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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - March 24, 2002: Elizabeth Blackwell By Nancy Steinbach Anncr: Every week we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. Today, Shirley Griffith and Ray Freema
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- how a piece of land between Europe and Asia got the name America. RS: The name honors the Italian-born explorer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci. America first appeared on a world
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble with Wordmaster. Some time ago, a listener wrote to ask if there is a difference between America and United States. We think this is a good time to answer that question. RS: Recently we read about an effort by
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Writer Willa Cather Celebrated Europeans Who Settled in the American Midwest By Richard Thorman Broadcast: Sunday, October 09, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE T
THIS IS AMERICA - Disabilities in America From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Jim Tedder. Today we look at what's happening with employment, education and entertainment for people wi
THIS IS AMERICA - United States Observes Black History Month From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Mario Ritter. February is Black History Month in the United States. It is a time when
How America's First President Led the Nation From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation. American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story of Americas first president, George Washington.
Gardening in America Believe or not, 43,000,000 Americans are gardening. That is about one in six. Gardeners, of course, come in many varieties. Not surprisingly, most of them are people who live in the suburbs, and enjoy planting flowers, or maybe a
Todd: Katia, we've been talking about law and international law. Now you worked in Argentina for an NGO, a non government organization, related to law. What kind of courts did you work for or work with? Katia: Actually it's one court. The Inter-Ameri
IN THE NEWS - Central America Free Trade Agreement By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, May 29, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellic
THIS IS AMERICA - Keeping New Orleans Jazz Alive By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Monday, May 23, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. Preservation Hall(Image: www.pr
This week, Americans mark a turning point in the history of the United States. Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that declared racial segregation in the nation's public schools to be
THIS IS AMERICA -April 29, 2002: Washington Monument By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: The tallest structure in America’s capital city is the Washington Monument. It is named for George Washington, the f
By Odil Ruzaliev Alexandria, Virginia 23 August 2007 The image many Americans have of police officers comes from television programs in which high-speed chases and dramatic arrests are the norm. In truth, the average day of most police officers is qu
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Reverend Martin Luther King Junior, Pt. One By William Rogers Broadcast: Sunday, January 16, 2005 ANNCR: People in America - a program in Special English on the Voice of America. M
PEOPLE IN AMERICA -August 25, 2002: Richard Rodgers By Nancy Steinbach (Image -Smithsonian Institution) VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special Engl
PEOPLE IN AMERICA -August 11, 2002: Elvis Presley By Nancy Steinbach ANNCR: Now, PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Steve Ember tell abo
AMERICAN MOSAIC - May Day in America: Mostly a Time to Celebrate Nature's Labor By Ed Stautberg,Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, April 29, 2005 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special Engli
Thailand is so different from where I used to live in America. First of all, in my neighborhood there are many stray dogs, dogs with no home. During the day, they lay around and sleep and at night they fight and make a lot of noise barking and howlin