The Story of Us - from the beginning of time to the present - is usually written by "the victors." True-to-life events, however, must include opposing points of view. This collection features stories about people, places and events which go beyond "the already known and obvious."
Hammurabi unites and creates a better life for his people, who learn cuneiform as a type of writing.
In the medieval world, “The Devil” was sometimes depicted as a frightening character who visited someone who had died (among other things)...
Dyer protests the harsh anti-Quaker laws and is caught, tried, and threatened with hanging.
My story is about the Hawaiian Overthrow in Hawaii and how the throne was taken away from Queen Liliuokalani (the first and last queen of Hawaii). It ...
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letteris a tale of Puritan pride and punishment.
Three methods of torture are very painful, the head crusher, the rack, and water torture.
The 2-week back-and-forth battle and amount of death and destruction at Heartbreak Ridge forces the UN and North Korea back to the bargaining table.
Paris falls in love with Helen and abducts her. Sparta's King Menelaus is already Helen's husband, and talks the Greeks into going to war with Troy to...
Susan believed in Ada and thought she was smart.
Chapter 3 of How the Game of Monopoly Saved Over 10,000 Soldiers
Dickie goes to jail for carjacking, kidnapping, and armed robbery; he emerges a changed man.
Arriving at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, during her first transatlantic crossing from Germany to America, the Hindenburg (LZ 129) is escorted b...
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