Many people think that the Industrial Revolution was the first time people began to have a major effect on the earth's ecology.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

Iran launched its first satellite into orbit in February -- the thirtieth anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Abolhassan Bani Sadr, who was Iran's first president after the Islamic Revolution, says the power of the bazaar has diminished since that time, but that that it still carries considerable weight.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20