One belief is that it started when an English stableman committed suicide by hanging himself while standing on a pail,or bucket.

VOA: special.2011.06.05

If I can be the one to save it from that danger, then my health and life are not important."

VOA: special.2009.03.19

It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

One reason for the continuing popularity of "The Fantasticks" was that it was different from large musicals playing in Broadway theaters.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing boiling water down on enemies attacking a castle.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

They called it a sacrifice to research that led the way to one of the greatest medical discoveries of the century.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

It is really 10 telescopes that are as distant from one another as Hawaii and the United States Virgin Islands.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

To the Lady in Black it was a yet more painful reminder of that other one who was not there.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

It says that nearly one third of about eight hundred bird species in the United States are threatened in some way.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

But one possibility, he says,is that it may take time away from sports or other activities that could help prevent depression.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

It is one of many religious buildings that ruler Augustus Caesar of Rome had built to honor Egyptian gods.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Experts say one of the lessons is that even though the economy has improved, it demands more attention.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

But one possibility,he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and socializing.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Instead,she urges them to think about the one thing that most concerns them, and to deal with it.

VOA: special.2009.03.24