They withdrew from the Chicago convention and held one of their own.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

Last month,the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and other partners held many programs observing the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of John Brown's raid.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

In 1829, Andrew Jackson had the first one held on the completed east front of the Capitol.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

It was one of the few United States forts in the south still held by federal forces.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

He told him that his army held about one thousand Union soldiers as war prisoners.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

She held back her skirts and turned her feet one way and her head another way as she looked down at the shiny, pointed boots.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Not surprisingly, radical Republicans held firm control in every one of the new governments.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

After the mayor's death, a mob went to the hotel where one of Brown's men had been held since he was seized earlier in the day.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

He held a candle in one hand and his speech in the other.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

No one held any hope of getting supplies from outside the Confederacy.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

They held a three-day celebration in the fall of sixteen twenty-one.

VOA: special.2010.11.23

Calhoun said it was clear now to everyone that the Union was breaking apart, that the ties that had held the North and South together were breaking,one by one.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

One of them is the political situation. Afghanistan held elections in August but the results are contested amidst allegations of fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

One group of militants, Hisbul Islam,is said to have held both hostages briefly before handing Obriere's colleague to al-Shabab.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

The 79-year-old Specter was one of the most senior Republicans in the Senate and held influential positions on Judiciary and Appropriations committees.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

"One blogger," he notes, "has been held without charges for over a year."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

American rockers the Kings of Leon have been one of the star attractions at simultaneous 'Sound Relief' concerts held in Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

Angola's foreign minister said a presidential vote, the one scheduled for later this year, will likely be delayed until 2010 so it can be held under a new constitution.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

President Mugabe emerged from the more than one hour meeting and told journalists the meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere but the sanctions issue had not been resolved.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12