2008-03-02 Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005: The First Black Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2008-02-24 Annie Oakley, 1860-1926: One of the Most Famous Sharpshooters in American History
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2008-02-17 Cole Porter, 1891-1964: He Wrote Songs for Broadway Musicals and Movies That Are Still Popular Today
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2008-02-10 Cole Porter, 1891-1964: His Songs From the Nineteen Twenties, Thirties and Forties Remain as Fresh as When He Wrote Them
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2008-02-03 Lucille Ball, 1911-1989: She Was the Funniest Woman on Television
MARY TILLOTSON: This is Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE…
2008-01-27 Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968: The Civil Rights Leader Organized the March on Washington, DC in 1963
ANNOUNCER: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shep O’Neal and Warren…
2008-01-20 Martin Luther King: He Used Non-Violence and Civil Disobedience to Gain Equal Rights for Black Americans
ANNOUNCER: People in America – a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Warren Scheer and…
2008-01-13 Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910: The Anti-Slavery Activist Wrote One of the Great Civil War Songs
VOICE ONE: I’m Ray Freeman. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every…
2008-01-06 Shel Silverstein, 1930-1999: Poet, Writer, Composer, Singer, Musician and Artist
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2007-12-30 Remembering Four Interesting People Who Died This Year
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today…
2007-12-23 Johnny Cash, 1932-2003: ‘The Man in Black’ Recorded More Than One Thousand Songs During His Life
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2007-12-16 Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007: His Books Combined Science Fiction and Humor with Social Criticism
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2007-12-09 Barbara Cooney, 1917-2000: She Created Many Popular Books for Children
ANNOUNCER: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember tell about the life…
2007-12-02 Margaret Sanger, 1883-1966: She Led the Fight for Birth Control for Women
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long with the VOA Special English Program, People in America.…
2007-11-25 Ray Kroc, 1902-1984: The Man Who Made McDonald’s Popular Around the World
VOICE ONE: I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today,…