on stage to explain the switch