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U.S. History - VOA Learning English, 64 episodes.

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1

Presidents’ Day in the US - February 14, 2024

2

Americans Observe Memorial Day - May 25, 2023

3

Independence Day Has Been a Time to Celebrate and to Think - July 02, 2021

4

Memorial Day in America - May 27, 2021

5

No Thanks: Native Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Sadness - November 26, 2019

6

Enslaved African Muslims Helped Build America - January 29, 2019

7

What Is Gerrymandering and Why Is It Important? - December 20, 2018

8

How the United States Decides How Many Lawmakers to Send to Congress - December 19, 2018

9

What Is the US House of Representatives? - December 13, 2018

10

What Is the Senate? - December 07, 2018

11

How Laws Are Made in the US - November 30, 2018

12

Built, Burned, Bakery: A Short History of the US Capitol Building - November 23, 2018

13

What Is the US Capitol Building? - November 14, 2018

14

U.S. Congress Explained - November 09, 2018

15

US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015 - August 22, 2018

16

Is Burning the American Flag Legal? - July 31, 2018

17

Roe v. Wade Aimed to Settle Dispute About Abortion. It Didn't. - July 17, 2018

18

What Happens If You Are Arrested in the U.S. - June 18, 2018

19

Mixed-Race Marriage Was Illegal in the U.S. Until 1967 - June 18, 2018

20

Can the Media Criticize Government Officials? - June 08, 2018

21

What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means - May 22, 2018

22

Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018

23

Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018

24

How the Supreme Court Makes Decisions - April 15, 2018

25

The Unique Invention of the US President - January 18, 2018

26

Native People Fight to Keep Hair Long - January 12, 2018

27

US Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Honored - January 11, 2018

28

Bill Clinton: Survivor - December 14, 2017

29

Jimmy Carter: Outsider - November 22, 2017

30

Newly Found Painting Shows George Washington's Army Tent - November 17, 2017

31

America Celebrates Veterans Day - November 09, 2017

32

Richard Nixon: Resigned - November 09, 2017

33

Tecumseh: Tribal Leader Who Fought American Expansion - November 08, 2017

34

The True Story of Pocahontas - November 08, 2017

35

Lyndon Johnson: Complicated - November 02, 2017

36

Secret Kennedy Assassination Files Release, But Some Withheld - October 27, 2017

37

John Kennedy: Young - October 26, 2017

38

Benjamin Harrison: Grandson - August 03, 2017

39

Grover Cleveland: Repeated - July 28, 2017

40

Chester A. Arthur: Surprisingly Good - July 20, 2017

41

Rutherford B. Hayes: Middle-of-the-Road - July 05, 2017

42

Ulysses S. Grant: Well-Meaning - June 28, 2017

43

Andrew Johnson: Impeached - June 23, 2017

44

Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Three) - June 14, 2017

45

Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Two) - June 09, 2017

46

Abraham Lincoln: Martyr - June 02, 2017

47

James Buchanan: Passive - May 26, 2017

48

Franklin Pierce: Ineffective - May 19, 2017

49

Millard Fillmore: Forgotten - May 11, 2017

50

James Polk: Dark Horse - May 01, 2017

51

James Polk: Dark Horse - April 27, 2017

52

John Tyler: Unexpected - April 21, 2017

53

William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived - April 17, 2017

54

William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived - April 12, 2017

55

Martin Van Buren: OK - April 05, 2017

56

Andrew Jackson: Loved/Hated - March 31, 2017

57

John Quincy Adams: Stubborn - March 24, 2017

58

James Monroe: Likable - March 16, 2017

59

Thomas Jefferson: Complex - March 03, 2017

60

John Adams: Second - February 24, 2017

61

US Has a Long History of Restricting Immigrants - January 30, 2017

62

US Presidents Make History with Executive Orders - January 27, 2017

63

Flashback: The Fight for Women's Right to Vote - November 07, 2016

64

An Underground World: Carlsbad Caverns National Park - May 20, 2016