How did students organize with no social media like we have today? How was the next protest handled compared to the previous one? Protest, Spirit of the People, Part 4

The 45th Presidential election in American history took place on November 3, 1964. Almost a full year before this, John F. Kennedy was assassinated while visiting Dallas, Texas, leaving the nation shocked and heartbroken. Vice President...

We have heard the term establishment thrown around a lot these days. If you listen to well-paid TV anchors, the very notion of an establishment is a wild conspiracy theory. They see any criticism of the same small group of people holding...

In this episode we examine the topic: Is the U.S. Capitol a Religious Building?

How did the youth in the U.S. and Britain view the war?<br/>
Protest, Spirit of the People, Part 2

Bill's Triumph part 2/7: The video is a collection of interviews of American soldiers who fought in Vietnam. They talk about their experiences on the front lines, the beauty of the country, and the devastating losses they experienced....

Folklorist and social crusader, Stetson Kennedy, helped unmask the KKK, one of the deadliest hate groups in US history.

Terry K. Smith is an assistant professor in Elementary Education. In his 14 years as an elementary teacher, he was certified talented-gifted, and taught with a constructivist, project-based learning approach. University teaching includes...

What is a Vision Statement? We'll look at example vision statements and help you write your own vision statement.

Kandovan Caves, Iran full length: In this video, we explore the unique cave-dwelling village of Kandovan in Iran. This 13th-century village is home to a population of 670 people who reside in cone-shaped troglodyte homes. The village's...

At its core the NASA History Office ensures that, as we look forward to the Moon, Mars and beyond, we remember the lessons we’ve learned from our predecessors. The race to the Moon in the 1960s occurred against a very different backdrop...

You many not be familiar with the name Vasili Arkhipov, but maybe you should be. He's the Soviet Navy man who stopped nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the '60s. Arkhipov, AKA the man who avoided nuclear war, somehow...

In this video, a former communication specialist at Kennedy Space Center reflects on the impact of President Kennedy's assassination on the space program and the sense of awe she felt working there. She also discusses the organizational...

How did this protest unfold on this day? How did the media portray this event? Protest, Spirit of the People, Part 3

The 47th Presidential election in American history took place on November 7, 1972. It was the first one in which Americans aged 18 to 20 could vote in, thanks to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. Richard Nixon...

By day, Matt Beat is a middle school social studies teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He recorded them chronologically, and this is the...

Humans have always looked up at the sky. They used astronomy to track time, orient their cities, decide when to plant their crops, and even based their religious practices on their celestial world. But there was much more to learn.<br/>

NASA is preparing for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O (GOES-O) from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The GOES-O launch is targeted for June 26 during a launch...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and Kennedy Space Center in Florida joined teams and efforts to test new robotic refueling technologies that could help satellites live longer in space. During the test, a robotic arm...

This clip examines the Cold War Era and the end of the Soviet Union.

GOES-P, set to launch in March of 2010, is the last in the N-O-P series of weather satellites and will continue providing critical data for predicting Earth and space weather. This video takes you on a tour of some of the critical...

NASA is preparing for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O (GOES-O) from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The GOES-O launch is targeted for June 26 during a launch...

The 49th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1980, Ronald Reagan seems unstoppable as he tries to "make America great again."...

Lyndon Johnson ascended to the presidency upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was a large, imposing man, who had been an influential Senate Majority Leader and Vice President. And as President, it is difficult to say whether he...