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Towards the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The legend of Santa takes root when we were young. Who is that? Santa Claus. Hes coming down the Chimney? Yeah Capturing our imagination, ju
[00:01.45]UNIT 4 The history of basketball [00:05.77]2 Listen and complete. [00:09.13]I really love Yao Ming. Who is he? [00:12.44]He's the famous Chinese basketball player. [00:15.43]Oh. Can you tell me something about him? [00:18.08]He is very tall
Americans commemorate the heritage of African-Americans every February in what is known as African American History Month, yet little is known about the association that started the tradition and what it is doing now. James Stewart is the current pre
January 8th 1935Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street at heartbreak hotel Elvis Presley, the King of rock-and-roll, whose fame inspired countless performers , is born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
January 5th 2000, the US government decides six-year-old Elian Gonzalez should be returned to his father in Cuba. That move touches off angry protestors by Cuban Americans in Miami, home of Elians US relatives. After a legal battle, the government se
January 8th 1935. Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street at heartbreak hotel Elvis Presley, the King of rock-and-roll, whose fame inspired countless performers, is born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
January 8th 1935. Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street at heartbreak hotel Elvis Presley, the King of rock-and-roll, whose fame inspired countless performers, is born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
January 8th 1935. Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street at heartbreak hotel Elvis Presley, the King of rock-and-roll, whose fame inspired countless performers, is born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
I will never pass this U.S. history test, he said. Why not? his wife asked. You passed the last test. He said, This one is different. On the last test, there were paragraphs to read. Then there were questions to answer. But the answers to the questio
In 1996 another important Supreme Court decision open the door to bigger profits for the credit card industry and raft a new complaints from their customers. That decision Smiley.V Citibank. much like the Marquette decision before it. lifted the sta
March 15, 44BC, the ides of March in Ancient Rome, thats when Dictator Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles included Brutus and Cassius. 1965, in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson urges Congress to pass an effective voting rights bil
June 22nd, 1940. France falls to Nazi Germany during WWII, forced to sign an armistice 8 days after German troops overrun Paris. On the same day a year later, the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, a move that proves disastrous for Adolf Hitlers Third Re
August 27th, 1883One of the worlds most devastating explosions as the island volcano Krakatoa erupts in the South Pacific. The resulting tidal waves in Indonesia Sunda Strait kill some 36,000 people on the islands of Java and Sumatra. 1908In your lif
August 27th, 1883One of the world's most devastating explosions is the island volcano Krakatoa erupts in the south Pacific. The resulting tidal waves in Indonesia killed some 36,000 people on the islands of Java and Sumatra. 1908We have the opportuni
May 26th, 1940During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France. They escape Nazi Germany's advancing forces, making their way across the English Channel to Britain. 1868In Washington, President A
April 5th, 1986A bombing at a disco in whats then West Berlin kills an American soldier and a Turkish woman. The US retaliates more than a week later with an air raid on Libya, narrowly missing its leader Muammar Kaddafi. 1964Old soldiers never die.
March 15, 44BC, the ides of March in Ancient Rome, thats when Dictator Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles included Brutus and Cassius. 1965, in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson urges Congress to pass an effective voting rights bil
July 3rd, 1863. In Pennsylvania, the battle of Gettysburg ends during America Civil War. Union forces win a major victory as Confederate forces retreat after 3 days of fighting, the wars bloodiest. 1775. A key moment during the American Revolution: G
September 17th, 1862, what's considered the single bloodiest day in American history takes place during the Civil War. Thats when Union forces repel a confederate invasion of Maryland in the Battle of Antietam. More than 20,000 soldiers on both sides