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DAVID GREENE, HOST: On a November night back in 1986, a crowd was gathered in Las Vegas for an event that was hyped as Judgment Day. Muhammad Ali was there, celebrities too like Sylvester Stallone, Eddie Murphy, Rob Lowe. I mean, hey, it was the '80s
Cambodia Inaugurates Memorial for Genocide Victims 柬埔寨悼念大屠杀的受害者 PHNOM PENH On Thursday a memorial was unveiled in Phnom Penh to the thousands of men, women and children who were brought to Cambodias notorious S-21 prison betwe
President Obama walks past casket of Dorothy Height during funeral services in Washington, 29 Apr 2010 President Barack Obama eulogized U.S. civil rights leader Dorothy Height on Thursday as a history-making figure in a righteous cause. The president
Fleet Week Begins in New York 纽约迎来舰队周 NEW YORK 'Fleet Week' lands in New York this week, bringing a diverse group of nearly 1,500 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen to the city. This year, the annual celebration of America's sea servi
On the last Monday in May, Americans honor those who have fallen in defense of the country and of its ideals. It is a solemn day, this Observance on which we gather to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us, and to pay them homage
For another year, our nation stopped to fell silent at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. At the Senate in London, they were remembered. At the National Memorial Arboretum, they were remembered. They were remembered too in Edinburgh. An
The United Nations is warning of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus. It's also warning a mutant strain of the virus that's resistant to vaccines could be spreading in Asia. It says it's appeared in Vietnam and China and now threatens
It was not a religion that attacked that September day. It was al-Qaida, a sorry band of men who pervert religion. - President Barack Obama On the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, U.S. President Barack Obama has emphasized that America is not a
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This Memorial Day, my co-host Ari Shapiro brings us a story of one of the lives that was shaped by the Vietnam War. We begin at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial here in Washington as evening falls. ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: By this t
By Tendai Maphosa London 17 October 2007 A memorial to the late South African fighter against apartheid, Oliver Tambo, has been unveiled in London. Tendai Maphosa attended the event for VOA in the neighborhood in which Tambo and his family lived duri
AS IT IS 2013-12-11 Nelson Mandela: The World Mourns His Loss, Remembers His Life Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter in Washington. Today, we have a special report on the memorial service for former South African President
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 11 September 2006 In public ceremonies and private reflections across the nation, and much of the world, people observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11, 2001, terroris
By Marissa Melton Washington 26 May 2007 President Bush has called on Americans to rededicate themselves to the cause of freedom, as the nation remembers its war dead on this Memorial Day weekend. Marissa Melton reports from Washington. In his weekly
By Paula Wolfson White House 29 May 2006 Americans are honoring their war dead on this Memorial Day holiday. President Bush spoke for the nation at a ceremony at the country's largest military cemetery. A lone military bugler saluted his fallen comr
Obama Helps Dedicate King Memorial Delayed by Hurricane Irene in August, the day finally came. U.S. President Barack Obama, the countrys first black president, dedicated a $120 million statue and memorial park Sunday to the slain civil rights leader
Music fans said goodbye to Michael Jackson Tuesday, as friends and fans in Los Angeles paid tribute to the pop star at private and public memorial services. An emotional event at Staples Center celebrated the singer's life through music and the reco
Newseum Salutes Journalists Who Died Covering News in 2013 新闻博物馆致敬2013年牺牲的记者 WASHINGTON The Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington bears the names of reporters, photographers, editors and others who died or were k
New US Memorial Honors Disabled Veterans 美国新开纪念馆荣耀伤残军人 WASHINGTON A number of memorials in Washington pay tribute to Americans in the armed forces. On Sunday, a new memorial opens to honor all American veterans who were disa
By Chris Simkins Washington 10 November 2009 The Memorial opened in 2004 and is located on the national mall, honors the service and sacrifice of the 16 million Americans who served, fought and died November 11 is Veteran's Day, a day when veterans
Across the United States, Americans marked the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn memorial services and heartfelt tributes. 在美国纽约、华盛顿和全国各地,人们在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击七周