In nineteen fifty-one she played the character "Gigi" in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

That began changing when Jackie Robinson played his first game for New York's Brooklyn Dodgers on April fifteenth,nineteen forty-seven.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Over the years, they have been sung and played in every possible way -- from jazz to country.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

He died in nineteen eighty-nine. But the songs that he gave America will be played and sung for many years to come.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

Before his death in nineteen eighty-three, Eubie Blake was believed to be the only musician still living who had played ragtime music.

VOA: special.2010.10.08

The famous actor Bela Lugosi played Count Dracula first in the theater, then in a nineteen thirty-one movie version of the book.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

It may have played a part. But this week, officials told Congress they were still investigating the causes of the so-called flash crash.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

The climber,played by James Franco, spends one hundred twenty-seven hours trapped alone with little chance of survival.

VOA: special.2011.02.21

In the presidential election of eighteen eighty-eight, one issue that played a major part was tariffs.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

In the nineteen sixty-four movie "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" she was played by Debbie Reynolds.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

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

VOA: special.2011.06.23

In nineteen fifty-six, the Modern Jazz Quartet played a series of concerts in Europe.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

He played the young Vito Corleone in the second "Godfather" movie in nineteen seventy-four.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

She played a golden-haired woman who did not have much intelligence "a dumb blonde."

VOA: special.2009.12.06

No black man had played for a major league baseball team since eighteen eighty-four.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Bob always played with cold, hard cash --onlycoins and dollar bills.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

That year,he played in the first of his twelve All-Star games.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

He has played on a total of eleven NBA All-Star teams.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

But the band has not played together since nineteen eighty-two.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

They played together until Milt Jackson's death in nineteen ninety-nine.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

In total,Jones played in one hundred sixty-four international games.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

Scientists at CSIRO, Australia's government-funded scientific research institute, say that climate change has played a role in the increase.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09