Still, it was a great victory for the Whig Party and a sharply felt loss for the opposing party, the Democrats.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

And I think that Nancy's great sense of, you know,fighting for justice and helping others was a great inspiration."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

You can spend a great deal of time making an object only for it to break in the kiln.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

Experts say warm days, cool nights and a medium soil temperature are the best conditions for growing carrots that taste great.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

His records include bouncing a ball the fastest for one mile,or 1.6 kilometers, on the Great Wall of China.

VOA: special.2011.05.16

This makes it a great choice of exercise for people with special needs, like pregnant women,older adults, and persons who are overweight.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

The Industrial Revolution of the eighteen and nineteen hundreds was a time of great change for the world.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

Westerners believed the battle - at a place called Tippecanoe - was a great victory for Harrison.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Wavoka declared that the Great Spirit had chosen him to prepare the Indians for a new world.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

But she thinks the new technologies are a great way to communicate as long as people still show traditional respect for each other.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

Woody Guthrie was a voice for labor unions and striking workers and families beaten down by the Great Depression in the nineteen thirties.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

Surrender finally came for General Robert E.Lee and the Confederacy he had served as a great soldier.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

The biathlon requires great skill to combine the physical demands of skiing and the calm, focused attention needed for shooting at a target.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Paul Katz says they wanted to create a great musical experience for people whether or not they are fans of the "Twilight" movies.

VOA: special.2010.06.25