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.
In 2009, health officials worldwide became concerned about the potential spread of a new flu virus, called Swine Influenza A (H1N1).
Health officials worldwide, including those at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in America, carefully assessed the potential threat of swine flu ...
Britons were stunned at the loss of the Hood, and Churchill was furious.
Tan Son Nhut, a Republic of Vietnam airbase near Saigon, was the scene of the last evacuation of Americans before the Southern capital fell in April o...
On the day of President Kennedy's funeral, a spirited riderless horse followed the caisson bearing JFK's body.
Charles Moore - Margaret Thatcher's authorized biographer - discusses his research on the differences, and similarities, between Mikhail Gorbachev, Ro...
In 1347, when ships originating from the Black Sea arrived in Europe, the initial port of call was often Sicily.
In one of the earliest stories of biological warfare (perhaps true, perhaps legendary), the Mongols - attempting to conquer the city of Kaffa - are st...
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS REENACTMENTS OF MEDIEVAL TIMES WHEN THE BLACK DEATH CLAIMED MILLIONS OF LIVES.
During the 14th century, when the plague struck Europe, even doctors were unsure what was happening.
While 300 people a day die in London, there are not enough places to bury the dead.
People sick with the plague died at the incredible rate of 600 per day.
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