We will tell the story in two parts. Here is Kay Gallant with the first part of our story.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

And here in Washington, we visit the city's oldest public market, which has been rebuilt after a fire.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

To get a better sense of the modern name game, we stopped some families out on the National Mall here in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Jing in Canada commented on our recent story about the Environmental Film Festival here in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

was released in September. Here he performs his young son's favorite song from "Flamingo."

VOA: special.2010.12.31

One of Walt Whitman's most beautiful poems in honor of Lincoln is called, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed. " Here is part of that poem.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

Here in this little house, my spirit seemed to come to life again.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

We are really and truly very fortunate here in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

"Hello,my name is Leonardo Martinez from Legendary Beads here in Austin,Texas.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

We did interviews near the Capitol building here in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

And we also played the Palace here in New York."

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Something always seems to be in bloom here.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

"This is my property here in Nashville,Tennessee.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

And in the past several years we've begun to see almost an equal interest by families in sending students here for undergraduate education, and I think that's going to continue because America is really a unique country.

VOA: special.2010.11.18