After Skool
The Richest Man In History - The Science Behind GOLD
Just about every culture, race and religion acknowledges the value of gold. Humans have been infatuated with gold for as long as we have recorded history. Millions have died for it, entire civilizations were build upon it and even many...
Mazz Media
Gold Rush
This live-action video program is about the term Gold Rush. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Gold Rush through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Stephen H Long: The Man Who Mapped the West
Stephen H. Long mapped much of the unexplored American West – but he made one big mistake that set Western migration back decades.
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Gold: Shiny, Rare, and Costly
This video provides a brief overview of gold, discussing its properties, uses, and value. They explain how gold is a soft and malleable metal, which is why it is often alloyed with other metals for jewelry. It also highlights the...
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$10 million in gold coins found
$10 million in gold rush era gold coins found under a tree by a California couple walking their dog. Pics of the coins and the tins
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This Week In History 11/29 - 12/6
This Week In History 11/29 - 12/6 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Ex-president Hoover visits historic Comstock Mines
Steam engine moves towards camera / Herbert Hoover on back of train with another man / Hoover alights from train, shakes hands and smiles at waiting crowd / press photographers take pictures from a distance / Hoover and wife, Lou Henry...
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San Francisco Skyline Day to Night Time Lapse
San Francisco Skyline Day to Night Time Lapse
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MS stagecoach moves along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
MS stagecoach moves along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
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MS stagecoach moves along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
MS stagecoach moves along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
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MS stagecoach moves along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
MS stagecoach moves along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
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MS horse and cart moving along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
MS horse and cart moving along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
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MS horse and cart moving along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
MS horse and cart moving along road into historic gold mining town, Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
The Recount
Trump Came Up Behind Me and Poured a Glass of Wine Down My Back | Hell & High Water
John Heilemann talks with Marie Brenner, Vanity Fair writer-at-large and author of the new book, “The Desperate Hours: One Hospital's Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic's Front Lines,” about her estimable career as a journalist and...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Frontier, Railroads, and Mining
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Emergence of the Frontier, the Expansion of Railroads, and Mining is a round table discussion of groups who have reviewed documents, letters, etc. from movement west to either mine or acquire land,...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began in 1849 drawing people from across the nation following promises of great riches. Some were very lucky, but many found great disappointment.