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.
This image depicts the official poster, for the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were scheduled to be held in Tokyo. They were cancelled, due to WWII.
Meet Tollund Man, a Danish bog mummy who was rediscovered in May of 1950. How did he get there? When did he die?
It is clear from the way Tollund Man's body was found, in a Danish peat bog, that he died by hanging.
At first, it seemed that Tollund Man had been laid to rest without a violent death. The, his discoverers saw a rope around his neck.
The weapon depicted in this image - a Thompson Submachine Gun - belonged to General George S. Patton, Jr.
This image depicts a victim of atrocities committed against Filipinos by the Japanese military during WWII.
When the Puritans arrived in America, they continued the use of the pillory. Intended to punish people by humiliation, among other things, the pillory...
The flag-raising at Mt.
As Alan Turing and his Bletchly Park colleagues worked feverishly to break the Enigma code, they caught a break when the Royal Navy captured U-110 on ...
A deadly train wreck near Nashville occurred on July 9, 1918 when two trains collided, head on, traveling between 50-60 mph. Contemporary news reports...
This book - Bartram's Travels - plays a key role in the Cold Mountain story.
Benjamin Franklin came through for America when he negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France on February 6, 1778.
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