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![]() | Abraham Lincoln - President During the Civil War Being U.S. President, during America's Civil War, required Mr. Lincoln to make difficult strategic decisions. |
![]() | Abu Bakr and ISIS - Background of a Jihadi's Name Abu Bakr al Baghdadi leads insurgents called ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) and/or IS (Islamic State). Does his name have a special meaning? |
![]() | Accused of Spreading Plague - Jews Burned in a Pit During the 14th-century plague epidemic in Europe, Jews are accused of having something to do with spreading the "Black Death." In Strasbourg, residents take violent action against their Jewish neighbors. |
![]() | A Child Helps the Poor during the Irish Potato Famine This illustration depicts the daughter ofCaptain Arthur Edward Kennedy, about seven years old at the time, distributing clothing to children and families in dire straits as a result of "The Great Famine" (known, more commonly, as the "Irish Potato Famine"). |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-0. Story Preface Enjoy Dickens’ story about Scrooge - abridged, dramatized and illustrated! |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-1. BACKGROUND of EBENEZER SCROOGE Creating his famous character, Ebenezer Scrooge, Charles Dickens walks the streets of London during the fall of 1843. He ponders the best way to tell his new story. |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-2. CHRISTMAS in BRITAIN before SCROOGE To fairly assess the impact of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol," on British culture, we have to examine what Christmas was like, in the UK, before Dickens created Ebenezer Scrooge. |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-3. SCROOGE and MARLEY Who is Jacob Marley? Is it possible that he can visit his old partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, although Marley's been dead for seven years? |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-4. MARLEY'S GHOST PAYS SCROOGE A VISIT Scrooge can hardly believe that Marley's ghost, carrying its heavy chains, pays him a visit. His old, now-dead partner, has some warnings to deliver. |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-5. THE FIRST of the THREE SPIRITS Marley promises that Scrooge Three Spirits will visit his old partner. The first Spirit - the Ghost of Christmas Past - is his first visitor. |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-6. THE SECOND of the THREE SPIRITS Scrooge takes a trip with the "Spirit of Christmas Present" and learns more about the lives of his clerk (Bob Cratchit) and nephew (Fred) than he ever knew before. |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-7. THE LAST of the SPIRITS As he journeys with the "Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come," Scrooge sees the body of a man who dies alone, unwanted and unloved. He begins to worry: Is that man him? |
![]() | A Christmas Carol-8. THE END OF IT After Ebenezer Scrooge takes a trip with the Three Spirits, he decides to make changes in his life. He determines not to end-up like his partner, Jacob Marley, and becomes like a "second father" to Tim Cratchit |
![]() | A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens - Video Clip See Old Marley (who was “dead as a doornail”) pay Scrooge a ghostly visit. |
![]() | Acropolis - Parthenon with Statue of Athena |
![]() | Actual Bullets from the Boston Massacre An event which came to be known as The Boston Massacre occurred on the 5th of March, 1770. It all started over a dispute involving a wig. |
![]() | Adlai Stevenson's UN Confrontation with Ambassador Zorin On October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson confronts Soviet Ambassador Zorin in the United Nations. The US, says Stevenson, is prepared to "wait until hell freezes over" to hear a truthful answer whether the USSR is installing missiles in Cuba. |
![]() | A Dream within a Dream, by Edgar Allen Poe - Audio Edgar Allan Poe published a poem entitled "Imitation," in 1827. |
![]() | Adventures of Huck Finn, by Mark Twain, Chapter 1 - Audio Mark Twain published his famous book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in Britain (in December of 1884) and in America (in February of 1885). |
![]() | Adventures of Huck Finn, by Mark Twain, Chapter 2 - Audio After he leaves the house, around midnight, Huck Finn joins his buddy, Tom Sawyer. |
![]() | Adventures of Huck Finn, by Mark Twain, Chapter 3 - Audio Huck Finn's father - whom his boy calls "Pap" - has not been in his son's life for awhile. |
![]() | Adventures of Huck Finn, by Mark Twain, Chapter 4 - Audio Huck Finn is sceptical about many things, but he is also a realist. |
![]() | Adventures of Huck Finn, by Mark Twain, Chapter 5 - Audio Huck Finn has a father who beats him. |
![]() | African-American Cowboys in Texas In a little-known part of American history, African-American cowboys made-up nearly 25% of all Texas cowboys after the end of the U.S. Civil War. |
![]() | African-American Escapees Approach Union Lines |
![]() | Agent of Grace-0. Story Preface Statue of Dietrich Bonhoeffer at Westminster Abbey in London. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-1. SUICIDAL RESISTANCE Nazis killed Bonhoeffer at the Flossenburg concentration camp because he would not be silent about the wrongdoings of Hitler and the Nazis. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-2. AN UNLIKELY CHOICE Dietrich Bonhoeffer grew up in the town of Breslau (now Wroclaw). His decision to become a minister surprised his family of intellectuals. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-3. A BUDDING INTELLECTUAL Dietrich Bonhoeffer speaks out against Hitler's position on Jews. He believes that to remain silent is wrong; to not act is, in fact, to act. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-4. HITLER'S 'FINAL SOLUTION' Hitler creates the Nuremberg Laws to discriminate against Jews. On January 20, 1942 leading Nazis met at the Wannsee Conference to discuss, among other things, "...the Final Solution of the Jewish question in Europe." |
![]() | Agent of Grace-5. STALKING A MADMAN With the "Night of Broken Glass" in mind, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continues to speak out against the German government. He helps smuggle Jews to Switzerland and joins a plot to kill Hitler. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-6. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF HITLER While at "Wolfsschanze" (Wolf's Lair), for a military planning conference, Hitler survives an assassination attempt. Even though he is in prison, Bonhoeffer is implicated in the plot. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-7. HITLER'S HORRORS WORSEN Concentration camps, some of which are forced-labor camps and others "death camps," are part of Hitler's "Final Solution." Buchenwald and Flossenburg are just two of those Nazi concentration camps. |
Agent of Grace-8. A MARTYR'S DEATH Dietrich Bonhoeffer keeps his faith in the goodness of God even as the Nazis hang him. | |
![]() | Agent of Grace-9. FINAL MONSTROUS ACTS After Hitler's suicide, the war in Europe was over. During the final days of the Third Rheich, Nazis continued to harm concentration-camp victims, forcing some of them to march from Flossenburg to Dachau. Many died en route. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-10. BONHOEFFER'S LEGACY Dietrich Bonhoeffer's war-time writing continues to encourage people. |
![]() | Agent of Grace-11. POLITICALLY INCORRECT HEROES Since Bonhoeffer's death, German churches have had to explain why they did not speak out against Hitler. |
![]() | A Hā Moments- Breakthroughs in Learning and Living from Hawaii-0. Story Preface Stories of breakthroughs in learning and living and the conditions needed for such revelations. |
![]() | A Hā Moments- Breakthroughs in Learning and Living from Hawaii-1. Aha Moments, HĀ and Unitarian Universalism Noticing the parallels between the Hawaiian HĀ framework and Unitarian Universalist principles brings an Aha moment. |
![]() | A Hā Moments- Breakthroughs in Learning and Living from Hawaii-2. Gang Members' Aha! Moment Gang members' Aha! moment- a boost in openness to learning enabled by a physical environmental change. |
![]() | A Hā Moments- Breakthroughs in Learning and Living from Hawaii-3. Stillness and Flow: The Impact of Kahoolawe-by Amy Perruso NBCT Teacher Amy Perruso describes a career-deepening experience working with students in restoration on Kahoolawe Island, the island off Maui ravaged by U.S. testing explosions. |
![]() | A Hā Moments- Breakthroughs in Learning and Living from Hawaii-4. Place-based Learning And Community Engagement by Dr. Tammy Jones Tammy Jones tells the story of the impact of PLACE-based learning on disengaged students. |
![]() | Alamo, The-0. Story Preface Texians, rebel forces who want their independence from Mexico, fight at the Alamo against Mexican general Santa Anna. The Alamo falls on March 6, 1836. This led to the battle cry: "Remember the Alamo!" |
![]() | Alamo, The-1. ANGLOS COLONIZE MEXICO Stephen Austin and others from the American South come with their slaves to farm the Texas territory. |
![]() | Alamo, The-2. TENSIONS IN TEXAS Tensions increase in Texas between Anglos, Mexicans and Tejanos over culture, slavery and the economy. |
![]() | Alamo, The-3. REVOLUTION IN TEXAS Fighting for freedom begins in the Texas territory. |
![]() | Alamo, The-4. THE ALAMO Texas defenders, including James Bowie and William Travis, hold the Alamo against Santa Anna's troops. Travis pleads for more soldiers. |
![]() | Alamo, The-5. DAWN AT THE ALAMO Alamo defenders continue to seek help even until the morning of March 6, 1836. Susanna Dickinson lives and recounts what she hears at dawn when the battle starts. |
![]() | Alamo, The-6. THE ALAMO BATTLE Mexican troops kill the Alamo defenders. Susanna Dickinson and Santa Anna both provide witness accounts. |
![]() | Alamo, The-7. GOLIAD MASSACRE Gen. Jos' de Urrea tells James Fannin and his men they can surrender at Goliad without retribution. Santa Anna orders them executed. The Goliad massacre raises anger in the US. |
![]() | Alamo, The-8. REMEMBER THE ALAMO Sam Houston and Santa Anna recount the battle of San Jacinto. Houston's rallying cry is "Remember Goliad! Remember the Alamo!" as they defeat the Mexicans and bring peace to Texas. |