History Hit
Maps That Made America: Catawba map
What is unique about this map and what does it represent? What was the goal behind this map? Maps That Made America, Part 2
NASA
NASA | Operation IceBridge: Wheels Down in Thule
NASA's Operation IceBridge begins another season of science over the Arctic with survey flights out of Greenland. For the next several weeks, IceBridge will carry out a research campaign — the result of months of planning and discussion...
NASA
NASA | OIB: Four-wheeling Antarctica
Not everyone was sure Kyle Krabill’s four-wheeler would function in the Antarctic cold. But with some help from the talented techs at the National Science Foundation, the little ATV played a critical role in supporting Operation...
TLDR News
What Democratic Virginia Losses Mean for Biden's Midterms - TLDR News
Over the last few hours it's emerged that the Democrats lost the Virginia Gubernatorial election - with the state electing a new Repubican Governor. This clearly is bad news for Democrats in the state, but the question is what it means...
NASA
NASA | Rocket Launch Completed from Wallops
NASA video June 10, 2011 WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- The launch of a NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital rocket was successfully conducted at 7:16 a.m. EDT today from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The launch was to test...
Barcroft Media
Down Syndrome Didn’t Stop Me Becoming A Cheerleader
FAIRFAX, VA - JANUARY 24: SHY AnnCatherine Heigl, who has Down syndrome, shocked her family when she came home one day saying she wanted to become a cheerleader. Known as ‘AC’, she had already exceeded expectations playing tennis at her...
Jabzy
Anglo-Powhatan Wars - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Anglo-Powhatan Wars
Next Animation Studio
Amazon chooses location for its new headquarters
After 14 months of deliberation, Amazon announced that New York and Virginia are their final choice for the location of their new offices.
NASA
NASA Goddard Hosts Young Men for 'STEM Boys Night In'
Late Friday night, almost 50 students from Maryland and Virginia arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for a STEM-themed sleepover, ready to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and...
Barcroft Media
I Shot Myself And Now I’m Paralysed
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 2019: A MAN who tried to kill himself has found a new lease for life with his caregiving girlfriend after becoming paralysed from the waist down. Kevin Ortiz, an Air Force veteran, originally from...
US Department of Agriculture
Environmental Credit Trading at Wildwood Farm, Virginia
This story takes you to Appomattox, Virginia where a farmer is using an innovative approach to keeping runoff out of the Chesapeake Bay.
By planting trees on retired cropland, the farmer is helping to filter pollutants from streams in...
60 Second Histories
The Beginning of the British Empire
A description of the start of the British Empire with the early explorers, dating back to Tudor times.
Cerebellum
The Declaration Of Independence - 2nd Continental Congress 1775
The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, is critical for American citizens to understand their importance in defining their freedoms and the foundation of democracy. This video looks at the second constitutional congress in 1775...
History Hit
Maps That Made America: New Amesterdam
What did the British do when they took over what is now New York City? How did wall street get its name? Maps That Made America, Part 3
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Systems Theory: Balancing Efficiency with Resiliency
In part 5 of INET's interview with John Fullerton, he says that a sustainable economic system is not maximized by efficiency but resilient to multiple shocks
Hip Hughes History
The 1792 Election Explained
A short summary of the second Presidential election of George Washington.
Curated Video
Elizabeth Keckly: From Slavery to the White House
She was enslaved at birth – but became the first lady’s favorite dressmaker and the author of a sensational memoir that shocked the nation. So who was Elizabeth Keckly?
Cerebellum
American Presidents - The Early Presidents
The Presidency of the United States is the most powerful position in the nation, and is often referred to as the “leader of the free world”. Their power is only equaled by the massive responsibility they hold. They are not always...
Curated Video
The Shelleys and the Right to Fair Housing
JD and Ethel Shelley fought against restrictive covenants for the basic right to choose their own home. These agreements prevent homes being sold to people of certain races.
Weatherthings
Hurricane Matthew: The Meteorology
Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in 2016 as the most powerful hurricane in that country in half a century. Hundreds were killed, and hundreds were injured. Millions were impacted in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew went on to Cuba and then the...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Middle Atlantic Region - Maryland
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Maryland.
Weird History
The Brideships of Jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia, arose as the first permanent English settlement in the New World, largely thanks to the strength and resilience of the Jamestown colony brides. The initial group of settlers, all male, arrived and built James Fort in...
Cerebellum
The Declaration Of Independence - Influences On The Declaration
The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, is critical for American citizens to understand their importance in defining their freedoms and the foundation of democracy. This video talks about some of the documents and thinkers...
Curated Video
Breaking Barriers: Constance Baker Motley
Breaking through the limits placed on women and people of color was all in a day’s work for Constance Baker Motley. She was a civil rights activist, lawyer, judge and state senator.