Newsletter Archive

Tuesday, 14 April 2020


VIDEO: Many schools throughout the United States are shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak, with some starting online classes to keep kids learning. VOA met a family in the state of Maryland trying to adapt to this new routine, as schools there will remain closed until at least April 24.

On This Day in American History

On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shoots President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head as the president watched a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. After shooting Lincoln, Booth shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! (Ever thus to tyrants!) The South is avenged,” and then jumped onto the stage, breaking his leg. Despite the injury, he was able to flee Washington. The mortally wounded Lincoln died the next day. On April 26, Booth, who was hiding on a Virginia farm, was killed.

As Africa braces for the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S.-donated mobile hospitals with medics trained by the U.S. military are helping Ghana, Senegal and Uganda respond to local outbreaks.

VIDEO: In times of crisis, it’s usually the most vulnerable who are most affected. In these situations, caring individuals and civic-minded businesses that can make a difference. Combine the two, and you get the results the DC Dream Center has always strived for.

VIDEO: One of the most remarkable achievements of the U.S. space program wasn’t a traditional success story, but preventing a disaster 50 years ago when a lunar landing mission went horribly wrong. Through exclusive VOA interviews with Apollo 13 astronauts and mission control members, VOA revisits NASA’s “successful failure,” when the eyes of the world focused on astronauts in great peril.

Senior U.S. officials met with the Taliban in Qatar Monday to discuss possible violations of a deal the two sides signed February 29, among other issues, according to a Taliban spokesman.

September 2020

09/03 ThursdayThu 09/02 WednesdayWed 09/01 TuesdayTue

August 2020

08/31 MondayMon 08/28 FridayFri 08/27 ThursdayThu 08/26 WednesdayWed 08/25 TuesdayTue 08/21 FridayFri 08/20 ThursdayThu 08/19 WednesdayWed 08/18 TuesdayTue 08/17 MondayMon 08/14 FridayFri 08/13 ThursdayThu 08/12 WednesdayWed 08/11 TuesdayTue 08/10 MondayMon 08/07 FridayFri 08/06 ThursdayThu 08/05 WednesdayWed 08/04 TuesdayTue 08/03 MondayMon

July 2020

07/31 FridayFri 07/30 ThursdayThu 07/29 WednesdayWed 07/28 TuesdayTue 07/27 MondayMon 07/17 FridayFri 07/16 ThursdayThu 07/15 WednesdayWed 07/14 TuesdayTue 07/13 MondayMon 07/10 FridayFri 07/09 ThursdayThu 07/08 WednesdayWed 07/07 TuesdayTue 07/06 MondayMon 07/02 ThursdayThu 07/01 WednesdayWed

June 2020

06/25 ThursdayThu 06/23 TuesdayTue 06/22 MondayMon 06/19 FridayFri 06/18 ThursdayThu 06/17 WednesdayWed 06/16 TuesdayTue 06/15 MondayMon 06/12 FridayFri 06/11 ThursdayThu 06/10 WednesdayWed 06/09 TuesdayTue 06/08 MondayMon 06/05 FridayFri 06/04 ThursdayThu 06/02 TuesdayTue 06/01 MondayMon Older Archives