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By Julie Goldberg Aquil Abdullah is set to become the first African-American male rower to compete for the United States at an Olympics. Aquil Abdullah failed to make the 2000 Sydney Olympics team, bu
The ways of history are so intricate and the motivations of human actions so complex that it is always hazardous to attempt to represent events covering a number of years, a multiplicity of persons, a
On his grave he wanted written, ''Here was buried Thomas Jefferson -- author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Virginia Law for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.'' Transcript of radio broadcast: 23 July 2
Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Mario Ritter. Today: Some new music from the West Coast band Wavves. A question about a colorful bridge in Northern California. And a mystery from the Old West concerning empty graves, a f
THIS IS AMERICA - Taiwanese-American Basketball Hero Creates Linsanity FAITH LAPIDUS:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week on our program: Linsanity -- why people in Taiwan a
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we play music from Shakira's new album ... We also answer a question about the Smithsonian Institution ... But first we explore the fo
Jerome Kern, 1885-1945: The Father of American Musical Theater Singers still perform Kern's songs today. VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about and play music by
Rosa Parks: Mother of the American Civil Rights MovementWritten by Nancy Steinbach (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Pat Bodnar. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Rosa Parks, who has been called the
Bessie Coleman was the first African American Female PilotWritten by Vivian Chakarian (Theme) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the first Af
American Stories - A Princess of Mars, Part One BOB DOUGHTY: Now, the Special English program, American Stories. (MUSIC) Today, we begin a new series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called A Princess of Mars. It is th
This is Whats Trending Today Images of Lady Liberty have appeared on American money over the years. Coins have shown her standing tall with a crown on head. She is usually holding a lamp in one hand. And, one thing has remained the same: Lady Liberty
This is Whats Trending today The Winter Olympics are supposed to be cold, but not this cold. During the first weekend of competition in South Korea, strong winds and icy conditions forced the cancellation of many outdoor events. But, there was still
Every summer for the past 15 years, Cambodian-American adoptees and their families have come from around the country to gather in the state of Colorado. The families take part in a special camp in the Rocky Mountains. It is called the Cambodian Herit
The United States constitution guarantees a number of rights to U.S. citizens. One of the most famous is the right to free speech. But what if people say or do horrible things? The Supreme Court struggled with this idea in 1989. The case related to a
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Beyond History Books: New Museum Tells Lincoln's Story By Nancy Steinbach,Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, April 22, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special Engli
AMERICAN MOSAIC -April 26, 2002: Museum Show About Women Spies / Re -creating Lindbergh's Famous Flight / A Song About a Train american-mosaic-02-04-26 (MP3) america-mosaic-02-04-26 (RealAudio) HOST:
Related Links National Portrait Gallery If you look beyond the myth, you come to understand that people from many different places, different backgrounds, different fields of endeavor and ambitions converge to recreate the American West. - Frank Good
Artist: Estelle Featuring Kanye West Song:American Boy Kanye West: Just another one champion sound me and Estelle about to get down who the hottest in the world right now. Just touched down in London town. Bet they give me a pound. Tell them put th
Americans experimented with many new customs and social traditions during the nineteen twenties. There were new dances, new kinds of clothes and some of the most imaginative art and writing ever produced in the United States. But in most ways, the ni
The American Civil War: Who Should Memorials Honor? Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC. Im June Simms. On the show today, we hear music from some of the performers at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. We talk about efforts to remember t