American History – 52. Election of 1824
Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. Four of the first five presidents of the United States came from Virginia. They were George…
American History – 51. James Monroe, Part 03
(Theme) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (Theme) In the spring of eighteen-twenty, President James Monroe faced a…
American History – 50. James Monroe, Part 02
(Theme) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (Theme) As we reported last week, Spain asked Europe to help it put down a rebellion…
American History – 49. James Monroe, Part 01
(Theme) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) As we said in our last program, President James Madison…
American History – 47. James Madison, Part 05
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (THEME) As we reported last week, the United States and Britain opened peace talks at Ghent,…
American History – 46. James Madison, Part 04
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (THEME) As we reported in the last program, British forces attacked Washington in the summer of…
American History – 45. James Madison, Part 03
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in SpecialEnglish. (THEME) As we reported last week, the United Statesdeclared war on Britain in Eighteen-Twelve. It did so…
American History – 44. James Madison, Part 02
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (THEME) The United States and Britain were moving closer to war in the spring of Eighteen-Twelve.…
American History – 43. James Madison, Part 01
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) James Madison of Virginia was elected president of the United…
American History – 42. Thomas Jefferson, Part 09 (The Last Days)
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (THEME) Thomas Jefferson left the White House in March, Eighteen-Hundred and Nine. His secretary of state,…
American History – 31. John Adams, Part 01
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (THEME) The year Seventeen-Ninety-Six saw a change in American politics. The new nation held its third…
American History – 41. Thomas Jefferson, Part 08
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) This is Steve Ember. Today, Shirley Griffith and I tell…
American History – 40. Thomas Jefferson, Part 07
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) This is Shirley Griffith. Today, Steve Ember and I continue…
American History – 39. Thomas Jefferson, Part 06
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) In the year Eighteen-Oh-Five, Aaron Burr’s term as vice president…
American History – 38. Thomas Jefferson, Part 05
(THEME) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) In our last program, we reported on the presidential election…