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 image depicts a beautiful painting conveying the sense of “awesomeness” that must have existed, in ancient Greece, when all of the bu...
On October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson confronts Soviet Ambassador Zorin in the United Nations. The US, says Stevenson, is prepared to "wait until hell ...
Mark Twain published his famous book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in Britain (in December of 1884) and in America (in February of 1885).
After he leaves the house, around midnight, Huck Finn joins his buddy, Tom Sawyer.
In a little-known part of American history, African-American cowboys made-up nearly 25% of all Texas cowboys after the end of the U.S. Civil War.
Shepard was the first American in space when he blasted off in a Redstone rocket on May 5, 1961.
As Green Hornet's castaways drifted in the Pacific, an albatross stopped by the life raft.
In 1952, Einstein was asked about his role in making atomic bombs. He responded with a short essay, entitled "On My Participation In The Atom Bomb Pro...
While his father was still alive, Alexander (who was not-yet called "The Great") tamed a beautiful horse, called Bucephalas, whom no one else was able...
In 1780, the momentum of America's war for independence took dramatic turns.
America is still a young country when the newly formed federal government passes an excise tax on the production of whiskey. Rebellion quickly follow...
In 1938, Talladega College commissioned Hale Aspacio Woodruff - a highly respected artist - to create a series of murals depicting the African-America...
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