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.
Navajos enjoy themselves at fairs and gatherings, usually after the fall harvest.
The National Child Labor Committee works for change, but still expects children to hold jobs.
Long-lining is a commercial-fishing technique that uses about 40 miles of hooked lines to catch large fish, such as swordfish.
Concentration camp neighbors are forced to view the camps to prove that it happened.
Raoul Lufbery ("Luf") is the first ace of the Lafayette Escadrille and honored in America's National Aviation Hall of Fame for his bravery in combat.
Americans land near (LZ X-Ray) the mountains, but are unsure where PAVN are located; US troops are understrength and unarmed helicopters are at risk.
Roosevelt orders MacArthur to Australia before the Japanese take over the Philippines.
The Baobab tree, often called "The Tree of Life," is disappearing with the rest of Madagascar's rainforests.
Passengers and provisions carried by the Titanic as she leaves for New York.
A monk named Theophilus documents the process of making colored glass and stained glass windows.
Spiders have glands which produce a silk protein to weave their webs. It comes out of the spider as a liquid, then hardens in the air.
Marcus Aurelius becomes the Emperor of Rome in 161.
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