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 the 24th of January, 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, where James Marshall (who was building a saw mill for himself and John Sutter) fou...
When swarming locusts descend on a place - and start to eat/destroy crops, plants or leaves with rapacious speed - human beings are often left with li...
This image depicts the tally of electoral votes for the election of 1800 where Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 votes. As a result of ...
The battle at Stony Point, which took place in July of 1779, was (according to the National Park Service) "the last military action of importance in t...
When the U.S. was finally able to send a teacher into space, successfully, more than 20 years had passed since Christa McAuliffe's tragic death aboard...
Vincent Van Gogh found beauty in life. Through his paintings, he hoped to share this idea with others.
This image depicts some of the tea which was thrown into Boston Harbor on the 16th of December, 1773, during an event known as "The Boston Tea Party.
Rick Smiths unit had a motto on the 30th of October, 1991:These things we do, that others may live.
A Brooklyn penny-candy-store owner (named Morris Michtom) was so intrigued by a 1902 political cartoon (featuring Theodore Roosevelt with a bear cub) ...
Ted Kennedy gave the eulogy for his brother, Bobby, at the St.
For the 19th Amendment to become law - and give American women the right to vote - it needed the support of 36 states.
In the United States, Thanksgiving was not always celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
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