Red Rock Films
Women's History Activator: Althea Gibson
Event: July 1957. Althea Gibson becomes the first African-American woman to win the Wimbledon Championship. Story: Althea excelled at sports from an early age. Her successes broke racial and gender barriers and earned her worldwide fame.
60 Second Histories
Gladiators
This short video describes the different types of gladiator such as the retiarius and the murmillo together with the different weapons and helmets they wore; it even mentions the female gladiators that fought
Bill Carmody
Optimizing for Mission: Achieving Fame and Fortune in Business
In this video, Bill Carmody emphasizes the importance of focusing on a mission that is greater than oneself in order to achieve fame and fortune in business. By aligning their mission with their actions, businesses can attract support...
Oxford Comma
Counting our Own Hours: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
Because he died so young, Keats' poetry is often read biographically. Readers usually come to the consensus that his death at 25 years of age robbed the world of one of its greatest writers. And Keats certainly thought his early death...
NPR
Women in the Baseball Hall of Fame
The Women in Baseball section of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY has recently acquired some new members. Corrine Mullane and her daughter Molly Mullane-Cavagnaro are the first ever mother-daughter duo enshrined in the...
Curated Video
Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor: America’s First Black Sports Hero
Taylor had to deal with racist taunts and threats from fellow riders and cycling supporters as his fame grew. Taylor was banned from racing in the American South, despite the fact that Black competitors in Europe were more welcomed and...
Curated Video
Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics: What It Takes to Succeed
This video is a lecture presentation on the motives and characteristics of entrepreneurs. The speaker defines the difference between a motive, which is the reason for doing something, and a characteristic, which is a specific trait or...
Learn French With Alexa
GCSE French Speaking: What Would You Change In Your Town?
In this video we look at this question: Qu’est-ce que tu aimerais changer dans ta ville ? - What would you like to change in your town? (AQA Theme 2 - Local, national, international and global areas of interest, Topic 1 - Home, town,...
The March of Time
Henry Fonda with Leland Hayward
MOT 1949: THEATRE PEOPLE: Actor Henry Fonda (1905-1982) standing w/ producer Leland Hayward (1902-1971) w/ 'Mister Roberts' posters BG.
Curated Video
Who Stole the Mona Lisa?
In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. The theft drew more attention to the portrait at the same time that photography brought copies of the image to people all around the world. This surely raised the Mona Lisa's popularity,...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Who Is? Mae Jemison
Explore the career of Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut.
Curated Video
Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Step 18 – Using Feign REST Client for Service Invocation – V2
This video focuses on using Feign REST client for service invocation. This clip is from the chapter "Microservices with Spring Cloud – V2" of the series "Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud".This section focuses on...
Curated Video
Why Is The Mona Lisa So Famous?
One of the most popular reasons for the worldwide appeal of the Mona Lisa is her smile. Da Vinci used optical illusion to create a unique smile through perspective and shadow work. He painted the Mona Lisa in such a way that the eyes of...
Weird History
Gibsontown-Circus Freak Community
Imagine a town where everyone has run away to join the circus. That's what it's like to live in Gibsonton, Florida, home to all manner of circus sideshow performers since the 1940s.
Easy Languages
Expressions with "avere"
Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced...
Curated Video
The Richest Man in History? Facial Reconstructions & History.
Mansa Musa is a key figure in the glorious history of Africa and Mali. He amassed huge amounts of gold and wealth in his lifetime, but was famously generous with it. So what were his main achievements? What is he known for? What did he...
Curated Video
High Scoring IELTS Idioms for Fame and Celebrities
Today you’ll learn high-scoring idioms for fame and celebrities, common topics on IELTS. Although it doesn’t seem like an academic IELTS topic, there are often questions on IELTS related to fame. This could come up anywhere on IELTS...
Bloomberg
Alex Rodriguez Still Hopes to Get in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Alex Rodriguez, former New York Yankees star and A-Rod Corp chairman and CEO, reflects on being suspended for using steroids and says he still hopes to get in the Hall of Fame. This episode of "Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein" was...
Getty Images
EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN: Alanis Morissette Inducted In
EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN: Alanis Morissette Inducted Into Guitar Center's Historic RockWalk of Fame EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN: Alanis Morissette Inducted In at Guitar Center on August 21, 2012 in Hollywood, California (Footage by WireImage...
Getty Images
EVENT CAPSULE CHYRON: Alanis Morissette Inducted I
EVENT CAPSULE CHYRON: Alanis Morissette Inducted Into Guitar Center's Historic RockWalk of Fame EVENT CAPSULE CHYRON: Alanis Morissette Inducted I at Guitar Center on August 21, 2012 in Hollywood, California (Footage by WireImage...