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.
Henry Mucci and his special forces gather information and local help to plan the rescue of prisoners at Cabanatuan.
The movie Chicago is made after the 1996 revival of the musical.
Sadness and death follow Lincoln's assassination, and conspiracy theories continue.
After Alexander the Great's death, his body is brought to Egypt where it is preserved. History records that in 30 BC, Caesar Augustus viewed the remai...
Seabiscuit and his owner both die of heart problems; Seabiscuit's grave is by an unmarked oak tree at his ranch in California.
Wladyslaw Szpilman writes of his experiences as a survivor of the Nazi regime, and tells of Hosenfeld's good deeds.
Annie Chapman and Elisabeth Stride are the Ripper's next victims.
Catherine Edowes is the Ripper's next victim, ensuring his place in history as "Jack the Ripper."
Xerxes chooses to bring his army through Thermopylae, in central Greece, which consists of a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea.
Vincent is buried on a beautiful day, surrounded by yellow flowers, his artwork and many people who love him.
Read information about 8 more victims in the Virginia Tech Massacre.
Pilate questions Jesus, but refuses to condemn him and sends him to Herod.
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