In Washington,for example, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

He laughed with the cheering crowds and told them that the New Deal had helped improve their lives.

VOA: special.2011.03.31

Below them was Bull Run. But the battleground was covered so thickly with trees that the crowds saw little of the fighting.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Crowds expect a beautiful show as the cherry trees blossom along the edge of the Tidal Basin next to the Jefferson Memorial.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

But some hotels and ski areas away from the city are offering special rates for people who want to avoid the crowds.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Outside,crowds lined the street to cheer Wilson as he returned to the White House from the Capitol Building.

VOA: special.2010.10.14

It is hard to miss the crowds of people always gathering in one room on this floor.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

They had given her a feeling of satisfaction, a sense of belonging to the well-dressed crowds.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

In the spring, crowds expect a beautiful show as the trees blossom along the edge of the Tidal Basin next to the Jefferson Memorial.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

This week,in New Zealand, crowds of girls even pushed his mother down to get near him.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

People come to Dolly Sods to get away from the noise and crowds of city life.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

He helped secure the deal, which faced objections from a rural community unprepared for huge crowds.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

Crowds of girls waited for the band's arrival at an airport in New York City.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Watching the huge crowds, we saw laughter, cheers, hugs - but also many tears.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

And they have been getting an earful from crowds for and against the plan.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

He says Steichen's exhibit brought in crowds as it traveled from country to country.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

He performed to large crowds. Jack Benny received many awards during his lifetime.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

He looked out across the battlefield and the crowds that now covered it.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Both stars played for the New York Cosmos in front of big crowds.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

However,the crowds of people in Cape May decrease as the fall season begins.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

The expectation of record crowds has created extra security and transportation problems.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

He moved his hips in a way that drove crowds wild.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

Disease experts worry that H1N1 could spread easily in the crowds.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

Crowds rushed to the White House to cheer the president.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

He then traveled around the country performing before huge crowds.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

Huge crowds gathered to greet the long-haired musicians from Liverpool,England.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

Crowds went there after they heard about John Henry's death.

VOA: special.2009.02.21