[00:04.49]It is spring ... a time of year when many Americans like to visit historic homes and gardens. [00:10.84]One such place in the eastern state of Delaware is also a museum of early American arts. [00:17.42]It is a more than 390-hectare propert...
[00:03.92]The Senate is one of the two lawmaking bodies of the United States Congress. [00:09.72]The other is the House of Representatives. [00:12.83]Both have about the same amount of power. [00:16.48]Both the Senate and the House of Representatives...
[00:04.88]Then your teacher shouts:Go ! [00:08.12]You let go of the wing support and fall away from the plane. [00:13.40]You throw your head back, arms out, legs apart, as you learned. [00:19.51]You fall face forward toward the Earth below. [00:23.35...
[00:04.57]Excitement fills the early morning air as you arrive at learn to recognize and name each part of the parachute. [00:19.17]You also learn what each part does. [00:22.05]The excitement builds as your teacher describes each stetp it of the jum...
[00:07.03]The National Guard is one of the organizations of the United States Army and Air Force. [00:13.90]Its members are not active duty soldiers and airmen. [00:14.01]But National Guard members can be ordered to serve with them. [00:18.63]The Nat...
[00:04.60]The two black stone walls are set into the earth. [00:10.11]They are about 76 meters long. [00:13.11](They form a) wide letter V. [00:15.65]As you walk down into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the walls rise above you. [00:22.73]Cut into th...
[00:39.42]That music is called Taps. [00:54.65]It is played at military fuerals to honor soldiers who have died. [01:00.21]The sound of taps is eing heard at cemeteries throughout the United States as America honors its war dead. [01:09.77]The Memori...
[00:03.16]Computer viruses are electronic programs that destroy information on a computer or cause the computer to stop working. [00:13.37]Computer experts say the I Love You virus is one of the most dangerous they have ever seen. [00:21.29]It began...
[00:09.95]Six weeks ago, the movie Erin Brockovich opened the United States. [00:16.95]So far, it has earned at least 100,000,000 dollars. [00:22.47]It tells a true story about a young woman who helped people in a California town gain money from an e...
[00:03.27]Part 1 American Mosaic [00:08.20]Text 1 Leap Year [00:29.78]February has an extra day this year because the year 2,000 is a leap year. [00:36.57]That means that one day is added to the calendar. [00:40.86]That day is February twenty-ninth,...
