Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
Image of a report called Affidavit of Surgeon reporting on 1st Cabin survivors picked up by the Carpathia. Click on the image for a better view.
As in any revolution, Iran's Islamic Revolution used slogans to rally the people. This image depicts one of the slogans. Translated into Englis...
This map depicts the location of Rheims, the famous cathedral city in France. It is the place where French kings were coronated.
This map depicts the extent of the Roman Empire in the first century, A.D. Many of the principal provincial cities, throughout the empire, are l...
This cover image depicts a book written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer's twin-sister, Sabine. It shows Sabine with her twin-brother Dietrich. The Engli...
Full text of Samuel Gompers' recorded speech. Labor's Service to FreedomFellow countrymen, our republic, our people, are at war. Whatever individua...
Image of the Slave Roster from the records of the Molly slave ship. Maintained by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, U.K. From the Unders...
This illustration is entitled: "Slaves Packed Below and on Deck." When a slave ship named Zeldina was blown off course, near the Cuban coa...
The Illustrated London News published an article, and this picture, in the September 17, 1845 issue. From the article, we learn that these shack...
Page from the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (also known as "Gustavus Vassa, The African"). What happened when captured Africans were sold to buyer...
Now contained in the U.S. National Archives, this facsimile document relates (via the Soviet Union) information on how China viewed America's involvem...
The Spice Islands - an archipelago also known as the Moluccas (and the Maluku Islands) - are part of Indonesia. Volcanic-originating, these isla...
Story
Chapter
Story Brief
Learning Task
Video
Image
Audio
Questions to Ponder
Audio Narration