2001-10-01 Chicago
VOICE ONE: Chicago, Illinois, is a major center of business and the arts.Almost three-million people of many races and ethnic…
2001-09-24 Women in Sports
VOICE ONE: Women’s sports in the United States are becoming more popularevery year. More and more women are succeeding as…
2001-09-17 Indiana State Fair
VOICE ONE: The Indiana State Fair is held every summer in Indianapolis,Indiana. More than seven-hundred-thousand people attended this year.I’m Doug…
2001-09-10 Kennedy Center Anniversary
VOICE ONE: This week, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts inWashington, D.C., begins its thirty-first year of…
2001-09-03 Labor Movement Songs
VOICE ONE: Labor Day is an American holiday that honors working people. Itis celebrated each year on the first Monday…
2001-08-27 The Producers
VOICE ONE: A new musical play opened a few months ago on Broadway in NewYork City. It is called “The…
2001-08-20 Yard Sales and Flea Markets
VOICE ONE: Every weekend, many Americans drive around looking for things tobuy. They are taking part in an unusual kind…
2001-08-13 Summer Camps
VOICE ONE: More than nine-million Americanchildren are spending part of their summer at a camp. They areswimming, playing sports, making…
2001-08-06 Visiting Washington
VOICE ONE: More than twenty-million people visited the capital of the UnitedStates last year. Many people who live in Washington,…
2001-07-30 James Madison’s Montpelier
VOICE ONE: The American state of Virginia is sometimes called the Mother ofPresidents. Eight American Presidents were born there. I’m…
2001-07-23 Air and Space Museum Birthday
VOICE ONE: This year, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D-Ccelebrates its twenty-fifth birthday. Almosttwo-hundred-twenty-million people have visited…
2001-07-16 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
VOICE ONE: The Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. is famous aroundthe world. Each summer, the Smithsonian organizes a celebration ofcultural…
2001-07-09 Route 66 Anniversary
VOICE ONE: It is called “the mother road.” The main street of America. Itextends from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles,…
2001-07-02 Statue of Liberty
VOICE ONE: Wednesday, July Fourth, is America’s Independence Day holiday. Ahuge statue honoring freedom and liberty rises ninety-three metersat the…
2001-06-25 Golf
VOICE ONE: The most famous athlete in the United States is a young man namedTiger Woods. He has earned millions…