Presidents’ Day in the US - February 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024•6 min
U.S. History - VOA Learning English
U.S. History explains the history of the United States. Each report tells how the country and its people have developed.
Episodes
Americans Observe Memorial Day - May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023•7 min
Independence Day Has Been a Time to Celebrate and to Think - July 02, 2021
Jul 02, 2021•5 min
Memorial Day in America - May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021•10 min
No Thanks: Native Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Sadness - November 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019•4 min
Enslaved African Muslims Helped Build America - January 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019•5 min
What Is Gerrymandering and Why Is It Important? - December 20, 2018
Dec 20, 2018•3 min
How the United States Decides How Many Lawmakers to Send to Congress - December 19, 2018
Dec 19, 2018•3 min
What Is the US House of Representatives? - December 13, 2018
Dec 13, 2018•8 min
What Is the Senate? - December 07, 2018
Dec 07, 2018•5 min
How Laws Are Made in the US - November 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018•4 min
Built, Burned, Bakery: A Short History of the US Capitol Building - November 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018•6 min
What Is the US Capitol Building? - November 14, 2018
Nov 14, 2018•3 min
U.S. Congress Explained - November 09, 2018
Nov 09, 2018•4 min
US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015 - August 22, 2018
Aug 22, 2018•2 min
Is Burning the American Flag Legal? - July 31, 2018
Jul 31, 2018•2 min
Roe v. Wade Aimed to Settle Dispute About Abortion. It Didn't. - July 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018•2 min
What Happens If You Are Arrested in the U.S. - June 18, 2018
Jun 18, 2018•2 min
Mixed-Race Marriage Was Illegal in the U.S. Until 1967 - June 18, 2018
Jun 18, 2018•2 min
Can the Media Criticize Government Officials? - June 08, 2018
Jun 08, 2018•2 min
What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means - May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018•2 min
Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018•2 min
Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018•2 min
How the Supreme Court Makes Decisions - April 15, 2018
Apr 15, 2018•8 min
The Unique Invention of the US President - January 18, 2018
Jan 18, 2018•7 min
Native People Fight to Keep Hair Long - January 12, 2018
Jan 12, 2018•5 min
US Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Honored - January 11, 2018
Jan 11, 2018•5 min
Bill Clinton: Survivor - December 14, 2017
Dec 14, 2017•14 min
Jimmy Carter: Outsider - November 22, 2017
Nov 22, 2017•14 min
Newly Found Painting Shows George Washington's Army Tent - November 17, 2017
Nov 17, 2017•6 min