Bob Doughty and Faith Lapidus tell about some of the winning American athletes on and off the ice and snow.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

Jackie Robinson had difficulty on and off the baseball field, but he did not let that interfere with his game.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

She did for a little while. Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Their work can be seen in the extreme weather videos that are increasingly popular on television and on the Internet.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

On and on they marched. Many of them -- weak from hunger and tired beyond belief could go no farther.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

Space scientists have collected a wealth of information from spacecraft that have orbited,landed on and dug into the Martian surface.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

They used light-sensitive molecules to turn on and off nerve cells in the deep brain structure of mice.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

As you can guess from the name, hand puppets are worn on and controlled by the puppeteer's hand.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

"We know that we want kids to be learning hands-on and make discoveries in their own backyard.

VOA: special.2011.07.11

Then he would sense her heartbreaking wish that the cable car would never stop anywhere, but go on and on with her forever.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Thursday's meeting lasted more than six hours and was broadcast live on television and the Internet.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

There he painted many pictures of life and events on and near the sea.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

"The bank will estimate its costs based on its fixed costs, variable costs, the cost of their employees, the rent and so on and so forth.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

They would soon become a famous couple both on and off the movie screen.

VOA: special.2009.09.20