To many of the people there, Lincoln's victory was a signal that ended the state's ties to the Union.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

After the general's first victory, New York political leader Thurlow Weed happened to meet Taylor's brother on a Hudson River steamboat.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

From time to time, Union officers would ride up the hill to report what a great victory their troops were winning.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Grant had led the Union army of the North to victory over the Confederate army of the South during the Civil War.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

He had led the Union army of the North to victory over the Confederate army of the South.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

The plan seemed good. And after the first few hours of battle, the Confederates were close to victory.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

Wherever Grant went, former soldiers waited to shake the hand of the man who had led them to victory against the Confederacy.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

He hit two free throws in the final seconds to give Los Angeles an eighty-three to seventy-nine victory.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

They wanted to win the election, and they felt they had a better chance for victory with a military hero like General Taylor.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

They explained to Cleveland that the party owed jobs to those who had worked for his victory.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

Grant was a military hero. He led Union troops of the North to victory over Confederate troops of the South in the Civil War.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

They needed just one more victory to win the best-of-seven games series and the NBA title.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

They came to take part in a big parade a victory march through the city.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory...

VOA: special.2011.06.02

Experts believe this statue was made by the people of Rhodes about two thousand two hundred years ago as a religious offering to honor a naval victory.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Already, he was moving forward from victory to the difficult times ahead.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

Artillerymen fired their guns to salute the victory over Lee.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

The victory at Vicksburg went to General Ulysses Grant.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

To capture the enemy's capital usually means victory.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

Al Franken spoke to reporters on Tuesday, saying that Norm Coleman had telephoned him to congratulate him on the victory.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

It introduced legislation in parliament this year to make it a crime to deny the Soviet victory in World War Two.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The military sounded confident that victory in its campaign to wipe out the Tamil Tigers is close at hand.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

For Hamas leaders, this is,in some ways, a bigger victory than persuading Israel to lift its restriction on goods entering the territory.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

David Hawkings said the victory shows that the Tea Party is a force to be reckoned with.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19