SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Apple on Monday became the most valuable company in history after a surge in its stock price, beating the record set by Microsoft in December 1999. Apple's stock price topped 660 U.S. dollars per share, pushing the...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: The Presidential Election of 1988 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look at the presidential election of nine...
Olympic History on Display During London Games This year's Olympics stamp exhibit is at the large and popular British Library, where local residents and visitors have easy, and free, access. The displays focus on stamps and posters from London's two...
American History: The Reagan Years STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of the presidency of Ronald Reagan. (MUSIC) Soon after his pres...
Living Museums Bring Static History to Life This is the time of year when thousands of tourists descend upon Washington, D.C., to see the capitals great monuments and museums, including the National Gallery of Art and an array of Smithsonian museums....
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life in the 1970s and 1980s STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look back at some of the social issues and c...
EXPLORATIONS - Dry Tortugas National Park Is Deep In History, Natural Beauty FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit one of the most unusual nati...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life in the 1950s Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. Imagine a time machine. Youve just climbed into it for the purpose of visiting the United States i...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: World War II on the Home Front STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) The United States entered the Second World War in December of fo...
Education Report - Teens Get a History Lesson From History Makers This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Students at some high schools in Chicago, Illinois, recently had some famous visitors. Among them were Jimmy Carter, the former Americ...