American History – 86. James Buchanan, Part 04
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Richard Rael. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the VOA Special English history program, THE MAKING OF A NATION. Today, we continue the…
American History – 85. James Buchanan, Part 03
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last program, slavery supporters failed to push through Congress a…
American History – 84. James Buchanan, Part 02
THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC Early in eighteen-fifty-seven, the Supreme Court of the United States announced one of its most important decisions. The…
American History – 83. James Buchanan, Part 01
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last program, the national election of eighteen fifty-six put a…
American History – 82. Franklin Pierce, Part 03
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English history program, THE MAKING OF A NATION. Today, we continue the…
American History – 81. Franklin Pierce, Part 02
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Special English history program, THE MAKING OF A NATION. Today,we continue the story…
American History – 80. Franklin Pierce, Part 01
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English history program, THE MAKING OF A NATION. Today, we continue the…
American History – 79. Election of 1852
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Harry Monroe. Today, Kay Gallant and I continue the history of the United States…
American History – 78. 1850 Compromise, Part 04
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In eighteen-fifty, the Congress of the United States debated an important compromise proposal. The compromise…
American History – 77. 1850 Compromise, Part 03
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Today we continue our report about the compromise of eighteen-fifty. VOICE TWO: In eighteen-fifty, the…
American History – 76. 1850 Compromise, Part 02
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) During the first half of the eighteen-hundreds, the question of slavery in the United States…
American History – 75. 1850 Compromise, Part 01
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) A deep national crisis faced the United States in the year eighteen-fifty. It threatened to…
American History – 74. Zachary Taylor
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) The Whig party considered four men for its candidate in…
American History – 73. James Polk, Part 03
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) A great constitutional debate split the United States in eighteen-forty-eight. The dispute arose over slavery…
American History – 72. James Polk, Part 02
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) In the middle eighteen-forties, the United States offered to buy…