Remember World War II?
Bad guys, Nazis, Good guys, not the Nazis.
It was during those simpler times that the United States launched Voice of America.
This is a voice speaking from America.
Its mission was to fight Axis propaganda with American propaganda.
But then that war ended and a new colder one began and Voice of America became an anti authoritarian tool for for the United States.
And it grew far beyond the radio.
Around the clock, the Voice of America broadcasts America's message of democracy to the world.
You can find Voice of America on the TV in dozens of languages.
And then over the weekend, after more than 80 years of broadcasting, Voice of America went dark on Today Explained it wasn't the Nazis or the communists who finally silenced Voice of America.
It was the President of the United States.
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