Dr. Forrester discusses the impact of Native Americans on the British settlers and modern American culture.

A visual tour of the world's most recognized flags.

One of the Cold War’s only violent actions, the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 proved to be a humiliating defeat for the U.S. government.

One of the most important things we have learned about the Moon is that while it revolves around the Earth, it always points the same face toward our planet. That is the only face we see when we look at the Moon from home. In fact, we...

Planets of the Solar System describes each planet’s movement, distance, size, and composition in relation to the sun.

Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart recounts his puzzlement when first confronted with Ethan Allen’s 477-page philosophical tract.

Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart describes how rationalist notions from Epicurus down through Spinoza and Locke strongly influenced the American Revolution.

Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart gives his perspective of what Thomas Jefferson really meant by the “Pursuit of Happiness.”

Political theorist John Dunn (Cambridge) contrasts the societal advantages of representative democracy with unpredictable revolutions.

The First Continental Congress explains the purpose of the First Continental Congress by identifying and summarizing what it accomplished and what agreement was made among the participants.

University of Oxford historian John Elliott discusses the importance of studying events that did not occur, known as "non-events," using the analogy of the dog that doesn't bark in Sherlock Holmes stories. Through examining why certain...

In his analysis of the American Revolution, Matthew Stewart highlights the distinction between the struggle for national independence and the revolutionary aspect aimed at establishing a new form of government. He emphasizes that the...

Declaration of Independence identifies the purpose and significance of the Declaration of Independence by reviewing the causes of the American Revolution.

Life for African-Americans after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for African-Americans after the Revolutionary War.

Life for Women after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for women after the Revolutionary War.

Paul Revere’s Ride to Revolution discovers how the Americans warned that the British troops were on the move by investigating the actions of Paul Revere and exploring the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

This video will discuss the Declaration of Independence and the events that led to its creation.

Cosmologist Justin Khoury, University of Pennsylvania, relates his belief that we are, right now, at a critical juncture, on the threshold of a new revolution in physics, and that it is the perfect time for young people to jump in and...

Beginning of American Democracy” describes how democracy developed in the United States, exploring the events that occurred during the Revolutionary War between 1774 and 1776.

The fathers of British fighters visit the exact spot where their children were killed in battle with the Kurdish Resistance against ISIS. They have taken this trip to learn more about their children's last days and to say a final...

Parents of foreign fighters in Syria grapple with the pain, pride, and even relief of losing their children in another country's war. Someone Else's War part 4

The fathers of three Britons killed while fighting with the Kurdish resistance travel to Syria to meet the people who fought alongside their children. They visit a few towns where their children lived and died and learn more about the...

The parents of a few Britons killed while fighting for the Kurdish resistance agains ISIS talk about their children; who they were and what may have motivated them to join the resistance. A few parents were shocked, a few were not, and...

As of March, 2018, more than 20 Britons had fought with the Kurdish resistance against Isis and eight had died. The Kurdish resistance invited their parents to Syria. Three fathers accepted the invitation, hoping to learn more about...