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.
Click on the image for a larger view. On the 14th of April, 1789, Charles Thomson - the secretary of Congress - had a very important trip to make.&nb...
Nine days after the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush addresses a joint session of the 107th Congress. He pledges to defend America's fre...
Bookcover image of Gideon Mantell and the Discovery of Dinosaurs, Dennis R. Dean.
Bookcover image of Gods and Generals: A Novel of the Civil War, by Jeff Shaara.
This image depicts the book cover of Gordon and the Sudan: Prologue to the Mahdiyya 1877-1880, by Alice Moore Harell. This work helps us to understan...
Image of the "Grand Inquest" court minutes and proceedings for the District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania - 1860. Click on the image for a better vie...
Image of the "Grand Inquest" court minutes and proceedings for the District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania - 1860. Click on the image for a better vie...
Image of the "Grand Inquest" court minutes and proceedings for the District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania - 1860. Click on the image for a better vie...
Image of the "Grand Inquest" court minutes and proceedings for the District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania - 1860. Click on the image for a better vie...
Image of the "Grand Inquest" court minutes and proceedings for the District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania - 1860. Click on the image for a better vie...
This graphic, from the National Park Service, depicts the headquarter-locations of General U.S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee at the time of the Con...
Click on the image to see a better view of the graph. This graph, from the U.S. Social Security Administration, depicts the dramatic drop in Gross Na...
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