History Story Briefs

The Story of Us - from the beginning of time to the present - is usually written by "the victors." True-to-life events, however, must include opposing points of view. This collection features stories about people, places and events which go beyond "the already known and obvious."

Helen Keller first realized the meaning of words when her teacher (Annie Sullivan) spelled “water” (w-a-t-e-r) in her hand on the 5th of April, 18...

When Beethoven arrived in Vienna, in November of 1792 - after he'd left Bonn for good - the city was still one of the most sophisticated in Europe.

This image depicts a page from the Illuminated Chronicle, also known as Manuscript (Cod. Lat. 404).  A national treasure for the country of Hunga...

In 1954, a group of climbers on Chile's El Plomo Mountain found the mummy of a young Inca boy.

Iolani palace is now very modern, Old, and had a very long history.

Japanese interrogators - like James Sasaki - followed specific guidelines for questioning Allied aviators. This political cartoon depicts such an inte...

This book tells us about "The Untold Story of the Japanese and the Jews During World War II.

The 1896 Presidential Election in America was noteworthy for many reasons, not least for the hundreds of political cartoons which newspapers published...

Invasions have been part of Britain's history. Sometimes those invasions are featured in political cartoons.

Josephine Brunsvik von Deym was a very close friend of Beethoven. Some historians speculate that she may have been Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved."

Julia Howe (1819-1910) was feeling discouraged when she visited the city of Washington, D.

Kapu are sacred rules that the Hawaiian's thought of as a religion.

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