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.
The original of this photograph, and accompanying text, appeared in the August 28, 1944 issue of LIFE Magazine. Robert Sherrod wrote the story; ...
Bookcover image of Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45, by Alan Clark.
American newspapers published the reports that Bataan had fallen. Little did those readers of newspapers really know about what American and Fil...
Image of Japanese propaganda related to the Bataan Death March.
Bookcover image of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, by James M. McPherson. Amazon provides details about this acclaimed book: Filled with...
This is another section of the Armistead report which details the battle of Fort McHenry, and Baltimore, in September of 1814.
This document tells us what happened during the San Jacinto battle from General Santa Anna's point of view. Click on the image for a readable version...
Beethoven's original score for his 3rd Symphony, better known as the Eroica, had a dedication change. Nearly putting a hole in his manuscript, Beetho...
This image is a snippet view of Beethoven's original score for his Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67.
This is a facsimile of the original, never-sent letter Beethoven wrote to his brothers, Carl and Johann, while the composer was living in Heiligenstad...
This map depicts the location of Northern Ireland and its capital, Belfast. Click on the image for a better view.
After Bessie Coleman successfully completed her flight training, and was awarded her pilot's license in France, Robert Abbott published stories about ...
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