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.
Image from the British Law Courts Report by Lord Mersey. Click on the image for a better view.
Lt General John L. DeWitt recommended that Japanese-Americans be excluded from their homes in areas where their presence could be problematic during W...
Lt. Jack Robinson was court-martialed on two charges during August of 1944. After he was found "not guilty," on both, he asked to be relieved of...
This image depicts the back-cover of Lucy Pringle's book on Crop Circles: The Greatest Mystery of Modern Times. Ms. Pringle is Britain's top in...
When mummified remains are found in peat bogs, mountain summits and other places, sometimes facial features are preserved - sometimes they are not.&nb...
Nelson Mandela, known as "The First Accused" at the Rivonia treason trial, gave this opening statement (on his own behalf) at the beginning of the tri...
A leaflet, containing the following words, was issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe on December 16, 1961. It acknowledge responsibility fo...
This map depicts the location of Kent, in southeastern England. The county - known as "The Garden of England" - is located east of London. Clic...
This image depicts LBJ's daily diary for March 31, 1968 - the day he announced to the American people that he would not seek, and would not accept, th...
This image depicts the text of a "marriage bond" between Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Clemm. The document contains an error. Virginia's age is ...
During America's years of chattel slavery, people could be bought and sold. If an "owner" of slaves died, the slaves would be inventoried as "pr...
This image depicts a formal document, signed by Mary, Queen of Scots and her new husband, Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley). The document says, among other...
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