Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1880 Explained
A video lecture outlining the Presidential Election of 1880 between WInfield Scott Hancock and James Garfield.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1880
The 24th Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1880. Back in 1876, while running for President, Rutherford Hayes promised he would not seek a second term. Unlike Frank Underwood, Rutherford actually stayed...
Jabzy
Immigration and the Yellow Peril - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Immigration and the Yellow Peril
TED-Ed
Why should you read “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan?
Amy Tan was surprised by the reception of her story of four Chinese families that immigrated to the San Francisco Bay area. The vignettes about the mothers who make up the Joy Luck Club, and their daughters, models the experiences of...
C-SPAN
On This Day: California Gold Rush
Upon hearing of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill in California in the 1840s, a flood of migrants went West in search of wealth and fame. Others, such as Chinese workers, came from farther away. Using video clips from historians and...
Crash Course
Growth, Cities, and Immigration
Take a closer look at America's shift toward a primarily urban population and into the world's largest industrial power in the early twentieth century. This video reviews the demographics of the first major waves of immigration into...