It was a bitter defeat. But it made the North recognize the need for a real army one trained and equipped for war.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

It was called the minie ball. It made the gun a much more deadly weapon.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

But it made hip-hop popular in the United States and around the world.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

It made little progress. After three years, it gave up the attempt.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

It made his uniform seem as if it belonged to a general.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

It made no difference whether the criticism was true or not.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

It made the valleys deeper and wider than they were before.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

It made the trip in eighty-nine days, and twenty-one hours.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

It made the trip in twenty-three days, twenty-three hours.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

It made James Brown famous in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

It made my head hurt to count them.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

It made her feel warm and happy.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

It made California a free state.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

It made her completely blind and deaf.

VOA: special.2009.11.15