Margaret Brown was a social and political activist in the formative years of the modern American West.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

We asked Frank Oteri if there is something that defines the work of modern American composers.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

It seemed to capture, for the first time, the true voice of modern American culture.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Arthur Miller's criticisms of modern American life influenced another of his most important works.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

Others see her as the first modern American poet.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

In her debut novel,"Try to Remember," poet Iris Gomez explores the challenges young Latinas struggle with to stay loyal to their families, while becoming independent women in modern American society.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

This modern festival of African-American culture includes lighting candles each night from December twenty-sixth through New Year's Day.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

They include the New York Public Library, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,D.C., and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Tea Party activists see themselves as modern-day versions of the anti-tax protesters from before the American Revolution.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Today,the modern destroyer, the U.S.S.Bainbridge, honors the American naval officer in name and in spirit.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Lacrosse is a fast-moving sport, the modern version of a game played by American Indians.

VOA: special.2011.06.23

The American artist Cy Twombly is one of only three modern artists who have been asked to make a permanent piece of art for the Louvre.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

It was the American people's first real taste of the bloodiness of modern warfare.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

His work redefined modern art and brought new attention to American artists.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

The museum's exhibits provide a lesson in modern European and American history.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

This modern addition was designed by the Chinese-American architect I.M.Pei.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Here is a modern recording from "An American in Paris."

VOA: special.2009.02.15