Once they take power,of course, then these strategic security interests come into play and historical decisions, the historical truths have to be put aside.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

As an example,he says Soviet war veterans exert political pressure against negative portrayals of events they participated in and that the Kremlin has its own interest in creating the historical truth commission.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

About the same time, Eubie Blake and his wife Marian were negotiating an agreement with the Maryland Historical Society.

VOA: special.2010.10.08

Johnny Cash imagines the many historical events the American flag has seen and experienced since the founding of the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

The Great Lakes Historical Shipwreck Society works to preserve and explain the history and importance of the area's wrecks.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

The exhibits include historical objects that explain his presidency, his famous speeches and his life in the White House.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

Poets called it the Golden Age. A golden age now describes a historical period of great artistic,scientific or economic progress.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

But here,the many objects are stored behind glass so the public can explore the Met's rich collection of historical objects.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

The earliest known copy of the poem in Francis Scott Key's own handwriting is housed at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore.

VOA: special.2011.03.07

Last month,the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and other partners held many programs observing the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of John Brown's raid.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

Transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our programs are on the Web, along with historical images, at voaspecialenglish.com.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

The United Nations has named Taos Pueblo a World Heritage Site, one of the most important historical and cultural places in the world.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

It observed Motown's fiftieth anniversary in January with ceremonies at the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit.

VOA: special.2009.05.11