THE MAKING OF A NATION - After the Civil War: Searching for the Man Who Shot Lincoln By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, June 16, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Spe

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405. The Trent Affair, 1861. 405.特伦特事件(1861年) As soon as the blockade was established, the British and French governments gave the Confederates the same rights in their ports as the United States had. 在封锁建立之时,英国政

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I When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, bought Canterville Chase, every one told him he was doing a very foolish thing, as there was no doubt at all that the place was haunted. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself, who was a man of the most punc

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He selected Friday, August 17th, for his appearance, and spent most of that day in looking over his wardrobe, ultimately deciding in favour of a large slouched hat with a red feather, a winding-sheet frilled at the wrists and neck, and a rusty dagger

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Stopping to Smell the Roses, and Lots More, at the Botanic GardenBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Speci

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Risking Death to Reach Safety in Europe The Mediterranean Sea was a deadliest stretch of water in 2011for refugees and migrants. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says more than 1500 people drowned or went missing while fleeing Africa for Europe. UNHCR

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