Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to eighteen, the same as for hard liquor there.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

American workers then began to protest,as their jobs were filled by immigrants who were happy to work for less money.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Walking is safe. And,it is said be to as valuable for one's health as more intense forms of exercise like jogging.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

Republicans urged Union men to "vote as you shot" for Ulysses Grant the man who won the Civil War.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

They saw it as a chance to get more help for the lake's problems, and more national attention for the area.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

On March fourth, eighteen sixty-nine, Ulysses Grant traveled to Washington for his inauguration as the eighteenth president of the United States.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

The elephant needs to eat for about eighteen hours each day in order for it to grow as large as it does.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

Then Barack Obama heads to Turkey for the last stop on his first trip to Europe as president.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

They also led American manufacturers to raise their prices as high as those charged for imported goods.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Several people are credited with being the first to use microfinance as a tool for social improvement.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

The WBCA was established to unite coaches at all levels of the game and to develop basketball as a sport for women and girls.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

The tiger immediately jumped on him and tore him to pieces as punishment for his guilt.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

I said to myself as I got ready for bed. Just an ordinary, sleepy southern town."

VOA: special.2010.06.12

This week, President Obama continued to push for health reform as debate over his plan intensified.

VOA: special.2009.07.25