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.
There is an interesting story about this painting - "White House at Night" - which van-Gogh-art-lovers throughout the world had long presumed lost.
Around 1863, Angelo Mariani - a Frenchman born on the island of Corsica - decided to mix coca leaves with French wine. His new product became extremel...
Soon after the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno, the narrator (Dante) is joined by someone who can lead him on his journey. It’s Vir...
Thanks to a mother lode of gold and silver, known as "The Comstock," Virginia City became one of the most important western towns in 19th-century Amer...
Virginia Clemm - a first-cousin to Edgar Allan Poe - became his wife in the spring of 1836.
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.
This image depicts a page from the Visconti Book of Hours. The original illumination - created by Luchino Belbello da Pavia, circa 1430 - measures&nbs...
One of Europe's six patron saints, St. Bridget was born in Sweden.
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" - produced by David O.
Leader of the Bolshevik Revolution - in Russia - Vladimir I.
The Volga River is one of the longest in the world. Here are some key facts about it, and its topography.
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