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.
This section of the Versailles Treaty describes, and quantifies, the types of war damages ("reparations") Germany would pay as a result of World War I...
This image depicts a document - written on the 10th of September, 1963 - setting forth a proposed U.S. government policy regarding developing issues i...
Vincent was thirty-five years old when he wrote this 24 September 1888 letter to his brother, Theo. He was in Arles at the time. My d...
On the 23rd of October, 1915, the Cleveland Advocate ran this political advertisement. It urges people to vote "NO" on the "Prohibition Amendmen...
Image of the letter sent to Walter Hagen form O.B. Keeler of the Atlanta Journal. Click of the image for a better view.
The War Department issued a news release regarding the shooting of President Lincoln on the evening of April 14, 1865. This is a facsimile image...
This original, handwritten note indicates that the capitol building (in Washington, D.C.) was attacked by the British on the 24th of August, 1814.&nbs...
An American Marine found a briefcase on Saipan containing nothing but information regarding Amelia Earhart. Was it her briefcase? If so, how did it ge...
Image of General Washington's letter to General Clinton concerning John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of the second page of General Washington's letter to General Clinton concerning John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.
More than 350,000 African-Americans served in the U.S. military during World War I. Many received medals for their courage during battle. Wishi...
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