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.
The SS City of Benares was torpedoed by a German U-boat on in 1940 despite the September cold and a stormy sea Bess Walder Cummings and her brother su...
"Out of the blue," as survivors recall, the Battle of Britain begins on September 7, 1940. Hundreds of German bombers fly to England from their bases ...
Cape Gloucester was an important tactical area for the WWII Allies to secure, but the Marines who fought there endured staggering hardships.
After the Eleventh Corps disgracefully runs from battle, Couch''s Corps forms a new line of battle at Chancellorsville.
The Battle of Gravelines, which took place during the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade and conquer England, was a victory for the British. A scene f...
On Thursday, March 15, 1781, Patriots and Redcoats were about to begin a battle which historians consider one of the most important of America's war o...
French and British troops battled over Egypt.
At the beginning of 1917, the Russian city ofSt.
During October of 1983, about 300 U.S. Marines lived and worked in this building - known as BLT (Battalion Landing Team) Headquarters - located at the...
The Bill of Rights, like the original U.S. Constitution, is now a highly faded document.
Old Tun Tavern, so the story goes, is the birthplace of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Risking their own lives, Master Sgt. Gary Gordon and Sgt. 1st Class Randy Shughart are killed in action at the Battle of Mogadishu on October 3, 1993.
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