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.
On his way to the Battle of Marengo, where Napoleon defeated Austria, the First Counsel of France had to traverse the Grand Saint-Bernard Pass. Jacque...
We remember Nathan Hale, executed by the British and illustrated by Howard Pyle, for these words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for ...
The Trail of Tears, which describes a bleak period in U.S. history, occurred after the U.S. federal government forced Native Americans to leave their ...
Bona Sforza was the wife of Sigismund I of Poland. Her 16th century Book of Prayers contains many gorgeous illuminations, including the nativity of Ch...
This image depicts Philip Johnston visiting members of the Navajo Nation at their hogan.
In occupied Holland, Dutch churches issued a collective protest against the treatment of the country's Jews.
Elizabeth Cochrane, whose pen name was Nellie Bly, took a radical round-the-world trip in 1889. It made her the most-famous woman in the world.
On the 11th of July, 1963, the police decided to raid Liliesleaf Farm.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
Nero became the Emperor of Rome in 54 AD.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
Learn about redrawing national boundaries.
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