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 first witch trial, in Massachusetts, occurred soon after the Puritans arrived in America. In 1648, Margaret Jones was accused - and hanged - in Ch...
A group of girls in Salem Village accuse three women of being witches. During a pretrial hearing, magistrates question the three accused and accept qu...
After Tituba—accused of being a witch in 1692—testified that she saw the names of other people in the “Devil’s book,” th...
On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse successfully tests an electrical telegraph. So why did it take years longer to send the first message?
As devastation envelops San Francisco, soldiers came to the aid of the city's people.
The Preakness is coming up on May 19. In one of the greatest horse races of all time, Seabiscuit and War Admiral (the then-reigning Triple-Crown winne...
Likely the biggest sea predator of all time, the giant Liopleurodon - were it still alive - would dwarf a sperm whale.
Thomas Edison's film company recorded many significant events during the early twentieth century.
After his Triple-Crown victories, Secretariat raced one more time - on October 28, 1973.
When the First Emperor of China ordered the construction of a new wall, to protect the country's borders, it was quickly built by thousands of hard-wo...
THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS AN INTERPRETATION OF THE "SELECTION PROCESS" WHICH TOOK PLACE AT NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
About 600 civil-rights marchersmade their way across Route 80, in Selma, on the 7th of March, 1965.
Story
Chapter
Story Brief
Learning Task
Image
Audio
Questions to Ponder
Audio Narration
Document