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.
A "buy now, pay later" method of credit is introduced to the stock market as "buying on margin." How did this affect the market?
The federal government did little to help the sinking stock market in October of 1929. At the end of five days, Americans (and others invested in the ...
Winston Churchill lost a fortune in the New York stock exchange crash of 1929. So did thousands of other people.
Like thousands of other people, Winston Churchill lost a fortune in the New York stock exchange crash of October 1929.
As a result of the stock-market crash, and the ensuing great depression, some rich people ended up in "the poor house.
As a result of the stock-market crash, and the ensuing great depression, some rich people ended up in "the poor house.
Why was Stonehenge built?
Ancient Britons, hauling giant stones to Stonehenge, had another problem to solve once they reached their destination.
Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885. A leading suffragist, she fights hard to give women the right to vote.
As the day of the parade draws closer, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns meet Inez Milholland.
Dicky Eklund fought Sugar Ray Leonard on the 18th of July, 1978.
Japanese engineers have developed building techniques which allow earthquake-impacted skyscrapers to sway instead of fall.
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