THE MAKING OF A NATION - Theodore Roosevelt Becomes America's Youngest LeaderBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, January 05, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special

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Sixty years ago today, two men reached the summit of Mt Everest, the highest mountain in the world. They were the first people to do this and return alive. The men were New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay from Nepal. They were part of a B

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Three months ago, Mt Tongariro erupted, sending a cloud of ash into the sky. Today the same thing happened and it happened suddenly, without any early signs or noise. Again it sent a cloud of ash into the sky, about 5000m high. Listen to August 8th 2

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - William McKinley: The Twenty-Fifth President of the United States By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, December 29, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: The Making of a Nation-- a progr

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VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about William McKinley. He took office in 1897 and was re-elected in 1900. He led the United States into the 20th century. One way to think of McKinley is as a transition preside

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The South Ridge on Aoraki Mt Cook has been re-named Hillary Ridge. This is to honour Sir Edmund Hillary who was in the group of four climbers who were first to climb along that ridge to the top the mountain in 1948. It took them 7 hours. Aoraki Mt Co

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