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.
Rail lines pass directly through the Mumbai area of Dharavi. That is how the children, depicted in the film Slumdog Millionaire, can make their ...
Bookcover image of Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex by John R. Horner and Don Lessem. In this book, learn the story behind the discovery of the worl...
The FBI's file on Dillinger still contains a drawing of the stake-out at the Biograph Theater, described as follows: A hand-written document from o...
This image depicts a farewell letter which Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote to his brother, Mikhail, before he left for the penal colony in Siberia. Click on ...
This map depicts the location of Downpatrick, where it is believed St. Patrick died. Click on the image for a greatly expanded view.
Image from the brochure Dr. Henry W. Greist: famed head of the world's farthest north hospital at Point Barrow, Alaska.
This map image depicts the location of the Republic of Ireland and its capital, Dublin. Click on the image for a better view.
Dunkirk - also spelled Dunkerque - is located in northern France. During late May and early June, of 1940, it was the scene of a disaster-in-the...
Earthly Remains, published by British Museum Press, takes us into peat bogs, mummy tombs and other such places to investigate (among many other things...
This image depicts extensive damage to Port Royal, Jamaica following a massive earthquake on June 7, 1692. It is based on a copper etching...
East Chicago's official web site provides the following information about this Indiana city: Incorporated in 1893 as a railroad and steel town, Eas...
The only other Pilgrim to write about life in Plimoth Plantation was Edward Winslow. He published his book, Good Newes from New England, in 1624...
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