The first Academy Awards were presented in nineteen twenty-nine during a private dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood,California.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

He would go to bed after dinner. But he could hear the orchestra playing until 3 in the morning.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

He would go to bed after dinner. But he could hear the orchestra playing until three in the morning.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

Since mackerel was a common and cheap fish in the United States, it was often eaten for dinner on Friday.

VOA: special.2010.02.14

Families and friends gathered in homes to share a dinner of turkey,cranberries, sweet potatoes,green beans and pumpkin pie.

VOA: special.2010.11.26

Hotels in many cities have special deals for New Year's Eve: dinner,Champagne and a party.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Then we come to a room in which dinner can be served to many guests.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

Katharine Graham was well known for having dinner parties at her home in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

We begin his story at a dinner party in London, England in 1932.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

"I'll get home in time for dinner,"

VOA: special.2009.12.12

Actress Mia Farrow was questioned by the court about the events surrounding a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela in 1997.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

When they first were elected they lived in rooming houses and got together for dinner and shared ideas.

VOA: standard.2010.08.07

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in town for the events and spoke on Sunday evening at an awards dinner of the Atlantic Council.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Clinton,who flew to Manila from ministerial meetings in Singapore of APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, held evening dinner talks with Philippines President Gloria Arroyo.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The guest list for the dinner provided a sample. Among those seated in the State Dining Room were the first two Muslims elected to the U.S.Congress Keith Ellison and Andre Carson.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

She told the court at The Hague that in 1997 supermodel Naomi Campbell claimed to have been given a large diamond by Mr.Taylor after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

At the end of the day, at least in the U.S., there is little incentive to prepare a real dinner when fast food is so available - and so much more fattening.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

The makers of sugary breakfast cereals changed how they market to children, and the fast-food chicken dinner chain KFC stopped frying its food in artery-clogging,(high-trans-fat oils) after the group threatened to sue.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Their first day in London was one of introductions, bilateral meetings, a reception at the royal palace with Queen Elizabeth and dinner at Number 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British prime ministers.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01