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.
The Homestead Act allows anyone who has not fought against the U.S., and is head of a family, to get 160-acres.
Mandela avoids the death penalty for a treason conviction; his sentence converts to life in prison at the Robben Island prison.
The Supreme Court finds Abrams guilty of sedition; however, the First Amendment today allows people to express their opinions (even when they're unpop...
Upset when France gives up so quickly,Charles de Gaulleforms a resistance movement known as "Free French."
Whole villages of once healthy peasants starve while living in holes dug in a bog.
Ayers is a talented student at Julliard, until he develops a mental disorder and drops out.
Anna and Dostoevsky work together and their relationship becomes personal.
There was no system in place to help slaves transition from slavery to freedom either in the North or the South.
Extreme cold can also mummify a human body. One woman in the northern hemisphere is so well preserved that lice can be observed on her head.
While Key and Beanes are on the British ship, flag maker Mary Young Pickersgill's flag flies over Baltimore's harbor.
Slaves of Southern owners are subject to the Fugitive Slave Law.
While medical researchers are making progress in understanding the Ebola virus, the current methods of prevention and treatment are similar to 19th-ce...
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