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.
Martin Luther, a Catholic monk, disagrees with the practices of the Church and his books are burned.
Americans land near (LZ X-Ray) the mountains, but are unsure where PAVN are located; US troops are understrength and unarmed helicopters are at risk.
Roosevelt orders MacArthur to Australia before the Japanese take over the Philippines.
The Baobab tree, often called "The Tree of Life," is disappearing with the rest of Madagascar's rainforests.
Madiba, as Mandela is affectionately called, forms a close friendship with Pienaar which lasts until Mandela's death.
Irish raiders kidnap Maewyn Succat, St. Patricks birth name, when he is 16; he spends 6 years as a slave.
Passengers and provisions carried by the Titanic as she leaves for New York.
Apartheid, a system ofracial segregation in South Africa, ensures blacks cannot vote or travel freely in their own country.
Mandela believes thatarmed resistance-including violence- is the only way to endthe problems caused by apartheid.
In 1994, Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president through a democratic vote.
The words and quotes of Thomas Hobbs show why man feels he has the right to torture others.
African Americans and their allies demonstrate in the nation's capitol
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