Bob Dilenschneider's book explores the concept of character—an essential quality built on courage, integrity, and leadership. Through profiles of influential figures such as Mother Teresa, Jimmy Stewart, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Father...

This video explains the process of nuclear fission and how it powers nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Learn how uranium atoms are split to create heat, which then drives steam turbines to generate energy, all while avoiding...

A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.

What's up with the Interstate Highway System? Mr. Beat explains how it works, why we have it, and how it came to be what it is today.

Mr. Beat tells the story of Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, one of the greatest generals and presidents in American history.

A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.

Witness Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama take...

Most Americans know the Red Scare of the 1950s but most don't know about the Lavender Scare which resulted in thousands of gays and lesbians being dismissed from the Federal Workforce. Join me for a super fast explanation of its roots...

A fun filled political science summary of the 1948 Presidential Election between Harry Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, Strom Thurmond and Henry Wallace.

A summary of the electoral re-match between President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.

MOT 1952: ROBINSON SPEAKS: MS Dodgers player Jack Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson (1919-1972) SOT saying when he came home from war he was lucky, went back to baseball, worried about nephew in Korea, quality job when comes home? How does he...

The 41st Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1948. After Franklin Roosevelt died, Harry Truman took over, and soon after Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Now, all eyes were on the Pacific...

Do you like Ike? Either way you are going to wanna wrap your head around a pivotal election in American History where the solid south says no more and the Republican Party wins its first election since 1928.

A short history of the Pledge of Allegiance and a look at both sides of the argument of whether the phrase "Under God" violates the 1st Amendment.

The U.S. Presidential Oath of Office, delivered through the presidents of the past

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...

The motto of the United States is: "In God We Trust." But the motto is a relatively recent invention, dating back to the 1950s. Why did the U.S. institute this motto, and what does it tell us about American identity and religion?

Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.

Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and...

Fidel Castro and Premiere Nikita Khrushchev flaunt friendship as President Eisenhower talks to Pan American leaders / Khrushchev smiles and waves with Fidel Castro / President Eisenhower meeting with Pan American leaders. Fidel Castro...

/ General Dwight Eisenhower shakes hands with soldiers / German soldiers walk past troops with their hands raised in surrender / wounded on stretchers on front of car / prisoners of war marching in a line in Normandy. D-Day: prisoners of...

/ Troops marching along the harbor / tanks, artillery and planes on the ground in rows / CU Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower conferring with General Bernard Montgomery / British and American planes bombing the French coastline /...

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a speech during a ceremony for the Unknown Soldier.

President Eisenhower walks into press conference and all the reporters stand / shots of various reporters taking hand written notes / Eisenhower stands in front of seated guests and reporters to clarify his position on upcoming...