A brief look at American life and politics in the 1950s with an increase in consumerism and fear of the Soviet Union.

Samuel Alito's remarks after being nominated by President George W. Bush as the replacement for Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Read about the end of the Vietnam War after the peace agreement in January, 1973. Find out about the violations of the agreement by both the North and South Vietnamese and the eventual fall of the South Vietnamese government.

A description of the history of Poland, starting with the Piast dynasty and moving forward to the current year.