His theory of Martian life became so complex that he made maps of cities and waterways on the planet.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

He is so close you can see his white ivory tusks and the deep lines in his gray skin.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

Jacob Riis's concern for the poor kept him so busy writing and speaking around the country that he ruined his health.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

So I set out on a journey to see his buildings and to find whatever was left of him out there."

VOA: special.2011.07.24

A memorial sign where his plane crashed contains lines from his song "Windsong": "So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

And so the man took the box, and put up his forty dollars and sat down to wait.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

Bill and his men had so many cattle that they needed all of New Mexico to hold them.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

He told Sinn that his men could have killed unarmed men and women, but did not do so.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

So,Mister Jarrett would take his recycling materials to the local center himself using his bicycle and a trailer.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

So Baptiste killed his daughter's murderer with his own hands, and returned forever to his mother's people.

VOA: special.2010.11.06

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has restored the building so it looks as it did when Lincoln and his family lived there.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

Writer Michael D'Antonio says not everyone was happy living in a place where one man and his company attempted to control so much.

VOA: special.2010.12.05

It was mostly his military skill and intelligence that kept the South in the field so long.

VOA: special.2009.12.24