America
Marian Anderson, 1897-1993: 75,000 People Heard Her Sing at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we complete the story of singer Marian Anderson. (MUSIC: “der schmied, op. 19/4″) VOICE ONE: Marian Anderson Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early nineteen hundreds. She began singing in church. Soon, [...]
Paul Bunyan
ANNOUNCER: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated – much greater than in real life. This makes the story funny. Long [...]
American History Series: Whigs See a Chance to Defeat Van Buren in 1840
Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. As the election of eighteen forty drew closer, the Whig Party felt more and more hopeful that it could put its candidate in the White House. The Whigs believed they could defeat President Martin Van Buren in his attempt to win [...]
