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.
Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952. Click on the image for a better view.
Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952, page 2. Click on the image for a better view.
Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952, page 3. Click on the image for a better view.
Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952, page 4. Click on the image for a better view.
Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952, page 5. Click on the image for a better view.
Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952, page 6. Note how the President signed this entry: "The C in C" (the commander-in-chief)...
President Harry Truman was in Potsdam, for a major conference, following the Allied victory in Europe. This text image describes the President's...
As President Truman toured Berlin, before the Potsdam Conference began, he was stunned by the damage. This memo, detailing the events of the Pre...
President Truman responded to Henry Stimson's message of July 30, 1945 by writing on the reverse side of that cable. This is the only written, p...
This document depicts the second page of President Truman's 6 August 1945 press release regarding America's use of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima. He...
This illustration - from the 1852 title page of Uncle Tom's Cabin - is by Hammatt Billings. It depicts the characters Chloe, Mose, Pete, Baby an...
This image depicts Union soldiers bridging the Osage River for General Fremont. Click on it to expand the view. In the Harper's Weekly issue of Novem...
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