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.
Charles Howard, Seabiscuit's owner, is a car salesman who takes horses for trade on his cars.
James' son Charles I is condemned to death and beheaded for treason.
Alexander's main enemy is Darius III, head of the Persian Empire. The young ruler's strategy just might get the better of his older rival.
Even though the American Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, Americans practice censorship.
During Chicago's Great Fire of 1871, people are not able to escape death even when seeking safety in Lake Michigan.
Although Chicago has modern equipment, the city has far-too-few firefighters in 1871.
Chicago reporter Maurine Watkins, who covers the courts, turns two real murders into a play for a college class.
Meet Chicago's early crime bosses including Big Jim Colosimo, Johnny Torrio, and Al Capone.
Maureen Watkinss play Chicago appears on Broadway in 1926 and later is the basis for the Bob Fosse musical.
By the end of the 19th century, the Native American name Chickagou (which means "bad smell") becomes Chicago and organized crime moves in.
Abandoned by his father and losing his mother and foster mother to tuberculosis, Poe spends his childhood alone and sad.
Young children work with little hope of getting a formal education.
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