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January 14th 1963. George Wallace is sworn in as Alabamas new governor and vows segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. Months later, Wallace stands in the schoolhouse door at the university Alabama, trying to block black students
But as President, I must put the interests of America first. January 9th 1913. President Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon oversaw Cold War detente with the Soviet Union and China while winding down the Vietnam War. But he becam
This is Whats Trending Today February 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month in the United States and other countries around the world. On Thursday, Google honored the month with a special Google Doodle of African-American historian Carter G. W
By Barry Wood Budget director Joshua Bolton says the deficit will be some $70 billion less than projected because a strong economy is bringing in more tax revenue. Instead of the $521 billion shortfal
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Music History: Charlie Parker Took Jazz in a New Direction By Vivian Bournazian Broadcast: Sunday, July 03, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve E
By Jill Moss THIS IS AMERICA -July 29, 2002: National Museum of American History VOICE ONE: The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. collects, cares for and protects more than one-hundred-forty
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play love songs for Valentines Day And answer a question from China about bullet train development in the United States But first an exploration o
Thomas Jefferson offered the hand of peace and friendship to the Federalists in his inaugural address. Yet not one Federalist was in his government. Transcript of radio broadcast: 04 June 2008 ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION an American
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Pulls US Into War STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) History is usually a process of slow change.
Marylanders Recall Bloodiest Day in US History Last week on September 11th, people around the world vividly recalled the day 11 years earlier when foreign terrorists piloting hijacked airplanes killed nearly 3,000 Americans and others. Today, its mos
February 11th 1990 Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here beofore you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you ,the people.Four years later
February-4th 1945 In the final months of World War II in Europe, the top allied leaders meet in Yalta in Ukraine then part of the Soviet Union. President Franklin Roosevelt, Britains Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin discuss plans for
June 13th, 1971The New York Times begins publishing The Pentagon Papers --- a leaked, top secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon's administration tries to block further publication in court, citing national security
May 23rd,1945In Germany, top Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide in Allied custody weeks after the Third Reich fall in World War II. As head of Nazi police forces Himmler oversaw the killing of millions of Jews in the Holocaust and crushed
May 26th,1940During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk ,France. They escape Nazi Germanys advancing forces making their way across the English Channel to Britain. 1868 In Washington, President And
April 16th, 2007A gunman opens fire on the campus of Virginia Tech, killing 32 students and faculty members before killing himself. The number of the victims made the shooting the deadliest in modern U.S. history. 1947,The country deadliest industr
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Beatles! February 9th,1964Beatlemania hits prime time in the United States. The Fab Four made their first live appearance on the American TV on the Ed Sullivan Show on CBS. 1950 In Villen, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCar
1945In the final month of World War II in Europe, the top allied leaders meet at Yalta in Ukraine , then part of the Soviet Union. President Franklin Roosevelt, Britains Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin discuss plans for Nazi Germanys
You have to find the answer to that riddle somewhere else. January 26th, 1998President Bill Clinton denies having an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told a
September 17th, 1862What'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 a