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.
Liz Johnson created this 9-11 remembrance: "New Vocabulary as of September 12, 2001"
Hilary North seems to speak for many others with this work: "How My Life Has Changed."
A deadly train wreck near Nashville occurred on July 9, 1918 when two trains collided, head on, traveling between 50-60 mph. Contemporary news reports...
A graphical image depicting the line of Roman Emperors called Trajan, Hadrian and the Antonines. Click on the image for a better view.
This is the transcript from the Pan Am cockpit's voice recorder. It ends with a scream from Captain van Zanten. 1701:57.0PanAm Radio(c/p) Ten...
The Transkei - meaning "Beyond the River Kei" - is an area in South Africa. It is depicted in red in this map inset. On the 18th of July, 1918, Nelso...
Page 2 of the investigation report into the Tacoma, Washington corruption scandal reaches a sobering conclusion. The crime ring at work likely c...
Soon after the death of his brother, Beethoven assumed custody of his nine-year-old nephew, Karl. He never had a good relationship with his sist...
Benjamin Franklin came through for America when he negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France on February 6, 1778.
In 1848, following the Mexican-American War, Santa Anna signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The agreement between the two countries gave th...
The trial of Florence Maybrick was widely covered by the newspapers of the day. This image depicts one such article. It was published by T...
This image depicts a page from the Grand Jugement against King Louix XVI of France. It is from the trial of the People of France versus Louis XV...
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