JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">

JavaScript

var str = "Happy New Year 2011";

var spans = '<span>' + str.split(/\s+/).join(' </span><span>') + '</span>';

$(spans).hide().appendTo('body').each(function(i) {
    $(this).delay(400 * i).fadeIn(1000);
});