He was eighty years old. His death officially marked the end of a historic period in modern jazz.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

The period after the Civil War in the United States was marked by several famous incidents involving violations of the public trust.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

At the same time, she deplored Israeli strikes against clearly marked U.N. buildings where civilians were taking shelter.

VOA: special.2009.01.10

The Recording Industry Association of America marked the sale of three million copies in the United States as of two thousand two.

VOA: special.2010.10.18

As the cattle were brought in, the young animals were branded -- marked to show who owned them.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Phase five is marked by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in the same area of the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

The stock market crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression -- a long,slow,painful fall to the worst economic crisis in American history.

VOA: special.2011.02.17

November twenty-fourth marked the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of one of the most influential books ever written.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

The early nineteen twenties marked the beginning of Zora Neale Hurston's life as a writer.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

The day marked the fiftieth anniversary of American women gaining the right to vote.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

The eyes of the Lady in Black were on the stone marked "Kathleen."

VOA: special.2010.05.15

For it marked the beginning of the end of the world's wooden navies.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

The possibilities are marked by tape of different colors.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

Observers said these elections were the most exciting since the vote in 1994 that marked the end of apartheid.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

The run on the British bank Northern Rock in September 2007 marked the beginning of the world banking crisis in Britain.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

The summit is the first ever between the EU and Pakistan and it was marked by warm words on both sides.

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

She,like visitors to the Rookwood cemetery from other faiths, believes that having a clearly marked, traditional grave is of vital importance.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

The Haiti mission marked the first time in the Comfort's 23 year history that it operated at full capacity.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

The European Union imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe in 2002 following elections marked by violence and accusations of widespread fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Last month, he delivered a videotaped address to the Iranian people as they marked the Persian New Year.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

Mr.Obama's comments marked the second time in two days that he interrupted his vacation in Hawaii to talk about the attempted attack.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

A group of Venetian residents concerned about this marked the city's population decline with a mock funeral procession.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14