[00:39.42]That music is called Taps. [00:54.65]It is played at military fuerals to honor soldiers who have died. [01:00.21]The sound of taps is eing heard at cemeteries throughout the United States as America honors its war dead. [01:09.77]The Memori

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - After the Civil War: Searching for the Man Who Shot Lincoln By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, June 16, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Spe

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VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: Doc Holliday And this is Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Many stories have been told about the old American West. Some are true. Many more are just interesting stories. Today we

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[00:17.91]Night Shift [00:22.11]夜班 [00:36.70]I can tell you that I turned my head [00:38.67]around to look behind me 50 times [00:41.19]while I was walking up the hallway. [00:43.98]When I reached the doorway [00:45.25]I stopped to take a look back

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Good afternoon. I’ve come to inquire about Mr. Theo Gusper, who, I believe, died here in most tragic circumstances the other day. I wish to express my sincere condolences. I don’t quite follow you

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1. Two Americans jailed for two years in Iran arrived in Oman today on their way back to the US. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal released on bail of $500,000 each. Sarah Shourd who was freed a year ago greeted the men. 2. President Barack Obama said it i

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1. It is a weekend to remember those serving the country. President Bush is asking Americans to pause on Monday for a moment of remembrance. At Arlington National Cemetery, each headstone is being marked with an American flag. 2. Presidential candid

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Fury in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey where hundreds tried to storm the Israeli Consulate today. It was a similar scene in Greece and parts of the Arab World reacting to Israel's deadly attack this morning on an international aid flotilla bound for

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The Open Window MY aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel, said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; in the meantime you must try and put up with me. Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece

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THIS IS AMERICA - Honoring Military Service and SacrificeBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, May 29, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOI

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While most of us rely on Google maps to get us where we're going, some are using the service to search for locations from thousands of years ago that we might have forgotten, like ancient pyramids. A satellite archaeological researcher from North Car

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31 美国战争纪念日 DATE=5/28/2001 TITLE=THIS IS AMERICA #1066 - Memorial Day and War Memorials BYLINE=Shelley Gollust VOICE ONE: Monday is Memorial Day in the United States. It is the national h

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Today's holiday is first known as Armistice Day in honor of troops who served in World War One. The name was later changed to Veterans Day in the U.S. to honor everyone who's served in the America's arm forces, regardless of when, regardless of where

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AS IT IS 2016-05-30 Women Pilots Allowed Back Into Arlington for Burial 二战女飞行员被允许葬于阿灵顿公墓 Women World War II pilots are again guaranteed full burial honors at Arlington National Cemetery. That is because the two main U.

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50年前的烟草报告改变了世界 If there is one person whose work created a ripple effect that is changing the world, it was the ninth surgeon general of the United States. Fifty years ago this month, he issued a report that linked cigarette s

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The Bank 银行 Banks will loan you money if you can prove you don't need it. 银行会贷款给你,如果你能证明你并不需要这笔钱。 Bank accounts give a person a good feeling until they realize that banks are insured by an agency of a

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I Want to Take Money with Me 我想带走我的钱 As Mr. Smith was on his death bed, he attempted to formulate a plan that would allow him to take at least some of his wealth with him. 史密斯先生快要死了,他想到一个计划能让他在死

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BBC News At least 1,500 people haveprotested in the Philippines against plans to move the body of disgraced formerPresident Ferdinand Marcos to the National Heroes' Cemetery in Manila.President Rodrigo Duterte decided last week it could be transferre

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NANCHANG, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese official Li Changchun has called for efforts to boost tourism in the country's sites of revolutionary history. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China

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One day before the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, President Barack Obama is paying tribute to those who were lost that day, those who tried to save their lives, and members of the military. Meanwhile, New Yorks former mayor s

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