Curated Video
Yuri Kochiyama: Unyielding Voice for Justice
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned on U.S. soil. Determined to right this wrong, Yuri Kochiyama testified to Congress and helped those affected win $20,000 in compensation.
Curated Video
How Robert J. Oppenheimer became the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II
This video provides a historical overview of the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the consequences of the attack, and the subsequent involvement of the United States in World War II. It also raises thought-provoking...
Hearst Metrotone News
Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer speaks about atomic bombs at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer speaks about atomic bombs at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
Hearst Metrotone News
Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and U.S. General Leslie Groves talk together at an atomic test site in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and U.S. General Leslie Groves talk together at an atomic test site in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
US National Archives
Internet Archive: Nuclear Test Film: Operation Sandstone: Navy
Original film [41:32] with declassified information of the testing of nuclear weapons documents the history and development of nuclear weapons.