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.
For a successful March to the Sea, General Sherman's plans had to remain secret.
Leaving Savannah, Sherman's troops continued to cover about ten miles a day.
Sid Phillips - who served with H Company, 2nd battalion of the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division - turned 18 during the Battle for Guadalcanal.
During the summer of 1864, Union engineers from Pennsylvania (with mining experience in their own state) dug a tunnel under Confederate lines at Peter...
The misery of people forced to build, and defend, Chinas Great Wall produced at least one major benefit.
Ancient chronicles say that Chinas First Emperor swallowed up kingdoms the way a silkworm devours a mulberry leaf.
Sir Thomas More - Henry VIII's great friend and advisor - ultimately fell out of favor when he refused to recognize the King as head of the newly form...
Tatanka-Iyotanka (more commonly misspelled Tatanka Yotanka [or, Yotaka]) - a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who was also known as Chief Sitting Bull -...
Nineteen years after the formation of the modern Jewish state, Israel fought a war with her neighbors.
One of the most famous crystal skulls in the world, the Skull of Doom (also known as the Mitchell-Hedges skull) remains a mystery.
Reaction to the film, Slumdog Millionaire, has been mixed in India.
This rare footage depicts a snow leopard (uncia) stalking her prey - a young markhor - in the beautiful mountains of the Himalaya.
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