Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
All healthy Spartan boys become soldiers.
Dostoevsky is sent to prison in St. Petersburg, a beautiful city of palaces and cathedrals.
Look into the life of those who live in the middle ages through pictures and links.
A new government, loyal to Germany, is set up in Vichy; the film, The Sorrow and the Pity, provides insight into life in occupied France.
Benjamin Franklin, an American colonist living in Pennsylvania, has an idea about lightning and suggests an experiment to test his thinking.
These two chapters reveal resources about the life and times of Joan
Lionel Logue is a speech therapist who successfully treats King George VI's stammer.
Families live in poverty in holes dug in the Irish bog.
Concentration camp neighbors are forced to view the camps to prove that it happened.
Seeing that Protestants in France need help, Charles I of England sends Lord Buckingham to lead the charge.
Margaret steps down from her role as Prime Minister, and her husband Denis later dies of cancer.
After successfully vaccinating fifty dogs, Louis Pasteur and his team meet a young boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. They must decide whether to inno...
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