Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues She was one of the greatest jazz singers in America. VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Billie Holiday And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week

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Frank Lloyd Wright,1867-1959: The greatest American building designer of the twentieth century One critic said Wright's ideas were 50 years ahead of his time. VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special Engl

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THE IMMORTAL BARD by Isaac Asimov Oh, yes, said Dr. Phineas Welch, I can bring back the spirits of the illustrious dead. He was a little drunk, or maybe he wouldn't have said it. Of course, it was perfectly all right to get a little drunk at the annu

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in th

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Health Report - How a 1959 Discovery Saves Premature Babies Today This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We told you last week about a study which found that more than ten percent of all babies worldwide are born too early. One common problem

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1959: The Year That Changed Everything A crowd gathers in New York's Times Square to usher in the New Year, 1959. The importance of what future met them that year is still being debated. How Significant Will 2009 Appear in the Lens of History? Jeff G

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