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.
Benjamin Banneker, a free black, prepared an Almanac for 1792 which his publishers called "an extraordinary effort of genius." Banneker’s white ...
James Otis wrote that the "lust of power" leads to an abuse of political power.
This is an excerpt from Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland - James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches - by Lawrence Normand and Gareth Rob...
Bookcover image of Hesitant Martyr of the Texas Revolution: James Walker Fannin, by Gary Brown.
A short biography of James Watt, the Scottish inventor whose brilliance in improving the steam engine helped to change the world.
Image of a Press Release from Senator Robert Kennedy called Statement on Vietnam War, dated January 31, 1966. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of the second page of a Press Release from Senator Robert Kennedy called Statement on Vietnam War, dated January 31, 1966. Click on the image f...
How was it that Japan selected Pearl Harbor as the attack target? What types of resources did Japan assign to the mission?The U.S. Navy's Histor...
This image depicts part of the "Kill All" policy - an intercepted message which caused Allied military officials grave concerns about the well-being o...
Soon after the Pearl Harbor attacks, official inquiries began. How could this have happened? Was America so completely unprepared for a Ja...
This is a facsimile image of the signature page for Japan’s surrender. The document was signed during a formal surrender ceremony on board...
This image depicts the first page of the surrender document which formally ended the War in the Pacific during World War II. It was signed by...
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