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U.S. History (VOA) Audiobook
American history in VOA Learning English. Listen to U.S. History (VOA) Audiobook online with a synced transcript. Replay sentence by sentence, check translations, get AI explanations, and shadow each line in GoodScriber.
63 audio lessons, 8 h 6 min in total. Levels: Intermediate.
Lessons
| # | Title | Length | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presidents’ Day in the US - February 14, 2024 | 6:17 | Intermediate |
| 2 | Americans Observe Memorial Day - May 25, 2023 | 7:11 | Intermediate |
| 3 | Independence Day Has Been a Time to Celebrate and to Think - July 02, 2021 | 5:14 | Intermediate |
| 4 | Memorial Day in America - May 27, 2021 | 10:17 | Intermediate |
| 5 | No Thanks: Native Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Sadness - November 26, 2019 | 4:24 | Intermediate |
| 6 | Enslaved African Muslims Helped Build America - January 29, 2019 | 4:41 | Intermediate |
| 7 | What Is Gerrymandering and Why Is It Important? - December 20, 2018 | 3:04 | Intermediate |
| 8 | How the United States Decides How Many Lawmakers to Send to Congress - December 19, 2018 | 2:47 | Intermediate |
| 9 | What Is the US House of Representatives? - December 13, 2018 | 7:38 | Intermediate |
| 10 | What Is the Senate? - December 07, 2018 | 4:51 | Intermediate |
| 11 | How Laws Are Made in the US - November 30, 2018 | 3:57 | Intermediate |
| 12 | Built, Burned, Bakery: A Short History of the US Capitol Building - November 23, 2018 | 6:14 | Intermediate |
| 13 | What Is the US Capitol Building? - November 14, 2018 | 3:01 | Intermediate |
| 14 | U.S. Congress Explained - November 09, 2018 | 3:49 | Intermediate |
| 15 | US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015 - August 22, 2018 | 1:38 | Intermediate |
| 16 | Is Burning the American Flag Legal? - July 31, 2018 | 1:47 | Intermediate |
| 17 | Roe v. Wade Aimed to Settle Dispute About Abortion. It Didn't. - July 17, 2018 | 1:48 | Intermediate |
| 18 | What Happens If You Are Arrested in the U.S. - June 18, 2018 | 1:42 | Intermediate |
| 19 | Mixed-Race Marriage Was Illegal in the U.S. Until 1967 - June 18, 2018 | 1:41 | Intermediate |
| 20 | Can the Media Criticize Government Officials? - June 08, 2018 | 1:55 | Intermediate |
| 21 | What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means - May 22, 2018 | 1:45 | Intermediate |
| 22 | Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018 | 1:49 | Intermediate |
| 23 | Brown Versus Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement - May 11, 2018 | 1:49 | Intermediate |
| 24 | How the Supreme Court Makes Decisions - April 15, 2018 | 8:24 | Intermediate |
| 25 | The Unique Invention of the US President - January 18, 2018 | 6:46 | Intermediate |
| 26 | Native People Fight to Keep Hair Long - January 12, 2018 | 4:35 | Intermediate |
| 27 | US Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Honored - January 11, 2018 | 4:43 | Intermediate |
| 28 | Bill Clinton: Survivor - December 14, 2017 | 14:05 | Intermediate |
| 29 | Jimmy Carter: Outsider - November 22, 2017 | 14:07 | Intermediate |
| 30 | Newly Found Painting Shows George Washington's Army Tent - November 17, 2017 | 5:38 | Intermediate |
| 31 | America Celebrates Veterans Day - November 09, 2017 | 4:52 | Intermediate |
| 32 | Richard Nixon: Resigned - November 09, 2017 | 16:51 | Intermediate |
| 33 | Tecumseh: Tribal Leader Who Fought American Expansion - November 08, 2017 | 5:21 | Intermediate |
| 34 | The True Story of Pocahontas - November 08, 2017 | 5:42 | Intermediate |
| 35 | Lyndon Johnson: Complicated - November 02, 2017 | 15:24 | Intermediate |
| 36 | Secret Kennedy Assassination Files Release, But Some Withheld - October 27, 2017 | 7:47 | Intermediate |
| 37 | John Kennedy: Young - October 26, 2017 | 14:04 | Intermediate |
| 38 | Benjamin Harrison: Grandson - August 03, 2017 | 10:32 | Intermediate |
| 39 | Grover Cleveland: Repeated - July 28, 2017 | 10:51 | Intermediate |
| 40 | Chester A. Arthur: Surprisingly Good - July 20, 2017 | 10:09 | Intermediate |
| 41 | Rutherford B. Hayes: Middle-of-the-Road - July 05, 2017 | 10:30 | Intermediate |
| 42 | Ulysses S. Grant: Well-Meaning - June 28, 2017 | 11:51 | Intermediate |
| 43 | Andrew Johnson: Impeached - June 23, 2017 | 13:17 | Intermediate |
| 44 | Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Three) - June 14, 2017 | 14:04 | Intermediate |
| 45 | Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Two) - June 09, 2017 | 8:37 | Intermediate |
| 46 | Abraham Lincoln: Martyr - June 02, 2017 | 11:04 | Intermediate |
| 47 | James Buchanan: Passive - May 26, 2017 | 11:09 | Intermediate |
| 48 | Franklin Pierce: Ineffective - May 19, 2017 | 9:37 | Intermediate |
| 49 | Millard Fillmore: Forgotten - May 11, 2017 | 11:10 | Intermediate |
| 50 | James Polk: Dark Horse - May 01, 2017 | 11:57 | Intermediate |
| 51 | James Polk: Dark Horse - April 27, 2017 | 2:25 | Intermediate |
| 52 | John Tyler: Unexpected - April 21, 2017 | 9:39 | Intermediate |
| 53 | William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived - April 17, 2017 | 10:01 | Intermediate |
| 54 | William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived - April 12, 2017 | 10:03 | Intermediate |
| 55 | Martin Van Buren: OK - April 05, 2017 | 9:58 | Intermediate |
| 56 | Andrew Jackson: Loved/Hated - March 31, 2017 | 13:44 | Intermediate |
| 57 | John Quincy Adams: Stubborn - March 24, 2017 | 10:01 | Intermediate |
| 58 | James Monroe: Likable - March 16, 2017 | 10:05 | Intermediate |
| 59 | Thomas Jefferson: Complex - March 03, 2017 | 10:02 | Intermediate |
| 60 | John Adams: Second - February 24, 2017 | 9:55 | Intermediate |
| 61 | US Has a Long History of Restricting Immigrants - January 30, 2017 | 9:34 | Intermediate |
| 62 | US Presidents Make History with Executive Orders - January 27, 2017 | 6:19 | Intermediate |
| 63 | Flashback: The Fight for Women's Right to Vote - November 07, 2016 | 11:54 | Intermediate |
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