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DNA Fingerprinting
CREDITS Animation & Design: Waldi Apollis Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Bethan Parry & Helen Stamp What is DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling? Leicester University geneticist Alec Jeffreys developed a technique called DNA...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Medical Inventions from War: The American Civil War
Learn more about how amputation of injured limbs saved the lives of soldiers during the American Civil War.
60 Second Histories
English Civil War: An artillery master
A description of how important science and mathematics were to the artillery in calculating distance and trajectory of a shot together with how much gunpowder is needed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Inventions from War: World War II
Learn about several inventions that originated during World War II, including the Slinky toy and the V-2 rocket.
Ancient Lights Media
US Constitution: The Third Amendment
Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 12. This clip examines the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the housing of troops in private homes.
PBS
Budgeting Basics
You can take a cue from George Washington by becoming commander in chief of your finances.
National Theatre
Othello: Iago and Othello
Adrian Lester (Othello) and Rory Kinnear (Iago) talk about the characters, the relationship between them, their relative position in the social and military hierarchy of the play and the motivations for their actions.
Curated Video
The Last Stand of Moses: A video chronicle of Ukraine’s frontline
In the debut episode of “In the Shadows,” Scripps News international correspondent Jason Bellini takes you deep into the heart of one soldier’s remarkable journey. (Scripps News)
Press Association
I am beginning to feel hopeful - Natasha O'Brien
Natasha O’Brien told the rally in Dublin she felt a “little bit hopeful” after receiving so much support and said she believed she had found a “purpose” in speaking up. “I am not the first by a long way to speak up, and I know I’m not...
Press Association
Protesters gather in Dublin in solidarity with woman left unconscious by soldier
More than a thousand people have gathered in protests in Dublin and Cork in solidarity with a woman who was viciously assaulted by an Irish soldier. Protests were organised across the country after Cathal Crotty, a serving member of the...
Press Association
Sir Ed Davey cooks on a barbeque on Lib Dem General Election campaign visit in Wiltshire
The Liberal Democrats “don’t share any of the values of Nigel Farage”, leader Sir Ed Davey said when asked about the arch-Brexiteer’s return to frontline politics. Pressed on whether he had any concerns over the new Reform UK leader...
Press Association
‘I lost my leg while in service and was given infected blood’ – former soldier
A former soldier who lost his leg while serving in the Army has described his shock at finding out that he was given contaminated blood as medics fought to save his life. Brendan West lost his leg in 1979 and was given a blood...
Bridgeman Arts
World War II Soldiers Survey Railroad Damage
EUROPE - CIRCA 1942-1944 World War II Soldiers Survey Railroad Damage.
Bridgeman Arts
Band rehearsal in a big hall at the Paris Conservatoire, France, 1943
Clip 2 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. An orchestra rehearses in a big music hall...
Bridgeman Arts
General Pershing decorates soldier, German plane attacks US balloon, US soldiers bring down plane. France, 1918
General Pershing decorates soldier, German plane attacks US balloon, US soldiers bring down plane. France, 1918
Bridgeman Arts
World War II US Soldiers Training and Draft Lottery
UNITED STATES 1942-1944: World War II, US Soldiers Training and Draft Lottery.
Bridgeman Arts
Napoleonic Reenactment
Colour. 1970s. A large reenactment of French soldiers and band marching in a large field. Children amongst the French soldiers on horse back. Soldiers line up and fire off muskets. Soldiers slow march forward. Soldiers amongst crowd of...
Bridgeman Arts
Operation Buster-Jangle nuclear bomb test, Nevada Test Site, USA 1951
One of the Desert Rock exercises by the United States, called Operation Buster-Jangle, at the Nevada Test Site, 1951. 20 kilotons atomic bomb test. The video shows soldiers watching the explosion from a distance of 11 kilometers.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with soldier catching a pig by the tail
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
EDIT IMW930124 General Pershing decorates soldier, German plane attacks US balloon, US soldiers bring down plane France, 1918
EDIT IMW930124 General Pershing decorates soldier, German plane attacks US balloon, US soldiers bring down plane France, 1918
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1950s: Troops construct bridge across river
United States, 1950s: Troops construct bridge across river. Officer talks to Dwight Eisenhower. Troops construct bridge.
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1950s: Dwight Eisenhower with Generals Schomel and Guillaume
United States, 1950s: Dwight Eisenhower with Generals Schomel and Guillaume. Soldiers drive in jeep. Soldiers in jeep. Eisenhower talks to Guillaume. Troops push field gun. Troops in field. Tank. Troops run on field.
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1950s: Dwight Eisenhower disembarks plane, shakes hands with British officers
United States, 1950s: Dwight Eisenhower disembarks plane, shakes hands with British officers. Line of troops salute. Eisenhower walks with officers.