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.
As far as scholars know, the first depiction of the death of Jesus - in illuminated manuscript form - is found in the Syriac Rabbula Gospels, from 586...
Learn about some of the icons, frescoes, and paintings created between the 13th and 16th century
King Arthur, aRoman, leads the Britons in battles against theAnglo-Saxons in the early 6th century.
President Johnson's personal diary entries lack a sense of urgency concerning the alleged second attack in the Gulf of Tonkin on 4 August 1964.
President Kennedy's response to the Soviet Union, to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis, has two versions. One is public, the other is private.
With the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, the South continues to legally practice racial inequality as a way of life.
The jurors selected in the William Penn case side with the defendant, surprising the judges.
While Patrick is a captive, he works as a shepherd and spends his time in thought and prayer.
A mere six weeks into his second term, Lincoln becomes the first President assassinated.
Eyewitness accounts tell the terrifying experience of this unexpected 8.3 magnitude quake.
The jurors stand by their verdict, in favor of William Penn, are willing to starve for it.
A receipts ledger with Capone's name on it shows profits from his gambling house; it is enough evidence to charge him with income tax evasion.
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