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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen forty, as the administration of Martin Van Buren came closer to an end, there was a widespread feeling that he had not been a strong president. He seemed unable t
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - December 1, 2002: Julia Ward Howe By Shelley Gollust VOICE ONE: I'm Ray Freeman. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week
Kansas-Nebraska Act Raises Slavery Issue Once Again 堪萨斯-内布拉斯加法案再次提出了奴隶制问题 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American Englis
Today, the partial government shutdown over. The possible US debt ceiling crisis averted. For now, late Wednesday night, Congress voted on the deal and approved it. Early Thursday morning, President Obama signed it. As the day moved forward, things i
Voice 1 Hello. Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ruby Jones Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Easter Greetings! Ea
For example, the Southerners were to permit the admission of California as a free state, and to consent to the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 例如,南方人要允许加利福尼亚作为一个自由州加入联邦,并同
At first people paid little attention to them. 开始时人们不太关注这些传言, But when President Polk said that gold had been found, people began to think that it must be true. 但当珀尔卡总统说找到黄金时,人们开始相信果
John Brown Raids Harpers Ferry 建国史话:约翰布朗袭击哈珀斯费 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Jonathan Evans. In October of 1859, a group of anti-slavery extremists attacked the town
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we remember President Abraham Lincoln. This Thursday is the two hundredth anniversary of his birth. (MUSIC) VO
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen fifty, the United States Congress debated a proposal for an important compromise. The compromise dealt mostly with the national dispute over slavery. T
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Set the Stage for the 1860 Election From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Katherine Cole. And Im Jonathan Evans. In the summer of 1858, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln campaigned for a Senate seat f
Polk Succeeded by 'Old Zach' in 1848 Election From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember, in Washington. The Mexican-American war officiall
AS IT IS 2016-06-12 National Cathedral to Remove Glass Images of Confederate Flags 国家大教堂移除邦联旗的玻璃 Two flags will be removed from two separate stained glass windows at the Washington National Cathedral, cathedral representativ
Mar 20th, 2003 - American and British forces invade Iraq from neighbouring Kuwait.Associated Press correspondent Ross Simpson is with the US Marines.See a gala T-55 Iraqi tank and give some mechanized infantry .Just a few minutes and we cross the ber
Mar 20th, 2003. American and British forces invade Iraq from neighbouring Kuwait. Associated Press correspondent Ross Simpson is with the US Marines. They got a T-55 Iraqi tank and give some mechanized infantry. Just a few minutes and we cross the be
Mar 20th, 2003. American and British forces invade Iraq from neighbouring Kuwait. Associated Press correspondent Ross Simpson is with the US Marines. They got a T-55 Iraqi tank and give some mechanized infantry. Just a few minutes and we cross the be
Mar 20th, 2003. American and British forces invade Iraq from neighbouring Kuwait. Associated Press correspondent Ross Simpson is with the US Marines. They got a T-55 Iraqi tank and give some mechanized infantry. Just a few minutes and we cross the be
356. Buchanan elected President, 1856. 356.布坎南当选为总统(1856年) The Whigs and the Know-Nothings nominated Millard Fillmore for President and said nothing about slavery. 辉格党和美国本土党提名米勒德菲尔莫尔为总统,
But the Confederates fired on her, and she steamed away without landing the soldiers or the supplies. 但是,南方联盟的人向汽艇开枪,汽艇没有卸下士兵和给养就离开了。 Lincoln waited a month, hoping that the secessionists
Todd: So CleAnn, youre from Trinidad and Tobago and you were saying that your country has a very diverse multicultural mix? CleAnn: Yes. Todd: Can you talk about that? CleAnn: Oh sure. Trinidad and Tobago mostly were made up of people from Africa (Af