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Hip Hughes History
Muckrakers for Dummies -- Muckraking and the Tradition of Investigative Reporting
Don't get stuck in the muck, let HipHughes guide you out with understanding, love and a green screen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? Ohio River Paddle Boats and the Underground Railroad
Learn more about the Underground Railroad, which helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Higgsino Physics
Why you can hear a train on the railway tracks from miles away
Is it possible to hear a train coming by putting an ear to the rail track? Physics of why you can detect a train in the railway tracks from miles away.Sound is actually just a pressure wave a disturbance that's kind pushing to its...
Curated Video
The Underground Railroad
A sprawling network of secret routes, pathways and safe houses, the Underground Railroad helped countless enslaved people escape to freedom in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Curated Video
Geometry Town (Identify the two-dimensional shapes and polygons in real life.)
Andy and his class are going for a field trip to Geometry town. The teacher gave them an interesting task, they should look all around geometry town, and try to figure out the different geometrical shapes they’ve seen and learned at school.
Mr. Beat
The History of Kansas (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here is the story of the history of my home state of Kansas.
Curated Video
Coast to Coast: America's First Transcontinental Railroad
Before there were viral videos and trending hashtags, the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 was one of the first mass media events in US history. Behind the glitzy headlines of that historic day - there’s a darker story...
Hip Hughes History
The Transcontinental Railroad Explained: US History Review
Join me as we lay down the tracks of learning by covering the basics on the Transcontinental Railroad built during the 1860's. Perfect for students and lifelong learners.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Gilded Age - Politics
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Gilded Age uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...
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: Mainline u.s.a
Importance of railroads in the U.S. economy, with many great running views of freight and passenger trains. [19:00]
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Monon the Hoosier Line
Monon: the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway which operated from 1897 to 1956 mostly within the state of Indiana. This video is both a history of the origins of the railroad and a time capsule of railways in the middle of the...
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #214: Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution
How did railroads change the world? This video takes a ride down the tracks to understand the improvements, fears, and new developments that evolved through the implementation of railroads. [12:31]
PBS
Pbs: End of Track: Evanston Last Transcontinental Union Town
This video explores the last Transcontinental Union town of Evanston that was established in 1869. Links to the full documentary and discussion questions for the classroom are included. [3:14]
PBS
Pbs: End of Track: Dale Creek Gorge
This video explores Dale Creek Gorge which was an obstacle for railroad construction. The graters had to cut through granite to build a bridge to cross the canyon. The bridge was considered an engineering marvel but caused safety...
PBS
Pbs: End of Track: Laramie
This clip from a documentary explores how the town of Laramie was formed after the construction of the railroad. Included are discussion questions for use in the classroom. [3:40]