Hip Hughes History
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The decision to drop the Atomic bomb in Japan to end WWII are controversial to this day. Explore the decision that Harry Truman had to make and then make up your own mind.
Amor Sciendi
The Brooklyn Bridge is a Metaphor
John A. Roebling's vision for this bridge incorporated the technology of the past with the future as well as Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Next Animation Studio
Trump Organization and top financial executive charged with tax crimes over fringe benefit scheme
On Thursday New York prosecutors released a 15-count indictment sheet charging the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with the crime of “scheme to defraud in the first degree.”
All Ears English
Bonus: Celebrities of New York City with Kate from City Talk
City Talk is an online ESL tutoring program that focuses on the needs of adult Taiwanese English learners.
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1775-1786 - Introduction
The documents our predecessors left for us contain a written record of our history, and bear witness to why we are who we are and how our democracy evolved. In this video we look at the documents that come from the tumultuous...
Rachel's English
Real English - Plans for the 4th
Happy 4th of July! Learn vocabulary, pronunciation, and phrases as we study REAL English CONVERSATION and learn about 4th of July traditions in the US.
Rachel's English
IMPOSSIBLE! [or NOT?] – Learn English Conversation in 4 Hours Part 26
If you want to know how to learn English conversation, improve your English comprehension, think in English, speak faster and stop translating in your head this video is just for you! English conversation practice is the best way to move...
Economics Explained
The Economy of The United Kingdom
The economy of the United Kingdom is really a tale of two cities, it was the best of times and it was the worst of times, it is an economy with the highest levels of foreign investment per capita in the world and it is an economy with a...
Curated Video
Mark Rothko's Seagram Murals: Great Art Explained
"Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power" - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020
Packt
CompTIA A+ Certification 220-1001: The Total Course - Virtual Reality
Virtual reality enables you to experience remote or fanciful locations via computer. Augmented reality layers virtual elements onto a camera feed of the real world, making it easier to follow navigation instructions or chase fanciful...
Rachel's English
ESL Pronunciation Exercise: Where I live (Ben Franklin Exercise)
Learn how to study the speech of native speakers in this video!
Rachel's English
Lots of Idioms! American English Pronunciation
Learn lots of useful idioms and phrases while I make a pizza. :) Also, learn how to pronounce Brooklyn. Idioms: "sharp" and "on the nose" for time, "to catch up " and "to fill in" with a friend, and the phrase OH BOY!
The Wall Street Journal
Showcase: Designing the Future City
A look at some of the most futuristic cityscapes from celebrated architect Bjarke Ingels.
Curated Video
Negotiating the Surrender of New Netherland
How two wives saved New Amsterdam from total destruction by English invaders through the power of negotiation.
Curated Video
The Bloodiest Race Riot in US History
It began as a protest against the Conscription Act of 1863 – but quickly descended into the bloodiest race riot in US history. So why did New York’s White working class kill at least 120 people during the New York Draft Riots?
History Hit
Maps That Made America: New Amesterdam
What did the British do when they took over what is now New York City? How did wall street get its name? Maps That Made America, Part 3
Curated Video
The Fire that Sparked a Workplace Revolution
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Tragedy took the lives of 146 workers – and exposed a shocking lack of workplace health and safety laws in New York State.
Curated Video
New York: The City That Never Sleeps
Let's take a look at the Big Apple, New York City. It is the most exciting city in the world, filled with restaurants, bars, museums, shopping destinations, and iconic sites.
Curated Video
Stonewall Uprising: The Fight Against Oppression
The LGBTQ+ community took a stand in 1960s America. Discriminated against because of their sexuality and gender identity, they campaigned for a fairer, freer society in a time of social and political upheaval in America.
Curated Video
Stabbing spree in New York City leaves 2 dead, 1 critically injured
Two large kitchen knives covered in blood were recovered by police after he was arrested. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Trump raises $39 million in fundraising in wake of guilty verdict
Trump's case marks the first time a U.S. president has been found guilty of a crime. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Trump addresses public following guilty verdict in hush money case
Trump addresses the public following guilty verdict in hush money case.
Bloomberg
NY Attorney General James: No One Is Above the Law
"No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law," New York Attorney General Letitia James said outside New York state court in Manhattan on Monday. The civil trial of former...