Curated Video
Who Killed Austria-Hungary? | The Life & Times of Franz Joseph
It was a dark and stormy night, like any other in the big city. I was on my lunch break when the mutton-chopped Methusalah came through my door in a hurry. He said “I like my historians like I like my eggs. Hard-boiled.” “Then you’ve...
Curated Video
America's Manliest President | The Life & Times of Theodore Roosevelt
Footnotes: 0:16 Inspired by this image (not sure who the original illustrator is, if anyone knows please tell me!) 0:45 He called it the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History 0:58 And also maintaining a high level of fitness and growing...
Curated Video
Presidentes De Los Estados Unidos - Parte 2
Parte 2 de nuestra línea de tiempo de los primeros 44 presidentes de Estados Unidos, desde Benjamin Harrison hasta Barack Obama. Las clasificaciones de los presidentes están tomadas de una encuesta realizada en 2010 por el Instituto de...
Hip Hughes History
World Global Review: WWI in Ten Minutes
Mr. Hughes slices and dices up a hot plate of World War One Review. Just enough to make you think you just might be ready to pass your test and realizing you should of studies more during the year before resorting to googling it and...
Hip Hughes History
The Palmer Raids Explained: US History Review
Dive deep into the Red Scare to explore the 1919/1920 Palmer Raids where we take a look at the conditions which led up them, the actual raids themselves and the effects on the nation. Perfect for students seeking a way out, life long...
Hip Hughes History
The Federal Reserve Act Explained
The 1913 Federal Reserve Act created the modern day Federal Reserve system. In this lecture we explain the basics of what the law did and how the Fed influences the economy. Perfect for APGOV students or anyone seeking an overview of US...
Hip Hughes History
The 1916 Election Explained
A HipHughes hop-scotch across the spirited electoral contest of 1916 between President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
John D Ruddy
Presidents of the USA Part 2
An animated video outlining the Presidents of the United States from Theodore Roosevelt to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1912 Explained
HipHughes covers the basics about one of the weirdest election the U.S. ever had. Four candidates, a lazy incumbent, a relative newcomer, an old Socialist and a pissed off Teddy Roosevelt. And for the record TAFT was not Teddy's Vice...
Hip Hughes History
Third Parties Explained: US History Review
Learn about FIVE important third parties in US History.
NUMBEROCK
US Presidents Song For Kids | All the Presidents of the United States of America in Order
Thank you for watching our US Presidents Song For Kids. SUMMARY: This Presidents of the USA song for kids Starts from George Washington and goes all the way to Barack Obama and Donald Trump. With some bluegrass music in the background,...
Epic History TV
US Presidents Part 2
Co-produced with Bridgeman Images, this is Part 2 of an overview of America's first 44 Presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. The presidents' rankings are taken from a 2010 survey by the Siena Research Institute.
Curated Video
Your Country Needs You! The Selective Service System
In peaceful times, the US Armed Forces are well stocked with brave men and women who voluntarily sign up to serve. But in the event of a third catastrophic global conflict, it is possible for the US government to rapidly recruit from the...
Curated Video
Wartime Elections
What is the effect of war on elections? Benjamin Franklin famously wrote: “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”, but he forgot one thing – Presidential elections!
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Harold James: The Emerging Economic and Political Order - What Lies Ahead? (1/5)
Anatole Kaletsky, Associate Editor of the The Times, moderates the first panel of INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 8, 2011: The Emerging Economic and Political Order: What Lies Ahead? Part 2 of 5 with Harold James, Professor of...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1924 Explained
Stay cool with Coolidge as we look at the candidates, issues and campaign of 1924 without making you want to take a nap.
Hip Hughes History
The 14 Points Explained: US History Review
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points broken down and put into context so you can easily soak up the main ideas. Ideal for stressed out students as well as lifelong learners and the cray cray on the internets.
Curated Video
Neil Armstrong's Space Suit
The story of the A7L Space Suit worn by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1912
The 32nd episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt single handedly destroys the Republican Party because...
The March of Time
1917: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ARM SHIPS: Artillery, Naval gun being craned up next to Merchant ship, men along railing cheering. Naval officer walking on deck past large ship's gun. WS Bow of ship w/ large artillery gun on deck. 'Armed Neutrality'
MOT 1917: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ARM SHIPS: Artillery, Naval gun being craned up next to Merchant ship, men along railing cheering. Naval officer walking on deck past large ship's gun. WS Bow of ship w/ large artillery gun on deck. 'Armed...
The March of Time
MOT: 1916: US President Woodrow Wilson marches in preparedness parade
Woodrow Wilson stands talking with group of men in top hats and overcoats, location unknown / Wilson carrying a US flag marches at the head of a war preparedness parade on 5th Avenue at Madison Square Park in New York City during his...
Cerebellum
The World War One Years 1917-1920 - Wilson’s Fourteen Points Peace Plan (1918)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...
Curated Video
Invoking The 25th Amendment
What happens when the President is no longer able to perform their duties? That’s when the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution comes into play.
Professor Dave Explains
William Howard Taft: Plus-Sized President (1909-1913)
Taft was the hand-picked successor to the monolithic Teddy Roosevelt. What did he do in office? Besides being famous for being overweight, he was also the only president to become a Supreme Court Justice. What else did he do? What did he...