The first Asian American woman ever to be elected to Congress, Patsy Mink dedicated her life to participating in the democratic process and improving the lives of others.

Wild West sheriffs kept law and order on the frontier alongside fellow lawmen and the local citizenry. They’ve been dramatized, glamorized, and exaggerated in films and literature for generations and yes, the life of a Wild West sheriff...

Senator Joseph McCarthy led a crusade against Soviet spies he believed were operating in the United States government. He called Democrats "soft" on the war on communism. This audio story describes why the American public's view of...

Gun control in the United States has been a loaded term for decades. So who is favour of the Second Amendment – and who is fighting back against it?

Several states have recently passed or considered strict limitations on abortion. Some of these laws are crafted in a way that misunderstands the nature of pregnancy and the risks of miscarriages. These laws leave room for women who have...

It explains gravitation, force of gravity and gravitational force. It talks about the universal law of gravitation and its importance.

This video showcases the dedication and love of the cow protectors at a sanctuary. They not only rescue and care for injured cows, but also utilize their byproducts in a sustainable and sacred manner. Through their efforts, they aim to...

In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorised the incarceration of approximately 110,000 Japanese-Americans in the American West. But was Executive Order 9066 a step too far?

Review of the Electrostatics topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.

Last week the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the right of the hate-mongering Westboro Baptist Church to disturb the funerals of servicemen with ho...Hate speech: better American fundamentalism than European censorship Part 1

You know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, America has its own version. Only our hero is 15-year-old African-American, school girl Claudette Colvin and in 1955, she took on the State of Alabama for real. The original Rosa Parks!

👉 Learn how to determine if a given SSA triangle has 1, 2 or no possible triangles. Given two adjacent side lengths and an angle opposite one of them (SSA or ASS), then there are 3 possible cases: there can be 1 solution, 2 solutions and...

On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.

Learn about and see examples of Translational Equilibrium.

As our understanding of the consequences of drug abuse has improved, so America’s relationship with drugs has changed. From Nixon to Trump, the so-called 'War on Drugs' has cost the US government billions – but will there ever be an end...

Ever wonder why a new appointment to the Supreme Court is such big news? Of the three branches that make up the Federal Government, it’s arguably the judiciary – the courts system – that has the greatest impact upon our lives.

Citizenship allows people to participate in the democratic process, but the road to inclusive citizenship has not been a smooth one.

Dred Scott went to the US Supreme Court to sue for his freedom. The Court ruled that Black people were “inferior beings” with no Constitutional rights. This decision helped spark the American Civil War.

Did you know that the US Constitution's most important amendments took place over just 5 years? So what happened between 1865 and 1870 – and how did it change America?

This is a lecture video on Newton's second law and momentum, where the relationship between the change in momentum of an object and the resultant force acting on an object is explained. The video covers the derivation of the equation F =...

This video is a lecture on Newton's Second Law, which explains the relationship between the acceleration of an object and the resultant force applied to it. The definition of acceleration is discussed, and it is demonstrated how...

He was a fierce patriot and Founding Father – so why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of murder following the Boston Massacre of 1770?

Did you know that before the Constitution, there was another governing system in the US? The Articles of Confederation.

Have you ever wondered why cannabis is legal in some states but not others? It all goes back to the US Constitution – and another disagreement between the Founding Fathers.