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.
As thousands of people escaped the World Trade Center towers, firefighters were on the scene.
Sixty percent of the Earth is covered by oceans.
As the Kronstadt sailors stormed the Winter Palace, appropriating its considerable wine collection along the way, Lenin was consolidating his power ba...
Offshore Powerboat Racing can be a very dangerous sport.
In 1999, at the Deerfield Beach Offshore Race, TalkStory's Team Lazzara crashes two days after a hurricane stirred-up the seas.
Given their extremely large engines, and the speeds at which offshore powerboats can travel, it is easy for these machines to develop problems.
So highly regarded were winning athletes, in the ancient Olympic games, that their names were used in the Greek calendar.
During 1995, South Africa's senior rugby officials devised a strategy to rally all the people behind the Springboks.
Susan B. Anthony did not live long enough to see American women voting in a national election.
Kermit ("Kim") Roosevelt, Jr - grandson of U.
In 1951, the Shah of Iran appointed Dr. Mossadeq - a popular politician who was elected by people in Tehran to serve as their parliamentary represen...
Between October 22 and November 29, 1951, the United States government conducted nuclear-weapon tests at the Nevada Proving Ground (later called the N...
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