Remembering Newsmakers Who Died in 2023 2024 is just hours away. Before the world welcomes a new year, we remember some of the influential people who died in 2023. Sandra Day O'Connor We start with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. O'Co...
Vatican Experts Restore Masterpieces Alessandra Zarelli works to keep the artwork of the Vatican Museums in good condition. She says, whenever she works on a masterpiece, she must calm her heart so her thinking can center on her work. Vatican City is...
Las Vegas Could Set Record for Marriages on New Years Eve 拉斯维加斯新年前夕结婚人数创纪录 For better or for worse, the number of couples getting married in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year's Eve could set a record. 不管是好...
What White House Gardens Say about America The earliest presidents who lived in the White House did not want the large outdoor areas that the monarchs of Europe might enjoy. Marta McDowell is writer of All the Presidents' Gardens. She said, You can u...
VOA Learning English Presents 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' In 1822, an American professor named Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem that redefined the image of Saint Nicholas. It was called Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas. He did not expect it to...
A History of Christmas in America From VOA Learning English, I'm Caty Weaver. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith present a special program on Christmas traditions in the United States during the first half of the 19th century. During this period...
The Story of Santa Claus Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas. To grown-ups, he is a special symbol of good will and selfless...
Mickey Mouse Will Soon Belong to You, Me, Everyone 早期版本米老鼠即将版权到期进入共有领域 An early version of Mickey Mouse, the famous Disney character, will soon belong to you, me and everybody else. 迪士尼著名角色米老鼠的...
Boston Common: Americas First Public Park Almost 400 years ago, America's early European colonists voted to tax each household in Boston about $70 in today's money. The money was used to buy a local farm. The plan was to use it as a common area for t...
How Do You Say That Name Again? 13 December 2023 News reporters, politicians and public figures have had trouble saying some of the words that relate to the top stories of the year year. Last week, the online language learning company Babbel released...
Japans Ohtani Gets $700 Million, Biggest Team Sports Deal Everyone expected Japan's Shohei Ohtani to receive the biggest deal in baseball history. Over the weekend, the two-time Most Valuable Player award-winner received the biggest deal in team spor...
Rock Group Ends Live Concerts, Becomes Computerized Avatars Recently, members of the American rock band Kiss closed out their final performance. The group's The End of the Road concert series ended in New York City's famous Madison Square Garden. But...
How Hanukkah Is Celebrated around the World Hanukkah (also written as Chanukah) is Judaism's festival of lights. On eight straight nights, Jews come together with family and friends at the end of daylight to light one additional candle in the menorah...
US City Wants Woman to Clean up Rock Art Iris Logan was having a hard time growing grass at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. So, she covered the space with stones, statues, and other art. More than 30 years later, it is something of a local landmark....
The Grinch Is Back with a New Christmas Story One year has passed since the Grinch stole Christmas from the town of Whoville. Now, the green creature is back in a follow-up book called How the Grinch Lost Christmas! And he wants to prove to the Whos...
