AP Photo Clinton to supporters: 'This is really your night'

For Hillary Clinton, the historic moment of her nomination Tuesday night was just as much about shattering glass ceilings as it was setting expectations for future generations.

Clinton broke through on-screen graphics in a video presentation preceded by a slideshow of U.S. presidents, representing a breakthrough moment she referenced when she conceded the Democratic presidential nomination eight years ago.


“Hello, Philadelphia. I am so happy for this great day and night,” Clinton said in the video, hours after being formally nominated as the first woman to become a major U.S. political party’s presidential nominee on Day Two of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. “What an incredible honor that you have given me, and I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet.”

Clinton thanked all of her supporters “who fought so hard to make this possible” and told any young girls watching that they're next.

“This is really your victory. This is really your night,” she said. “And, if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say: I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next.”