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 Emancipation Proclamation is still debated today, what did it say and how did the country react?
As Abraham Lincoln's funeral train made its way to Springfield, Illinois - where the President would be buried - one of the stops on its 1,654-mile jo...
This book was a Caldecott Honor Book because of its illustrations. It is a retelling of the well-known story of "Little Red Riding Hood," but in...
Do you know the background of "Little Women?" Meet Louisa May Alcott and learn how she based her still-famous story on her real-life family.
Photograph depicting the desperate living conditions people endured during the Great Depression.
Elizabeth Stride, also known as "Long Liz," was born in Sweden (on a farm called Stora Tumlehed) in November of 1843. Her life ended when she became a...
Born Hugh Smithson, Lord Percy was the 2nd Duke of Northumberland and a Member of Parliament. His half-brother willed funds to America which the gover...
A judicial inquiry into the reasons for the wreck is headed by Lord Mersey, a fair man. By this time, however, Captain Turner is greatly reviled by ma...
Ten days before Parliament was scheduled to open in November of 1605, William Parker (also known as Lord Monteagle) was about to have dinner at his ho...
Louis Dembitz Brandeis (18561941) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was known as a strong supporter of civil rights.
Killing Louis XVI took very little time on the morning of January 21, 1793.
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