How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
In 37 days, Sherman travels from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in between. His plan is to destroy the Confederates' ability to make war.
In Galveston, the seawater rises to 20 feet in some areas, drowning many people. Winds blow 120 mph, sweeping homes away.
James Goodsell provides an eyewitness account of the perilous human situation.
Infected soldiers carry the Spanish Flu wherever they go. When they return to the U.S., the flu re-infects the country.
Even with England's help, the Huguenots cannot retain control of La Rochelle and give up after 14 months.
View photographs and drawings of the siege of Petersburg before General Lee surrenders.
Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas whose name non-Dutch speakers mispronounce ...
Walter Raleigh helps uncover the Babington Plot and becomes a favorite of Elizabeth's; he attempts to form a settlement in the New World.
One theory suggests that Sir William Gull, Queen Victoria's physician, is Jack the Ripper.
Four male college students from historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College challenged segregation in public restaurants.
On June 6, 1099, the First Crusaders reach Jerusalem and battle the Muslims; many die, including about 40,000 Muslims and Jews.
Slaves who are brought to America to work the southern plantations have little "comfort and happiness."
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