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.
Ivan IV is a cruel murderer and an effective leader who strengthens Russia's stature at home and abroad.
Vincent's paintings improve as his mental health deteriorates, causing him to cut off part of his ear and end up in an asylum.
The Barons remain steadfast in their beliefs about the Magna Carta, even though excommunication means they cannot participate in church services or ac...
After the surrender of Bataan, the Japanese force soldiers on a death march.
648 plaintiffs join the lawsuit; add a claim to cover people who get sick in the future, and the lawsuit goes to trial.
While the Battle of Bunker Hill (actually Breed's Hill) is a victory for the British, they suffer heavy losses.
Edwin Epps orders Platt (Solomon Northup) to beat Patsey, another slave. When Platt defies Epps' wishes, for an even-worse beating, Epps cruelly whip...
Mutsuhiro Watanabe (The Bird) is the worst Japanese guard; he makes life hard for Zamp at several camps. After the war, The Bird hides, begins a new l...
Civil war is coming to Ireland as violence divides the country. On May 3, 1921, the country is partitioned in two.
On July 16, 1945, the U.S. set off an atomic device as a test and then decides to use these weapons to bomb Japan.
On March 5, 1770, British Army soldiers kill five civilian men and injure six others in Boston.
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