Two years ago,European researchers reported that aspirin may have what they called a "long-term protective effect against colorectal cancer."

VOA: special.2010.12.14

And they walk on rough,rocky paths, many of which follow old railroad tracks and roads used by loggers long ago.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

He described how the story of his family began long ago in Africa when slave traders captured one of his ancestors.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

"Auld Lang Syne," by the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns, is a song about friends and remembering times long ago.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Mr.Hawass is often described as a colorful leader who has brought Egypt's long-ago past to the attention of the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

Its long history almost came to an end two years ago when a major fire burned its South Hall building.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

Signs on some of the houses say they were built as long ago as the seventeenth century.

VOA: special.2011.07.25

Mister Jonson knew long ago that the works of Shakespeare would hold their magic through the ages.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Two of his names -- Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas -- both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

The horse still shows some of the colors the artist created so long ago: red,black and yellow.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Long ago,King Charles the Second of England added the colony's coat of arms to his shield.

VOA: special.2011.01.23

It's easy to imagine those long-ago days of cowboys and Indians, and the spirit of adventure that led travelers to ride the stagecoach west.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

Ancient Greek myths told of a time long ago when people lived in peace and happiness.

VOA: special.2010.06.06