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.
Tortuga, located off the coast of Haiti, is home to buccaneers and a safe harbor for pirates.
The killing of Mary Jane Kelly, the Ripper's next victim, is one of the most shocking and infamous crimes in history.
Charlotte Doyle's abandonment of her family leads to the children's commitment to Ireland's industrial schools.
Russia sends an unmanned robot to the moon before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first human beings to walk on the moon.
Similar to Arjuna, Rannulph Junah does not believe he can be a champion.
Filthy trenches in WWI Europe are a perfect breeding ground for the Spanish Flu brought overseas by U.S. soldiers.
After recovering from his arm injuries, the Chicago White Sox recruit Morris in the fall of 1988.
Dostoevsky's wife and brother die, sending him into a tailspin; he becomes broke and desperate.
While life is good, for Thomas Cromwell, his family suddenly is struck by three tragedies.
See what trains (and their power sources) look like during the early years of the transcontinental railroad.
In 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific finish their joint building of the Transcontinental Railroad which connects America's east and west coa...
Benedict Arnold, a general for the Continental Army, devises a plan to yield West Point to the British. His name, forever after, means "traitor" to Am...
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