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...