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 1992, the National Museum of Wales received some interesting artifacts found on the island of Anglesey (located off the northwest coast of Wales).
On the 8th of June, 793, Vikings began their invasion of Britain, killing monks and looting a monastery.
Vincent van Gogh created many self-portraits.
On 28 March 1941, Virginia Woolf, the famous British author, drowned in a river near her home. A single recording of her voice survives. The BBC has r...
Niagara Fallsan ever-popular tourist destinationis a beautiful place to visit during any season.
Take a trip to Tibets Autonomous Region with the BBC's Michael Palin.
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" - produced by David O.
On the 12th of April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly in space. See his launch and his recovered space capsule.
Sir Anthony Hopkins portrays Count Pierre Bezukhov in the BBC's 1972 production of War and Peace. Still shot, copyright, BBC, all rights re...
Bill Cotgrove was a World War I veteran who was very close to his horse during the war.
President Roosevelt dies on the 12th of April, 1945, at his Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia.
Anyone tuning in late to Mercury Theatre on the Air - the night of October 30, 1938 - would have missed the episode's introduction.
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