U.S. History - VOA Learning English
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Presidents’ Day in the US - February 14, 2024
14 Feb 2024
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Americans Observe Memorial Day - May 25, 2023
25 May 2023
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Independence Day Has Been a Time to Celebrate and to Think - July 02, 2021
02 Jul 2021
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Memorial Day in America - May 27, 2021
27 May 2021
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No Thanks: Native Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Sadness - November 26, 2019
26 Nov 2019
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Enslaved African Muslims Helped Build America - January 29, 2019
29 Jan 2019
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What Is Gerrymandering and Why Is It Important? - December 20, 2018
20 Dec 2018
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How the United States Decides How Many Lawmakers to Send to Congress - December 19, 2018
19 Dec 2018
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What Is the US House of Representatives? - December 13, 2018
13 Dec 2018
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What Is the Senate? - December 07, 2018
07 Dec 2018
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How Laws Are Made in the US - November 30, 2018
30 Nov 2018
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Built, Burned, Bakery: A Short History of the US Capitol Building - November 23, 2018
23 Nov 2018
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What Is the US Capitol Building? - November 14, 2018
14 Nov 2018
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U.S. Congress Explained - November 09, 2018
09 Nov 2018
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US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015 - August 22, 2018
22 Aug 2018
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Is Burning the American Flag Legal? - July 31, 2018
31 Jul 2018
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Roe v. Wade Aimed to Settle Dispute About Abortion. It Didn't. - July 17, 2018
17 Jul 2018
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What Happens If You Are Arrested in the U.S. - June 18, 2018
18 Jun 2018
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Mixed-Race Marriage Was Illegal in the U.S. Until 1967 - June 18, 2018
18 Jun 2018
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Can the Media Criticize Government Officials? - June 08, 2018
08 Jun 2018
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What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means - May 22, 2018
22 May 2018
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Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018
11 May 2018
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Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018
11 May 2018
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How the Supreme Court Makes Decisions - April 15, 2018
15 Apr 2018
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The Unique Invention of the US President - January 18, 2018
18 Jan 2018
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Native People Fight to Keep Hair Long - January 12, 2018
12 Jan 2018
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US Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Honored - January 11, 2018
11 Jan 2018
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Bill Clinton: Survivor - December 14, 2017
14 Dec 2017
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Jimmy Carter: Outsider - November 22, 2017
22 Nov 2017
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Newly Found Painting Shows George Washington's Army Tent - November 17, 2017
17 Nov 2017
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America Celebrates Veterans Day - November 09, 2017
09 Nov 2017
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Richard Nixon: Resigned - November 09, 2017
09 Nov 2017
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Tecumseh: Tribal Leader Who Fought American Expansion - November 08, 2017
08 Nov 2017
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The True Story of Pocahontas - November 08, 2017
08 Nov 2017
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Lyndon Johnson: Complicated - November 02, 2017
02 Nov 2017
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Secret Kennedy Assassination Files Release, But Some Withheld - October 27, 2017
27 Oct 2017
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John Kennedy: Young - October 26, 2017
26 Oct 2017
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Benjamin Harrison: Grandson - August 03, 2017
03 Aug 2017
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Grover Cleveland: Repeated - July 28, 2017
28 Jul 2017
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Chester A. Arthur: Surprisingly Good - July 20, 2017
20 Jul 2017
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Rutherford B. Hayes: Middle-of-the-Road - July 05, 2017
05 Jul 2017
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Ulysses S. Grant: Well-Meaning - June 28, 2017
28 Jun 2017
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Andrew Johnson: Impeached - June 23, 2017
23 Jun 2017
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Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Three) - June 14, 2017
14 Jun 2017
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Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Two) - June 09, 2017
09 Jun 2017
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Abraham Lincoln: Martyr - June 02, 2017
02 Jun 2017
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James Buchanan: Passive - May 26, 2017
26 May 2017
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Franklin Pierce: Ineffective - May 19, 2017
19 May 2017
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Millard Fillmore: Forgotten - May 11, 2017
11 May 2017
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James Polk: Dark Horse - May 01, 2017
01 May 2017
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James Polk: Dark Horse - April 27, 2017
27 Apr 2017
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John Tyler: Unexpected - April 21, 2017
21 Apr 2017
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William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived - April 17, 2017
17 Apr 2017
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William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived - April 12, 2017
12 Apr 2017
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Martin Van Buren: OK - April 05, 2017
05 Apr 2017
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Andrew Jackson: Loved/Hated - March 31, 2017
31 Mar 2017
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John Quincy Adams: Stubborn - March 24, 2017
24 Mar 2017
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James Monroe: Likable - March 16, 2017
16 Mar 2017
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Thomas Jefferson: Complex - March 03, 2017
03 Mar 2017
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John Adams: Second - February 24, 2017
24 Feb 2017
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US Has a Long History of Restricting Immigrants - January 30, 2017
30 Jan 2017
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US Presidents Make History with Executive Orders - January 27, 2017
27 Jan 2017
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Flashback: The Fight for Women's Right to Vote - November 07, 2016
07 Nov 2016
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An Underground World: Carlsbad Caverns National Park - May 20, 2016
20 May 2016
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Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Mathematician, Astronomer - February 12, 2016
12 Feb 2016
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Alexander Hamilton: Father of American Banking - February 01, 2016
01 Feb 2016
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Thomas Jefferson: The Nation's Third President - January 22, 2016
22 Jan 2016
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John Adams: The Nation's Second President - January 14, 2016
14 Jan 2016
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Abigail Adams: A First Lady Ahead of Her Time - January 08, 2016
08 Jan 2016
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