By the time John Henry was a young man, he was one of the best steel-drivers in the country.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Charles Wortmann at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says a one-time tillage may be used to correct a problem like aggressive weeds.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

His heartfelt,powerful, soulful singing helped establish him as one of the greatest rhythm and blues performers of all time.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

The famous former basketball player Michael Jordan is considered to be one of the best "slam dunkers" of all time.

VOA: special.2011.03.25

Smiley got him so the frog was catching flies, and he would catch one of those insects every time.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

For a time he was one of only three doctors,and the only surgeon, at a huge hospital in Kinshasa.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

The media and political observers have spent a lot of time examining Mister Obama's first one hundred days in office.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

Then everything she had was destroyed again -- this time, in the Great Chicago Fire of eighteen seventy-one.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

It is that time of year again. Warm weather means outdoor music festivals and one of the biggest is happening right now.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

He began to work on one of his long-time dreams - opening a sports center for the young people of San Juan.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

By the time John was 30 years old, he had become one of the leaders of his town.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

One writer who has spent a lot of time in the Grand Canyon finds it a peaceful place.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

It was the first time an African-American man had won one of the four major competitions in tennis.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

They helped make her book "Coming of Age in Samoa" one of the best-selling books of the time.

VOA: special.2010.01.17