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.
Nicholas' coronation feast causes the death of about 2,000 people and his reign causes Russia many military losses.
Though African Americans were free, after the Civil War, the U.S. federal government (including the federal courts) allows the practice of racial segr...
Mary marries again and is forced to abdicate in favor of her son.
The Catholic Church laws, in 19th-century Italy, legally allow baptized Jewish children to be taken from their families.
After escape from the Horns of Hattin battlefield, Balien of Ibelin retrieves his wife in Jerusalem. Saladin allows this because Balien carries no we...
Rather than surrender, Japanese soldiers lead Banzai attacks where they kill as many Marines as possible before dying themselves.
Even though teams are playing baseball in the northern U.S., there is no evidence it is popular in the south until the Civil War.
Jackie plays for the Kansas City Monarchs; African-American baseball players face discrimination in every town.
Risking his own life, Bass agrees to write letters for Platt (Solomon Northup), alerting people in the North that he is wrongfully being held as a sla...
Although he is little-celebrated in the 21st century, Baas Reeves was a giant of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. An African-American U.S. Depu...
Born a slave, Bass Reeves ran away from slavery during America's Civil War. He fled to Indian Territory (today's Oklahoma) where he learned five Nativ...
The military retreats to Bataan and General MacArthur moves to Corregidor.
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