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.
Joan is found guilty but that is not enough for the English judge; he finds a devious way to make sure her sentence is burning at the stake.
The weapon that strikes the Black Hawks comes from Afghanistan; the Soviet Union gave them weapons. An associate of Osama Bin Laden trains the Somalis...
Frank Abagnale's first con is on his dad; he runs up $3,400 in charges on his father's Mobile gas card.
Ignoring safety precautions, the Wright brothers are the first human beings to ever fly a powered plane. It happens on December 17, 1903.
The first flights take place December 17, 1903; by 1908, Wilbur shows their plane in Europe, and by 1909 builds a military flyer.
Russia sends the first man and woman into space, but the United States is gearing up to catch up, and pass them.
Vincent's sketching and painting of the peasants around him leads to his desire for new challenges.
Marley promises that Scrooge Three Spirits will visit his old partner. The first Spirit - the Ghost of Christmas Past - is his first visitor.
Jesus is questioned and beaten at the house of Caiaphas.
Not content to be crown prince, or even Grand Prince, the teenage Ivan IV takes the title "Tsar."
Key is remembered for honoring the Fort McHenry flag which now is cared-for at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
The flag still flies at dawn, after the British give up on Baltimore.
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