Taking a more pop-oriented direction in the 1970s, the group garnered five Top 5 singles, including three that went to Number One.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

It says that for the first time, the number of children dying every year has fallen below 2.5 million children every year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

More than 3 million players in the US, from the ages of 5 to 19, are registered in youth football programs and that number is rising.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

At Number 9 is the Jackson 5 with "ABC."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

But in an economy that has lost jobs for 23 consecutive months, Hall noted that long-term unemployed continued to grow, rising by 293,000 to 5.9 million, with little change in the number of Americans employed part-time but seeking full-time work.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05