American History: A Fresh Start
September 05, 2012
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.
Today we start our series again from the beginning. The last time we started over was in October of two thousand seven.
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THE MAKING OF A NATION is one of the most popular programs in VOA Special English.
It started in May of nineteen sixty-nine. Some longtime listeners can remember when THE MAKING OF A NATION was on the radio twice a week. People who grew up listening to it are old enough now to listen with their own children, or even their grandchildren.
The series tells a story. You can think of it not just as a series of programs about the history of America and its people, but a series of lessons. The subjects include exploration, revolution, civil war, social and political change, the rise of industry and modern technology, and more.
As time adds to the story of American history, we add to our series. We finished in May at program number two hundred forty. The subject was the Great Recession and the presidential election of two thousand eight.
Over the last year, we took our series in a new direction. We added more sound from the people who made history in the twentieth century ...
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