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WWI involved two of the biggest powers of the world at the time - The Allies and The Central Powers.
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National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education.
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Not many people had jobs during the Great Depression.
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Although many men were lost in this war, there were also many advances in technology and transportation that shaped warfare today.
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In this small part of Hawaii, the US was sneak attacked by Japan and WWII began.
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North Korea's Communist forces fought against South Korea's non-Communist forces supported by U.N. forces, principally made up of U.S. troops.
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In December of 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" of a bus to a white passenger, defying a southern custom of the time.
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The first Sputnik provided scientists with data about the nature and ion density of the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
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Out of 8,744,000 U.S. troops engaged, 47,410 were killed.
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Before sending Yuri into space, they tested the space ship by sending monkeys into space.
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There were many countries all over the world racing to be the first ones on the moon.
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Watergate scandal changed American politics forever, leading many Americans to question their leadership and think more critically about the presidency.
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The N.C.L.B. was founded under the presidency of President George W. Bush.
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Flight 11 Boeing 767 was the first of four planes to be hijacked on the day of attacks, slamming into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 AM.
