A look at 1963's March on Washington, a large political rally aimed at securing civil rights for African-Americans....

An exploration of the causes and effects of the stock market crash of 1929....

Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of Cuba....

A biography profiling the life of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who shared the beliefs of the controversial astronomer Copernicus that the Earth revolved around the sun. Eventually Galielo was found guilty of heresy by the Roman Catholic Church, and forced to live under house arrest for the final years of his life. Includes source notes and timeline....

A biography profiling the life of the fifteenth-century explorer Christopher Columbus, who opened up the Americas to the Europeans. Includes source notes and timeline....