Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
When Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes, due to Executive Order 9066, they give away their possessions.
While Emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius - known as a philosopher and helper of the poor - persecutes Christians.
Although Marcus Aurelius helps the poor, he persecutes Christians.
Writers, such as the Grimm brothers, write folk tales for young adults; The Beast of Gevaudan may also influence Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Hound of th...
In 1911, Virginia Stephen marries Leonard Woolf, a Jewish man, but they never have children.
Leonidas, King of Sparta, prepares to lead a Greek army against Xerxes, King of Persia, and his Immortals.
The location of the invasion is a secret, but battle details are planned and practiced.
T-Rex is an extinct, North American meat-eating dinosaur first rediscovered in 1902 by Barnum Brown.
First-hand accounts of Japanese preparations on Iwo Jima come from letters General Kuribayashi and others write home.
Lewis and Clark reach their goal, the Pacific Ocean, in early January 1806.
Hitler orders the destruction of Paris because liberation is near; Paris is free in August 1944.
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