The act said the purpose was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

"If Congress and the administration mess this up each and every one of us will pay for the mistakes, as will generations to come.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

As the students learn, they think about the kind of medical skills they will need to work as doctors.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

"I will take the children on an outing as well. I will take them to the zoo or to the park.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

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

"We have no choice," he said, "as to whether or not we will play a great part in the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

If the problem continues for several days, the effects will be the same as the usual kind of heat exhaustion.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

He will be inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, and the first black president, on January 20th.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

As we will hear later, Walter Cronkite had the sad duty of reporting that the young president was dead.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

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

VOA: special.2010.07.17

In the future, other works by female artists will be shown as part of the museum's "New York Avenue Sculpture Project".

VOA: special.2010.05.07

The editorial questioned whether reduced work hours could give the residents the education they will need as doctors.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

And we will try to tell as much truth as possible about this interesting time in American history.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

Leaders of the European Union say they will help Greece as it struggles under a mountain of debt.

VOA: special.2010.02.12