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.
Within two months of the Treaty of Paris,Washington resigns fromhis job as Commander-in-Chief.
A military court martial charges Paul Revere with cowardice and disobedience.
Modern scholars wonder if other diseases and bacteria accompanied the medieval-era plague, and that's why it was so infectious and deadly.
In a 2003 outbreak, SARS appears similar to the Spanish flu, but is not the same. The Spanish flu first appears to be swine virus from China.
Huge fires break out in several other Midwest cities on the same day, in 1871, that Chicago burns.
Lizzie incriminates herself by giving testimony which makes little sense to Knowlton, the District Attorney.
U.S. war posters highlight worries about food shortages and prompt people to avoid wasting anything.
In this image we see John Cairncross as he appeared during his student days at Cambridge University. Photo online via Spartacus Educational website. ...
Napoleon escapes from Elba and, during "One Hundred Days," attempts a comeback. This June marks the 200th anniversary of Napleon's defeat at Waterloo.
Upset with the taxes and conditions of the time, Wat Tyler leads peasants, into London where they kill many.
Jefferson believes the colonies should become free states.
In order to sever all ties with Great Britain, Congress approves the Declaration of Independence.
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