This is what it said: I,Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States and commander in chief of the Army and Navy, do hereby declare that on the first day of January, eighteen sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state then in rebellion against the United States, shall then become and be forever free.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

It is being called "the festival of freedom" as the city commemorates the day 20 years ago that the Wall fell.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

(Recording) Keita says opponents of the military government are calling on and hoping that all the Guinean people, men and women,consider October 28 as a day of mourning.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The skies above large parts of Europe were empty for a second day Friday, as air safety authorities warned that the cloud of ash from Iceland's volcano is spreading.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

(Talking) "There were virtually a day and a half worth of flights that were canceled as a result of this storm, so that's a lot of people who have to be re-accomodated."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Mr.Obama's June 4 speech in the Egyptian capital will take place as part of a trip that will include visits to Germany and France to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy during World War Two.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09