Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Taylor starred as Velvet Brown, a girl in an English country village.

VOA: special.2011.03.25

"Magnolia is wonderful. The first time I went I got a red velvet and a dark chocolate with mocha frosting and split it with my best friend.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

By the end of the year, the Velvet Revolution in what was then Czechoslovakia saw dissident playwright Vaclav Havel elected president.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

The demonstrations were dubbed the "Velvet Revolution" because those involved wanted to overthrow the regime peacefully.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17