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 effects of Sherman's "March to the Sea," and the deadly burning of Atlanta, are graphically recreated in this clip from "Gone with the Wind.
During the course of his court martial, as reflected in this clip, Captain Henry Wirz - a Confederate officer - testified that he could not disobey th...
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who usually did his best to please Henry VIII, ultimately ran afoul of the King's pleasure.
This is a trailer for "Catch Me If You Can," the film version of Frank Abagnale's #1 best-selling book.
Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Spain.
During the 16th century, when translators working in England wanted to provide people with English versions of religious works, the law not only disal...
Engineers at Morton Thiokol urge a flight delay, the night before Challenger's 1986 launch, because of expected cold temperatures at launch time.
After the Tsar abdicated in March of 1917, Russians set up local soviets (governing councils).
During "The Winter of Discontent," worker strikes paralyzed Britain.
Popularly known as The Origin of Species, the full title of Charles Darwin's book is: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The ...
While collecting specimen, at the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin did not correlate his "finds" with the name of the specific island where they were...
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
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