Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In the early eighteen thirties, the territory of Texas belonged to Mexico. But many Americans had moved to Texas because they could buy a lot of land with little money. The g

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Remember the Alamo! The Making of a Nation No. 47: Andrew Jackson Part 3 铭记阿拉莫事件 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. 来自voa英

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By George Grow Broadcast: July 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam

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Chapter 32 第32章 The Mexican War 墨西哥战争 329. The Republic of Texas. 329.得克萨斯共和国 The Mexicans won their independence from Spain in 1821 and founded the Mexican Republic. 墨西哥人1821年脱离西班牙而独立,他们建

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People in America - Sam Houston, 1793-1863: A 19th Century American Statesman, Politician, and Soldier STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. NICOLE NICHOLS: And Im Nicole Nichols with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we continue the

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People in America - Sam Houston, 1793-1863: One of the Most Famous Leaders of Texas STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. PHOEBE ZIMMERMAN: And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam Houst

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Remember the Alamo! 铭记阿拉莫事件 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. 来自voa英语学习,欢迎来到我们每周帮助大家学习

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Some Discontented Texans Talk Secession Texas barbecue is on the menu and secession from the Union is the topic at this restaurant near Houston. The Texas Nationalist Movement is pushing the idea, though the group did not originate the petition for T

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Deficit, Economy Worry Texans Ahead of State of Union Address Tomball is a little town northwest of Houston known for shops that sell antiques and handicrafts. One of the largest and most colorful is Granny's Korner. Owner Mary Harvey says she will l

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We're going to revisit a community hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Crosby, Texas, is home to a chemical plant owned by the company Arkema. After that plant lost power in the storm, trailers of unstable chemicals caught fire and

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #64 - Andrew Jackson, Part 8 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, May 27, 2004 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English about the history of the Unit

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By Greg Flakus Houston 04 March 2008 Voters are at the polls in Texas in what many analysts have said could be the last stand for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, pollsters are now say

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