As for the world,that honor went to the Canadian city of Vancouver.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

Its Titan rocket could lift three times as much weight into space as the Atlas rocket used for the Mercury flights.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to eighteen, the same as for hard liquor there.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

He said attacks will continue as revenge for the deaths of Somalis killed by African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

Now,we probably most often think of doughboys as the soldiers who fought for the Allies in World War One.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

As the nation prepared for a presidential election year, the South renewed its promise to defend slavery or leave the Union.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

He was to help the government build an army for defense purposes as the Philippines began planning for independence.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

But he will be remembered as much for his shot-blocking in the NBA as for his charity work in Sudan.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

In two thousand seven, the Food and Drug Administration approved Lyrica as the first drug specifically for the disease.

VOA: special.2011.08.02

But he said Democrats in Congress chose "irresponsible" spending over tax cuts, as Republicans proposed for the economic recovery plan.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

As the pirates spread out searching for hostages, the crew was even able to capture one of the Somalis.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Snoopy dreams of himself as a pilot searching for the Red Baron, a famous German fighter pilot in World War One.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

And,this week, President Obama nominated the police chief from Seattle as the new director for the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

VOA: special.2009.03.14

"Houston,while you're looking that up, you might recognize what I have in my hand as the handle for the contingency sample return;

VOA: special.2011.05.15