That way,there would be "two great American national festivals," she said, the other being Independence Day on the Fourth of July.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

In the Nivkh language of Siberia, each number can be said twenty-six different ways based on the object being counted.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Mister Page was a wealthy man who became very interested in the scientific work being done at the tar pits.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

Anti-war activists told them that the war was not being fought to save the Union, but to free Negro slaves.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

After the debate, she said that Senator Morse's actions were the result of him being "kicked in the head by a horse."

VOA: special.2010.08.08

The poems can be no longer than three minutes and are rated from zero to ten, ten being the best score possible.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

Some are still being treated for the emotional trauma of being trapped more than half a kilometer underground.

VOA: special.2011.08.12

That is where the Homestake Gold Mine is being prepared to become the world's deepest underground science laboratory.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

The justices said being able to cross-examine the analysts could help uncover any problems with the testing methods or results used as evidence.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

She would prepare the hair and faces of the fashion models who wore the clothing being photographed.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

"The Heavens Are Hung In Black" by James Still is the first play being presented in the newly redecorated Ford's Theatre in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

What should I do? But,the telephone rang, and I forgot the problem for the time being.

VOA: special.2011.06.04

The modern tools and his Wild Well Control techniques earned Red Adair and his crews the honor of being called the "best in the business."

VOA: special.2009.03.22

He thought about the mysterious dishes of food being served in the hotel's dining room.

VOA: special.2009.04.04