You can see a bell tower that leans in the town of Pisa, Italy. What does it lean against? Nothing. It's called the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and it's been leaning more and more ever since it was built...
LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN
> "London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, > > London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady. The London Bridge that was forever \"falling down" in the nursery rhyme was built of...
PILLORY AND STOCKS
The Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia, has been made to look just as it did in colonial days. The people are dressed in colonial costumes. > A visitor to Williamsburg, Virginia, tries out...
“FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO”
In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, you can see the place where one of the bloodiest battles of American history was fought. Some people say that the Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the...
THE NOTHING ROCK
> Plymouth Rock is under the white roof supported by columns on the > shore of Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts. Plymouth Rock If some rocks could talk, what stories you could hear! For instance, one...
ABE LINCOLN EVERYWHERE
> Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. If you and I drew pictures of an airplane, our airplanes wouldn't look the same at all. That's because no two people draw the same thing in the same way. ...
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
One of the largest statues ever made was built in France. It was shipped across the Atlantic Ocean as a gift to the people of the United States. Most people call it the Statue of Liberty, but that's...
THE GIANT KILLER
Long ago, some people, called the Philistines, had a giant named Goliath in their army. He was so big and fierce that he could frighten almost anyone. But a shepherd boy named David was not afraid of...
HOW TO BE A STATUE
Not everyone can be remembered in a statue. First, you must be famous for something. Kill a giant, ride a horse to victory, or split an apple with an arrow. Then, if people want to remember you, they...
WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE . .
Almost 50,000 people roar as fighters called gladiators enter the huge arena. "We who are about to die salute you!' the gladiators shout to the person staging the show. The gladiators face each...