But the social gains that minorities made in the nineteen sixties and seventies led the way to shows like "The Jeffersons."

VOA: special.2009.05.04

The movement of businesses and people away from city centers led to the economic weakening of many downtown areas.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

Scientists say climate change and human activity have increasingly led to the melting of massive pieces of Antarctic ice.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

But people who knew her said failed marriages, and the failure of her latest movie also led to her death.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

In Sanaa,fears of an al-Qaida attack led to temporary closures this week of the American, British and French embassies.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

The crisis in Greece has threatened to spread to other countries and has led to protests and violence over spending cuts.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

The arrests led to fighting. And the fighting led to a final battle in which the army defeated the Indians completely.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

The songs she posted on her MySpace page caught the attention of the music industry and led to a record deal.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

Stories from people who saw the fight led to newspaper reports, more stories, books and later movies and television shows.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

The problem reportedly has led to more than eight hundred crashes and nineteen deaths in the past ten years.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

His mother's increasing deafness led the young man to study acoustics -- the way we hear and how sounds are made.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

He also led the Brooklyn Dodgers to six league championships and to baseball's World Series Championship in nineteen fifty-five.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Historically, southern Sudan has had greater cultural and economic ties to East Africa than to the Arab-led government in Khartoum.

VOA: special.2011.01.08

Phil Jackson has coached the Lakers for ten years and has led the team to four national championships.

VOA: special.2009.07.10