The 2008 meltdown brought down some of the largest financial institutions in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

The U2 was brought down by an S-2 surface to air missile.

VOA: standard.2010.05.07

Organizers of the anniversary events say they want the festivities to connect with ordinary people to show that it was people power, with the help of reform-minded political leaders, that brought down the Wall and changed the course of history.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Organizers of the events say they want the festivities to connect with ordinary people to show that it was people power, with the help of reform minded political leaders, that brought down the Wall and changed the course of history.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The drummer threw down his instrument and brought Charlie to a halt.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

But in the end, protests and peaceful revolutions, such as in Poland,and changes in Moscow brought it down.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

But in the end, protests and peaceful revolutions in the region brought it down, leading to the re-unification of Germany, the end of the Cold War and geopolitical shifts in Europe and beyond.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

This brought in their writing skills. After we talk about all of them, we will write the numbers down - now this is three and two more - before we even tell them the plus sign, you know,how to join things together."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10