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.
"Pioneer" regiments, at about the time of World War I, were regiments of African-American soldiers required to perform heavy labor. Instead of t...
Image of an article about a surviving Conestoga Wagon, from the March 31, 1973 edition of the Greenville Advocate.
The Library of Congress has many news articles about Frederick Douglass. This is one of them. Click on the image for a much-better view.
News article online, courtesy Library of Congress. Click on the image for a better view.
News article, reporting the death of Frederick Douglass, is maintained by the Library of Congress. Click on the image for a better view.
This image depicts an article which appeared in the Cleveland Advocate's November 2, 1918 issue. It discusses the observation that "Spanish Flu"...
This newspaper article ran about a few days after the Roswell crash. The article reported that the Army had indeed recovered a flying disc, desp...
Newspaper article announcing the death of Joe Gould. Click on the image for a better view.
This is a facsimile version of a contemporaneous newspaper account regarding the fate of the conspirators. CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A BETTER VIEW...
The "Weekely Newes"—for Monday the 31st of January, 1606—contains a story of the arraignment, trial and execution of the Gunpowder Conspir...
News reports, like this one from "The National News," predicted the likely death of President Lincoln after he was shot at Ford's Theatre. This...
This image depicts John Newton's signature.
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