After three and a half years of fighting, hundreds of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers had been killed or wounded.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

General Robert E.Lee surrendered in early April, bringing an end to four years of fighting.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

Another new member of the Hall of Fame has been fighting to help victims of abuse for more than thirty years.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

Four years of bloody fighting had saved the Union of states.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

The country is just seven years removed from 27 years of civil war during which the United States backed rebels fighting President Dos Santos.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Hollywood actress,Mia Farrow, who has been fighting for the rights of children for years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08