Ecuador took official possession of the islands in eighteen thirty-two.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

There was a huge battle, but Bill took control of the big cat and put his saddle on it.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Douglas argued that the compromise of eighteen fifty took the place of the earlier Missouri compromise of eighteen twenty.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

For example,she took pictures of couples and families and even of female twins, sisters born at the same time.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

As the train crossed a river I took out of my pocket the object that had dropped from Caswell's dead hand.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

This huge warrior threw me to the ground and then took hold of my arm again to pick me up.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

This year,most performances took place in the center of Washington in a group of old buildings that used to be businesses.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

With its growth came a new kind of worker -- the man who watched and took care of the cattle.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

It took a number of years before Congress was able to pass a law demanding a literacy test for immigrants.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

He took part in one of the most famous gunfights in American history -- the gunfight at the OK Corral.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

As a young girl, Professor Nyokong says she went to school on some days and took care of sheep on other days.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

The war in Iraq and the handling of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans took attention from one of the president's biggest successes.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

Five years later, Doctor Hennekens reported that those who took aspirin reduced their risk of a heart attack.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

Five days of talks recently took place in Rome at the headquarters of the U.N.Food and Agriculture Organization.

VOA: special.2009.02.10