The March of Time
1942: BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA: WS PAN (R) U.S. Navy battleship sailing along side aircraft carrier w/ Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber aircrafts on flight deck. VS Sailors & pilots on deck mobilizing airplanes, attaching torpedo bomb under wing. WWII
MOT 1942: BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA: WS PAN (R) U.S. Navy battleship sailing along side aircraft carrier w/ Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber aircrafts on flight deck. VS Sailors & pilots on deck mobilizing airplanes, attaching torpedo...
The March of Time
US Navy at sea signals radio drama
MOT 1941: U.S. NAVY AT SEA: WS U.S. Sailor signaling w/ flags on deck battleship at sea BG Atlantic Ocean. WS Destroyer ship at sea. LA MS Officers on firing bridge binoculars. DRAMATIZATION: INT MS Radio operator transmitting on...
Curated Video
Unboxing the Archive: Chaucer's London
National Archives: This video presents primary sources overseen by Jeffrey Chaucer, author of The Cantebury Tales, during his time working at the customs house, looking at goods coming our of the port of London. Dr Euan Roger introduces...
Cerebellum
The Age Of Discovery - Building Trade Voyages To India
This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at attempts by Portugal to build a trade relationship with India. It also looks at...
Espresso Media
Gullfaks to Hebron: A Solution to North Sea Oil Extraction Challenges
Gullfaks to Hebron part 2/8: This video explores the use of the Condeep, a deep concrete structure used to hold oil in the North Sea oil fields. It discusses the challenges of drilling in the sea, the construction of the Condeep, and the...
Espresso Media
Chernobyl: The Story of the Chernobyl Arch
Chernobyl part 4/7: This video explores the construction of the world's largest land-based movable object, the arch that covers the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. It covers the challenges faced by the French engineering consortium that won...
Espresso Media
Ariane 5: Inside the Assembly of the Ariane Rocket
Ariane 5 part 3/8: The video provides a behind-the-scenes look at the assembly process of the Ariane rocket, which has become a reliable workhorse in commercial rocketry. It highlights the precision and complexity involved in building...
Espresso Media
Ships That Carry Ships: A High-Stakes Heavy-Lift Transport Mission
Ships That Carry Ships part 7/7: The video follows Bartosh and his crew as they navigate rough seas and congested ports to transport three massive cargo ships on the OHT Hawk. The crew must use precise measurements and years of...
60 Second Histories
Stamford Bridge - Viking View
A Viking warrior describes his experience of the battle of Stamford Bridge; the fierce battle and fighting retreat they had to make when the Saxons overcame them
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? In 60 Seconds: Encaustic Painting
Learn about the uses of encaustic painting.
Curated Video
Overachiever Extraordinaire | The Life & Times of Pompey the Great
Pompey: thrower of parties, marrier of daughters, general of everywhere Caesar wasn't and overachiever extraordinaire. From his time working with Sulla to going toe-to-toe with Caesar, a man with a greater reputation in his day than he's...
Independent Producers
The Importance of Maritime Trade and the International Maritime Organization
Maritime trade in today’s world is still very important as ships bring clothing to department stores and TVs to electronic stores. This public radio story explains how the International Maritime Organization, founded in 1958, oversees...
Curated Video
Echo Sounding: Using Ultrasound to Locate Objects Beneath Water
This video is a lecture on echo sounding, a technique used by ships to locate objects beneath the surface of water. The video explains how ultrasound is partially reflected at the boundary between two different media, which is used to...
Espresso Media
Chernobyl: A Tragic Tale of Nuclear Power and its Consequences
Chernobyl part 3/7: This video provides a detailed account of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, including the events leading up to it, the aftermath, and the efforts to contain the radioactive material. It also explores the challenges...
History Hub
What was the Battle of Sandwich?
An introduction to the Battle of Sandwich in 1217 and the First Barons' War
ACDC Leadership
International Trade- Micro Topic 2.9
Hey econ students. This video covers Micro Topic 2.9 and shows trade, tariffs, and quotas using supply and demand. Be sure to be able to draw and calculate consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss. Remember that the...
Economics Explained
How The Suez Crisis Might Give Rise To A New Industry: Modern Airships
How is the Suez Canal disaster going to impact the already struggling shipping industry? Who is actually going to end up paying the 400 million dollars an hour that this debacle was reported to cost? And how might all of this help...
Espresso Media
Walls of Venice: The Complex Engineering of the Mobile Walls
Walls of Venice part 3/8: The video discusses the construction of the Venice flood barrier, one of the most complex civil engineering projects in Italy. The barrier, consisting of floating steel walls, aims to protect the city from...
Cerebellum
The Age Of Discovery - The Chinese Mariners And Prince Henry The Navigator
This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at the voyages made by chinese men in the 15th century that were sent out by the...
Oxford Comma
Idiom Explained: "Like Ships that Pass in the Night"
In this reading, summary, and analysis of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'the Ocean of Life" we'll examine where these lines come from, what they mean, and what makes them so memorable. Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in...
Bizarre Beasts
This Clam Sinks Ships
How does a clam eat wood, anyway? Shipworms have been ruining our day for centuries; maybe the time has come to ruin theirs.
60 Second Histories
British Empire - trading companies
A look at the various trading companies that grew up including the East India Company, the Virginia Company and the Venetian company amongst others
AllTime 10s
10 Shocking Facts About The British Empire
The British Empire began with the creation of overseas colonies in the 16th century and stretched right up to the latter half of the 20th century. At its peak in the early 1920s, it controlled 23% of the world's surface and 458 million...
The March of Time
1963: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY: ** VS US President John F. Kennedy (JFK) standing at podium in Falcon Stadium during graduation ceremony, delivering speech (SOT) about graduates, Air Force, freedom, service of country.
MOT 1963: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY: ** VS US President John F. Kennedy (JFK) standing at podium in Falcon Stadium during graduation ceremony, delivering speech (SOT) about graduates, Air Force, freedom, service of country.